Fresh
[The film] has plenty of absorbing characters, smart, snappy dialog and delightful stretches of comic foolery.
Variety Staff, Variety
Career Opportunities
He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.
1991 · 1h 23m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Bryan Gordon
Overview
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Director and cast
- Bryan Gordon Director
- Jennifer Connelly as Josie McClellan
- Frank Whaley as Jim Dodge
- Dermot Mulroney as Nestor Pyle
- Kieran Mulroney as Gil Kinney
- John M. Jackson as Bud Dodge
- Jenny O'Hara as Dotty Dodge
- Noble Willingham as Roger Roy McClellan
- Nada Despotovich as Penny Dodge
- Reid Binion as Cal Dodge
- Barry Corbin as Officer Don
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
39%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Scenes like the one in which Jimmy's father eats fried chicken dipped in peanut butter should appeal to kids of all ages.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Jennifer Connelly is very easy to look at. Career Opportunities isn't.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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