9 to 5 (1980 Box Office Champ)

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features the second-highest-grossing film at the box office, 9 to 5. Directed and co-written (with Patricia Resnick) by Colin Higgins and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Elizabeth Wilson, 9 to 5 grossed $103.3 million and was nominated for an Oscar for its theme song.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nine-to-five-1980), Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times, and Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/19/archives/nine-to-five-office-comedy.html).

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1980 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Harold Ramis’ Caddyshack.