Working Girl (5/5) Movie CLIP - Tess's New Job (1988) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
When Tess (Melanie Griffith) arrives at her new job she expects to be the secretary, until Alice (Amy Aquino) shows her to her window office.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Unhappy with her job and her loser boyfriend, Melanie Griffith takes a secretarial post at a major Wall Street firm. Her boss is Sigourney Weaver, an outwardly affable yuppie whose grinning visage hides a wicked and larcenous propensity for exploiting the ideas of her employees. While Weaver is incapacitated, Griffith is compelled by circumstances to pose as her boss. Her inborn business acumen and common sense enable Griffith to rise to the top of New York's financial circles, and along the way she wins the love of executive (Harrison Ford). Things threaten to take a sorry turn when Weaver returns, but it is she who suffers from the consequences of her own past duplicity. Working Girl was Melanie Griffith's breakthrough film, proving than she was more than just the off-and-on "significant other" of Don Johnson. The film was later adapted into a brief TV series, starring a pre-Speed Sandra Bullock.
CREDITS:
TM & © Fox (1988)
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Cast: Amy Aquino, Melanie Griffith
Director: Mike Nichols
Producers: Robert Greenhut, Laurence Mark, Douglas Wick
Screenwriter: Kevin Wade
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[@Zumcho]

They cut out the "you don't have to fetch me coffee.." part. Believe it or not, that's the part I remember most about this scene. Tess finally being in a position of authority, and not abusing it because she knows how it feels.

[@Squab1972]

Maj Mahal Tess would be the type of boss I would work for she is somebody that doesn’t abuse their authority and take you for granted by taking advantage of your kindness and generosity, unlike Katherine she took the credit for Tess’ idea and tried to pass it off as her own. Some bosses talk down to you then treat you like dirt and make you feel like that you are nothing to them. Then bully and harass you out of your employment to the point where you would quit your job, and then use dirty tricks to get you terminated from your employment.

[@Iaiaspot]

EXACTLY!

[@lindaclarke204]

Same here!!!

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

Yup - "first of all, I don't expect you to fetch me coffee unless you're getting some for yourself. I expect you to call me Tess. And the rest we'll just make up as we go along." Over 30 years since I saw the movie but I can still remember that line :-)

[@angelacarleton9575]

Amen - you realize there are still jerks out there that "still" act as if one has to get coffee for these jerks that wouldn't make coffee themselves until I got there? I thank God I left not because of that but because of the sexual harassment that I endured at this small office. NEVER again did I have to deal with such vulgar display by any man except when I was in my early 20s at a different time at a different office? Men felt they can step over the line each time. This totally grossed me out.

[@TheGrillCheeseFanatic]

I looove this movie. Griffiths was brilliant in it. And, the ending is so priceless.

[@haintedhouse2990]

"i thought the secretary would sit out here" "that's right. i'm the secretary." such a great moment.

[@chitsb]

My mom started out as a secretary in the 60s. She got her MBA after my sis and I were born. Sadly she never got that big office, but this scene always makes me think of what she might have gone on to achieve at the workplace had circumstances been kinder to her. When I ask her how she feels about it now, she feels she achieved a lot in life anyway. She continues to win people with her charm and humility, and I aspire to be exactly like that :)

[@wheneverwherever8953]

Your mom might not have got a big office but she has you..... Ask her what does she adore more..... You r like her... the way you feel.... You r like her...

[@Rumpelstilskin-kt5ud]

[@tiffanywitherspoon8722]

That’s a lovely story.

[@DavesGarage]

And that's the real gender disparity in employment. It's not that men and women really get paid differently for the SAME work, it's that MOTHERS pay a penalty for the time away from the office and from a perceived lack of focus. It costs them over time.

[@mirjanapucarevic2105]

Your mom is great.

[@malcs0]

Saw this last night. The final scene is a bit emotional, as the audience realises she "made it".

[@ryanbye9538]

I adore this scene...I obviously think it touches women more in the American work force. I love her speech. Treat the janitor and the Ceo with the same respect 🙏

[@itsjemmabond]

I love how she walked into the building 🏢 like a boss whilst thinking she was still the secretary.

[@allykatt1849]

Yes! I love her look and outfit as well. ❤

[@light279]

I love how she walked into the building like a confidant woman; not like a boss.

[@GinaLynnGuesby]

One of my favorite movies of all time

[@smiller4659]

Very eighties--the protagonist gets a mid-level, 9 to 5 job in an office with a window! WOO!!

[@JaneDoe-ql7sc]

Melanie Griffith deserves an Academy Award for her performance in this movie. She is absolutely brilliant, working women all know this, but back then working women weren't respected as they deserve.

[@rrubio6660]

She was nominated for an Oscar, along with Sigourney, and Joan.😁

[@dnasty312]

Hard to beat Jodie Foster that year for _The Accused._ And how does Harrison Ford have just *one* nomination?

[@dnasty312]

@@rrubio6660 Would you believe Sigourney got *two* nominations that year? The other was _Gorillas in the Mist._

[@darrensmith4932]

@@dnasty312and the first person to achieve that and not win either award

[@Nunov103]

Such a powerful scene, I think that the fact that it isn’t scored, adds to its poignancy and impact, simply brilliant.

[@dorothyyoung8231]

Big part or small, Amy Aquino always delivers!

[@markleffel3479]

Absolutely. She is always top notch.

[@daughterofolaf]

She is awesome.

[@amykelly161]

LT in Bosch!

[@cherrybomb8328]

"My office ??? ???" "I'm sorry Miss McGill it won't happen again ".Tess looks still looks in dazed joy ... That last part ( unfortunately left out ) was so adorable and priceless. 💚😁😁

[@q1w2e3r4t5y6i8]

I love how "Working Girl", "The Secret of My Success", "Wall Street", and "Baby Boom" focus on the corporate culture of New York.

[@pacarter7169]

This is one of my favorite movies…

[@mariuscezar7374]

Priceless scene. Hard work, honesty, humbleness will always get you there. Brown noses may be loud and high but no matter what people on top always cherish the former.

[@ci.ci.1998]

Marius Cezar Right! It’s sad some people think it won’t!

[@irisgutfeld9681]

When you had to dress for office jobs

[@lancer525]

Tell us you've never worked in business, without saying that you've never worked in business. The corporate overlords don't give a rat's rosy red one about honesty, "humbleness", or hard work. All they care about is profit, and how they can manipulate the system to get more of it. Everything else is a tool to be used in the pursuit of money and power. And if anyone thinks otherwise, they're blindly naive.

[@lancer525]

@@ci.ci.1998Tell us you both have never worked in a real job before, without saying you have never worked in a real job before. Hard work just gets you more work. Ask for a raise sometime. I dare you.

[@dfa3366]

Omg. The computer. That dos system of shift keys. And floppies.

[@jaykraft9523]

criminal you didn't include the entire scene

[@bigsonny45]

I agree, Joan Cusack's reaction is priceless!

[@johnbowman1076]

@@bigsonny45 What are you talking about? No Joan Cusack in this scene.

[@dressmup1]

@@johnbowman1076 Tess calls her friend to tell her about it, that's where Joan Cusack comes in

[@robertbrewington7546]

As a man, I had a very similar similar encounter in the early 90’s. Not quite as dramatic as how this movie played out, but similar in all the relevant ways… and no I did not need a secretary and no I didn’t coffee fetched. I needed an assistant, and eventually a partner. That’s what I got and that’s who I elevated. Every chance I got!

[@whitecollarhater9727]

I wish I found a boss like that in science...

[@TheSaneHatter]

What a visual flashback to the 80's: the hair, the suits, the obsolete computers . . .

[@stephenmaxwell8283]

man that's Sweet , and I don't mean the coffee....................................See ...........this why I'm alone ..............LOL

[@Len1977gt]

This is why I love watching 80s movies, is like going back in time. The way people looked, the cars, clothes, yes hair stlyes and looks, the office equipment, the everything things

[@irisgutfeld9681]

Now they dress for the office anymore only interviews

[@jackedkerouac4414]

So many shoulder pads

[@AungKo-mw2lg]

Fu

[@Choices2aa]

Working Girl is my favorite movie and I am glad that Tess finally made her way to the top with being honest and business savy and how Jack Trainer helped her because he saw something in her and Katherine got the boot and good! In the business world its all backstabbing and getting ahead by gaining access to other people's ideas! I am so glad that she made it in Trask Industries and Sandra Bullock played Tess in Working Girl (TV) mini-series in 1988 when she was in NYC!

[@mediaguardian]

final scene without the final scene

[@paulxavier6532]

A shame the rest of this scene isn’t here...a great ending.

[@bruteeanand6788]

I was too young to understand all of the film from a video tape rented by someone when I was around grade 8 and I wish this film will be remade by a good team soon. The story of never-give up your dream inspired me. The song - Let the River Run is always in my mind.

[@myperspective5091]

loved her in this. Her best role. She was Hot back in the day.

[@jalex3645]

She still is.

[@MissIbarrasWorldArt]

I saw this when it first came out and was too young to appreciate this moment. Now it really hits me ❤

[@ABC_DEF]

Haha, the computer doesn't have a mouse. They hadn't yet been invented.

[@terriecotham1567]

One fine move an all-star cast

[@melanienelson1148]

She is absolutely swimming in that jacket. Ah the 80s with its oversized, shoulder-pads!

[@Rara-Land.]

Rihanna still wearing it

[@מוחמדאמארה-ח9ל]

ع

[@מוחמדאמארה-ח9ל]

تعععتتت

[@augustovelez1710]

@@Rara-Land. o⁹ 9⁹98888

[@augustovelez1710]

yo tengo una buena casa para hacer una buena fiest⁹

[@community1949]

Yeah, it was almost unheard of for a secretary/administrative assistant to be promoted to management. Even if she was qualified they wouldn't even consider her.

[@ci.ci.1998]

Nancy Desch But only God knows though we can’t always say who’s wouldn’t be considered.

[@nenabunena]

Lucio Tan went from janitor to the owner and ceo of Philippine Airlines

[@kochayeo]

@@ci.ci.1998 Yes, Amen.

[@mikeseigle5560]

Cut out the last and best bit, Great movie.

[@mia.2857]

a movie for all generation.

[@BodaciousWench]

Tess is thinking “wow she’s a great boss.”

[@Tiekin515]

Its kind of messed up though, they should have told her what she be doing. I be nervous and worried with the meetings i have on my first day, not knowing what there about, cause didnt Know i had meetings that day. Its still a great scene, im happy for tess

[@angelsimone2191]

I liked Tess because she wanted to get ahead in the work force and she had great ideas and Katherine Parker used Tess and treated her like a doormat. Tess liked Katherine from the start until she found out that Katherine stole her idea and Katherine Parker said "Two way street and you make it happen!" I remember when Tess was looking at Katherine's computer and said "Two Way Street and you make it happen!" That was a real blow for Tess and she managed to get her idea out there. Tess was honest and Katherine wasn't Also if you want to get ahead in this world just keep your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open don't gossip and keep your head down. Just do your job and leave. Red is power in the business world and when I worked the district managers loved me.

[@pacarter7169]

This scene aspect… should have included the entire ending of this movie: But as I am observing Tess as she had just obtained a new position as a co-business executive… she still had the “secretary mentality”, not fully realizing that she had made a previous decision and move that would not only change her life and career… but also a position of which she only “dreamed” about… But when that dream became reality, she nearly had a difficult time processing the reality of what she had just accomplished and achieved.

[@angelheart385]

It’s funny how her daughter in real life also uses the same lines in 50 shades darker lol ... classic

[@lanac1152]

Angel Heart on purpose

[@rockmom62]

Did you know the same statement melanie said to her secretary in her office is exactly what Dakota Johnson said to hannah her assistant on 50 shades of grey. "I dont expect you to fetch me coffee, unless you're getting some for yourself. And...the rest of it, we'll just make up as we go." Dakota Johnson is melanie's daughter.

[@vasquezferdinand5122]

Surely, it was done as a tribute to her Mom and her Mom's most famous movie role.

[@lovewhitey4462]

@@vasquezferdinand5122 Agreed ✍🏻No accidents

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

I like the fantasy fulfilment aspect of this scene but at the same time I find it hard to believe Tess would turn up for a new job and not even know what it was

[@arthurian9085]

It wasn't a fantasy back then, it really worked like that in America. You could work your way up with hard work and positive attitude. It was called the American Dream. People had dignity, class and good will. And then it all turned into what we have now.

[@UnderBridge]

​@@arthurian9085 People had dignity, class and good will?, dude, the movie was about an executive who stole an idea from her secretary... there is not dignity or good will in that action, is it?... "back then" yeah right... And the movie was too, about no class guys who tried to "pimp" that secretary, not to mention that douchebag in the limo snorting cocaine... "class and good will back then"... yeah right...

[@carolinewilson2069]

@@UnderBridge True but I recall Ms. Parker told Tess that she could give her an idea and she'd present to someone else. At the time Tess thought that Parker was just the messanger and then finds out that she stole her idea.

[@UnderBridge]

@@carolinewilson2069 Yeah my response was for @Arthur Ian who wrote "People had dignity, class and good wil. And then it all turned into what we have now." I think he talks about quality of cocaine at those times, i guess. XD

[@rickster100100]

That’s the beauty of filmmaking. They take certain liberties to take you into A certain mood or scene in a movie. I can relate to her surprise in knowing that her her life has changed. And happen to me. In the course of one phone call my whole entire life changed. Just like that. Just like Melanie Griffith‘s character. And I am so grateful for that moment. That’s my two cents.

[@jamesstuart3346]

The end scene of the movie is superbly ironic. An exterior shot of Tess at her desk. The camera pulls back to reveal a thousand Tesses at a thousand desks

[@transcubadam]

"Cyn, guess where I am?"

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

if you're thirsty get your own coffee not a requirement of the job

[@shihlin1]

Trust me, a secretary would NOT sit in her boss's office talking on her phone with her feet propped up. That was the only scene I found not realistic. Otherwise great movie thru and thru.

[@wheneverwherever8953]

I first saw her in Milk Money..... in 2000......i was 25 then. Movie is still all time favorite AND SO IS SHE

[@shihlin1]

What a great scene this was, the way it was set up to have you thinking Tess was starting a new secretarial job and her secretary actually using her office. I'm sure every single viewer was fooled ! Then when the knockout punch comes you can't help but cheer for Tess finally breaking thru. Melanie Griffith was so spot-on perfect for this role

[@jordonhillhouse167]

This film really is the Sassy Sister to Die Hard.

[@Krytal88]

Jordy Baby I love bobs burgers

[@CamilleNadia]

Heh. It's been called that.

[@markbrown5117]

MG was a real cutie pie :)

[@anibaldk]

Cutting the best part of the scene is CRIMINAL.

[@mariosanchezgumiel7757]

A great movie. Melanie Griffith is fantastic. (But I have always found that office very claustrophobic...)

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

How could she not know what her job would be?????

[@erracht]

Yeah, making it a surprise is good for dramatic effect, but not being told what her job is before taking it just seems implausible.

[@ryanncalderone6396]

Love that Dakota used this scene in 50 shades darker :)

[@sosoalsharif]

Ryann Calderone me 2😍😍

[@alamc200]

Stolen line.

[@katricepurisima]

Naomi M its her mom, it was more a tribute to her than a stolen line i think

[@Choices2aa]

In honor of her mother because she was an actress. It was a surprise for her mom!

[@Vejur9000]

This is a great movie, by any definition.

[@anthonyyfr295]

This movie is 30 years old as of today12. 20. 2018

[@gpg9516]

Love this movie, Amy Aquino did a guest appearance on Roseanne that was good too.👍

[@Rick-or2kq]

It does bother me somewhat that "making it seems to be defined only by one achievement, success in business. I think that at the end of your life you can look back and smile you have been a success no matter the way you did it. Westen society is so focused on material success I believe to its own detriment.

[@morningwaves]

Jesus, those 80’s shoulder pads lol

[@twilightblue8566]

So funny and that was actually the style.

[@antonellaleiva3607]

Well after all,the word "work"means"pain"in latin 😂

[@user-gd1wk8ky6h]

Nice, great movie! Always inspired me, gave me confidence.

[@rebekahsanchez566]

And fifty shades darker used the ending lines

[@dmmchugh3714]

Look at the clunky computer ! 🖥 no laptops in this era , just 33 years ago.

[@laulakh]

who else came here after supergirl finale

[@KCOliver1960]

Yep. I admit it. Supergirl and Ally McBeal brought me here.

[@ramonalejandro3344]

Melanie is a really great, underrated actress

[@garfstiglz3981]

This is what pisses me off with this channel, they always cut the clip at the best part.

[@ming60640]

This isn’t the complete ending and leaves out the best parts.

[@mirjanapucarevic2105]

Why did they change secretary term to assitant.

[@leonciohernandez]

I love this movie probably the best melannie best movie.

[@jonnyqwst]

Great camera work. Very savvy

[@Retsler54]

Most people grow tired of their jobs anyway.

[@jackedkerouac4414]

Yes I call it my 9 - 10 month grace period

[@Choices2aa]

Signourney Weaver and Meline Giffith and Harrison Ford were all great in this. I can understand why Tess was pissed off at Katherine b/c Katherine was high up and she didnt care who she stepped on and who she took out! Good movie back in the day*** I wish I had a boss like Jack Trainer.

[@glorgau]

These days who wants to work in a downtown office anyways?

[@KelleyM462]

Not me anymore. I used to though

[@cdowg187]

Trask industries...... OH FUCK SHE'S BUILDING SENTINELS!!!

[@patriciamcgarr3183]

I worked as a admin assistant in the computer department of corporate headquarters. I was responsible for all the Wang equipment and printers, training, troubleshooting,equipment orders plus all the secretarial duties for the directors and programmers. Grossly underpaid and title did not fit my job responsibilities. They gave the title to a male who was in charge of the mail room. After repeated requests were denied I went another route and career as a teacher. Learned my lesson.

[@jjrj8568]

This movie was "Cinderella in Wall Street"

[@donedwards5301]

WHY?! Why cut out the BEST part. Dude, Seriously.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

I never thought about that but if your morning meetings are at 3 different places, how do you get there? Like- do they give you a business card to use or what? Or is " getting there " your responsibility?

[@IrishAnnie]

Alice Baxter aka Peggy on Everybody Loves Raymond.

[@LRod1959]

Where's the rest of the scene?

[@daughterofolaf]

Geez, that’s a lot of meetings for day one. 😨

[@PatrickPrejusa]

i swear I thought that was bebe Neuwirth, not Amy Aquino.

[@viantzpradz4771]

My Mom is working in insurance company in 1988, she working in finance section...!

[@solotron7390]

You stopped just before the best part!

[@thehoosierfortheUK]

Back when Melanie Griffith was beautiful!

[@emanuelguerrero169]

+thehoosierfortheUK don't think she looks bad now. And her acting skills are still very good. Which is what matters the most.

[@hellintentions]

She still beautiful!

[@PuzzleMessage]

Would like to see your face in thirty years from now lol

[@clarabartongreen6328]

back when anyone cared what incels thought about celebrities

[@CoCotheTurtle]

It's Peggy! She beat up Ray while selling girl scout cookies!

[@MuzixMaker]

How do you accept a job and not know what the duties are and how much you’re getting paid?

[@BrandonSugiura]

I would have that same reaction

[@betsyadala]

Yes WE can

[@broadstreet21]

A backstory for the secretary just hit me, but she used to hold Tess' new job, until she got pregnant, went on maternity leave, asked to be demoted to secretary on returning so she could have time to raise her child. She would probably give valuable guidance for Tess.

[@whitecollarhater9727]

I cried when she dropped her stuff in front of the lift. This never happens.

[@anthonyyfr295]

Saw this just before Christmas at the UA Theater Staten Island New York just off the West Shore Expressway and Travis

[@callmehchloe4074]

I remember going to a lot of movies there, I heard it's not there anymore, is that true?

[@in2food]

Tess was constantly clearing her throat in this movie. So annoying

[@daughterofolaf]

That’s because Griffith was high on cocaine the whole time (or so I have heard). That throat-clearing is from the “drip” that happens when it is snorted. 😖 I have never done it but that is what I have learned from movies and people I know who have. It makes me cringe to think about.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

YEAH TESS!!

[@jacobmartin2284]

I was born in 92 never even heard of working girl(88) .. until supergirl

[@wam54out]

Poor place to end the clip.

[@DS-wk1kn]

Hey, you have to leave room for the 35 seconds of Movieclips promotion.

[@Exorcist364xs]

I find myself quoting this movie ALL THE TIME! I work on the 7th floor of this building all of the offices are empty still from Covid. They remind me of the office in this movie. It’s not New York. But I am so very tempted to redo the scene calling Cin!

[@refra1046]

LOVE MELANIE GRIFFITH IN WORKING GIRL..HER DAUGHTER DAKOTA JOHNSON SHOULD REMAKE THE MOVIE😉

[@MrSteve280]

Disney meets Wall Street (ah yes, I remember the time a CEO pulled me off an elevator to ask me a questions about work). Working Girl 2 was about Tess becoming a back-stabbing, vastly overpaid gambler of others people's money, blowing it all on BMWs, Rolexes and cocaine, cheating on Jack (and vice-versa) before ending up fired and living with mom and dad after a stay rehab. Or so I heard.

[@DS-wk1kn]

Wow, you're not bitter or anything, are you?

[@calliefinck6275]

You go girl!

[@kristine8338]

This is better than Suits 📈.

[@Vmtdj6848]

❤️❤️❤️❤️this clip

[@michellea9857]

"When God decides to elevate you, He will open doors that no man can tamper with or shut on you!"