Career Opportunities (1991)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,336,986.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.018 |
Directed By
Bryan Gordon
Crew
Peck Prior
Glenn Farr
John Hughes
Bryan Gordon
Guy Barnes
Paul Sylbert
James R. Alexander
Glenn Hoskinson
G. Marq Roswell
E. Thomas Case
Ron Payne
Betsy Cox
Karen Koch
John Frazier
Lora Lee
Andi Capoziello
Patrick Bietz
Francine Fleishman
Doug Jackson
Pam Dixon
Steve Mccroskey
Bruce Stambler
Cliff T.E. Roseman
Kim Secrist
Bernard Weiser
Kaye Pownall
Kathe Klopp
John Stacy
Pat Romano
Hunt Lowry
John Hughes
Thomas Newman
Donald McAlpine
Carl Johnson
Richard Epper
David Sosna
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom
Carol Neilson
Scott Dale
Steven R. Mathis
TOP CAST
Jennifer Connelly
Josie McClellan
Frank Whaley
Jim Dodge
Dermot Mulroney
Nestor Pyle
Kieran Mulroney
Gil Kinney
John M. Jackson
Bud Dodge
Jenny O'Hara
Dotty Dodge
Noble Willingham
Roger Roy McClellan
Nada Despotovich
Penny Dodge
Reid Binion
Cal Dodge
Barry Corbin
Officer Don
Denise Galik
Lorraine
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Bob Bosenbeck
Dan Albright
Dave Hockner
Marc Clement
Otis
Andrew Winton
Boy #1
John Candy
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
William Forsythe
Custodian
Andy Greenway
Boy #2
RonReaco Lee
Boy #3
Danny Nelson
Gas Station Owner
Lou Walker
Farmer in Cafe
Benji Wilhoite
Stock Boy
Heidi Meyer Gilbert
Girl in Car
Troy Gilbert
Boy in Car
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