Working Girl The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Doreen’s implausible reaction; the premise’s extreme implausibility. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:19:27Read transcript Doreen’s fake crying during the affair is proposed as unbelievable. Tess secretly executing a merger from her absent boss’s office is rated nearly impossible.
Working Girl What’s Aged the Worst? Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Remote work breaks the plot; workplace treatment; hair; Jack undressing Tess; paper trails. In the discussion (8) Approx. transcript time · 01:22:23Read transcript Remote work and LinkedIn would prevent the broken-leg absence from enabling the plot. Most hairstyles and workplace treatment of women are proposed. Reading Motor Trend in bed and gloomy ferry shots are proposed. The hot dog crumb on Jack’s mouth is debated and ultimately defended. Jack not washing his hands is criticized. Sleeping together before closing the deal is proposed but disputed. Hard-copy records, dictation, and day planners are proposed as obsolete plot machinery. Jack removing Tess’s dress is criticized as unnecessary.
Working Girl The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Kevin Spacey. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:26:28Read transcript Kevin Spacey is selected for overacting.
Working Girl “OK, Motherfucker” Award for When the Movie Goes Up a Notch Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Harrison Ford enters at 36:04. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:26:28Read transcript Harrison Ford’s first close-up and lopsided smile at 36:04 are selected. — Joanna Robinson
Working Girl The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Working Girl deserved Best Picture; I’m So Excited is a defining pop-culture song. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:27:35Read transcript Working Girl should have won Best Picture over Rain Man. I’m So Excited is proposed as the most important pop-culture song of its era.
Working Girl Casting What-Ifs Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Demi Moore, plus many alternate Tess candidates. In the discussion (5) Approx. transcript time · 01:29:21Read transcript A Jim Bridges version starring Demi Moore is reported. Molly Ringwald was reportedly considered too young; Michelle Pfeiffer, Madonna, and Shelley Long were considered. Lorraine Bracco reported auditioning unsuccessfully. Mike Nichols reportedly threatened to leave unless Melanie Griffith was hired. Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Meg Ryan, and Cher are discussed as other possibilities.
Working Girl The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Philadelphia law-firm employee; Trask actor; Caroline Aaron; Oliver Platt. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:33:42Read transcript Oliver Platt is ruled eligible under a younger-audience test. The actor who plays Trask is proposed via a Beverly Hills Cop 3 reference. A Philadelphia law-firm character actor is favored. Caroline Aaron is proposed through Sleepless in Seattle and Maisel roles.
Working Girl The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Nora Dunn. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:34:43Read transcript Joan Cusack is proposed as eligible. Carly Simon is ruled ineligible. Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Spacey, and Robert Easton are proposed. Nora Dunn is the likely answer.
Working Girl Recasting Couch Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Young Marisa Tomei or Mira Sorvino as Doreen. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:35:18Read transcript A young Marisa Tomei is proposed for Doreen. “Miroservino” is proposed for Doreen.
Working Girl Half-Assed Internet Research Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Griffith–Baldwin history; Mike Nichols; World Trade Center lobby; White House screening. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:35:50Read transcript A reported interview says Melanie Griffith made passes at Alec Baldwin and was rejected. Mike Nichols and the Seven World Trade Center lobby are research topics. A New York Times account reports a first-week White House screening hosted by George H. W. Bush.
Working Girl Apex Mountain Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Melanie Griffith: yes; Sigourney Weaver: near peak; Harrison Ford: no. In the discussion (7) Approx. transcript time · 01:37:17Read transcript Melanie Griffith is at Apex Mountain. Harrison Ford is not. Sigourney Weaver is at or near her peak between Aliens and this film. Female workplace-struggle movies are rejected as an apex because they are evergreen. Carly Simon is discussed. The Staten Island Ferry is proposed. Massive hairstyles and repeated disparaging terms are proposed.
Working Girl The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award Working Girl · The Rewatchables ·June 10, 2025 Jack begins as creepy and sleazy. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:42:09Read transcript Jack is proposed as creepy and sleazy early in the film.
