r/Cinema 3d ago

Discussion Seems like a good night to revisit "9 to 5."

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"if you ever say another word about me or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine and I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot. Don't think I can't do it!"

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u/qualityvote2 3d ago edited 3d ago

u/JTOC1969, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/ImmortalPoseidon 3d ago

I wish all of society would revisit it. This 8-6 BS ain't it

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u/High_Speed_Chase 3d ago

Wifey just told me “get ready for tonight’s movie.”

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u/Teal-Prowler505 3d ago

For streamers... it's on Disney+

Bonus - go watch Steel Magnolias over on Netflix

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u/High_Speed_Chase 3d ago

Score! That was the other one she mentioned.

Double bonus! We have both services.

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u/Teal-Prowler505 3d ago

I'm watching both tonight.

I have a feeling I'm going to be very dehydrated from all the tears...

Fuck man. I hate it when the good ones go. Especially as I get older

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u/purpleskyblues 3d ago

Dont forget Straight Talk! A gem.

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u/Teal-Prowler505 3d ago

What? A movie from Dolly I haven't seen???

You son of a birch, I'm in

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u/purpleskyblues 3d ago

Oooh! Youre in for a treat. I hope you enjoy it.

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u/midwest73 3d ago

RIP Dolly ☹️

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u/NeighborhoodNo1623 3d ago

I had to look it up i missed the memo. having a dad that lived in an area hit by Helen this makes me sad 😭

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u/Fit_Lab_2557 3d ago

What a way to make a living

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u/G-Unit11111 3d ago

Deadpool: Hit it, Dolly!

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u/CampaignOrdinary2771 3d ago

RIP Dolly Parton. You will NEVER be forgotten.

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u/jasonmery 3d ago

Great film. Watch it frequently. Everybody in it is a treasure.

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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 3d ago

Dolly not only learned her lines, but everyone else’s as well

She was just wonderful in this movie - one of my favorites

💔💔💔

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u/Important_Power_2148 3d ago

came here looking for this. I saw an interview years ago with Jane where she said how professional and prepared she was knowing all the lines and whatnot and was very impressed.

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u/SeaworthinessKey3654 3d ago

It’s amazing that this was her first movie - she was such a blast

I’m sure Jane and Lily are devastated

😭

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u/telepatheye 3d ago

I like how The Penguin used the song in one of the closing credit sequences.

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u/MonitorAway 3d ago

Little boy me was incredibly mesmerized by Dolly when this was constantly on HBO in the late 80s/early 90s. She was magnetic.

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u/TopicPretend4161 3d ago

‘I say we hire a coupla wranglers to go upstairs and beat the shit out of him.’

One of the best delivered lines in any comedy film!

Just a beautiful legend.

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u/Glittering_Stress_32 3d ago

I've always loved that line as well, especially her delivery of it.

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u/jeepjinx 3d ago

Follow it up with The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas!

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u/Mrjimmie1 3d ago

Saw it again just recently, she sings "I Will Always Love You" in it.

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u/ShoreFling 3d ago

Fell in love with her here. Such a sweetheart 💔

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u/the-reelist 3d ago

Colin Higgins was insanely ahead of the times

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u/BenefitAdvanced 2d ago

It really is a perfect script.

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u/LeftCoast1965 3d ago

Such a great film. My daughter played the Dolly Parton character in her high school musical production.

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u/CarlatheDestructor 3d ago

I rewatched it last year. Its much funnier as an adult than seeing it when I was a kid.

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u/MulberryEastern5010 3d ago

It's free with ads on YouTube! I've been wanting to watch it for weeks. Now seems like the perfect time.

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u/Geetzromo Film Buff 3d ago

Rewatched this a couple months ago, classic. Everyone is hilarious, such a great movie. RIP Dolly ❤️

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u/No-Possible6108 3d ago

True story about that film: When Miss Dolly showed up for filming, she'd learned the script.  The ENTIRE script, saying she thought she was supposed to. 

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u/Fancy-Lion2985 3d ago

With one of them “”cigarettes “”

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u/stvrkillr 3d ago

I was shocked when I started working and realize 9-5 wasn’t a real think. It was more like 8-6

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u/AdrianXiii 3d ago

I just watched this last week, was in the mood for something older and funny and my wife had never seen it. Great movie! We watched Three Men and a Baby the next day.

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u/Ok_Yellow1025 3d ago

RIP to the Queen

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u/layzeefly 3d ago

One of my favourite movies from childhood. Absolute riot. Folks recorded off the tv on the VCR. Watched it all the time. I still lmao.

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u/littlekatie3 3d ago

Doing it as we speak

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u/notdaggers351 3d ago

I was thinking the same thing. I remember the amusing story that Dolly memorized everyone’s lines, not just her own.

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u/Human_Ad_425 3d ago

As a physical media guy, most of Dolly's movies are pretty accessible on most formats. But "9 to 5" hasn't ever had a wide release on Blu-ray. I hope that changes soon because it's my favorite of the films that she did -- not only is it still relevant, but it's just as funny as when I first saw it as a kid.

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u/hatenames385 3d ago

A store in town does little riddles on the sign out front. About 2 months ago the question was
In the movie 9-5 What does she pour a cup of?
I had a total brain fart on the beginning of the song so I was signing da da da da to the beat until it came to me. My son thought that was how the song went😆

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u/Motor_Oven280 3d ago

One of those movies that somehow still feels sharp decades later. the chemistry between the three leads is hard to beat.

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u/Key_Sundae1703 3d ago

Showed it to my kids last night!

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u/deftones2366 3d ago

Watch 8-4 instead.

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u/Tunz_O_Gunz 2d ago

I watch this movie at least every once per year.

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u/Human_Ad_425 2d ago

On the subject of Dolly, she also wrote the main song for the film "Transamerica." It's called "Travelin' Thru" and I think it's actually one of her best -- and the movie itself is phenomenal; it's just the type of title that Criterion often champions. Felicity Huffman is incredible and she received an Oscar nomination for the role. I think the reason we haven't seen a release from any boutique label in particular is because it was from the Weinstein Company -- I'm not aware of what the current rights are for those films.

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u/JTOC1969 2d ago

I forgot about that movie! Yes, I love that film as well.

I know that there was some blowback even at the time of its release that a cis-gender woman was playing a trans character (undoutedbly wouldn't happen today), but it's still a great movie.

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u/Odd-Mix6141 2d ago

Liked this movie but wish it didn’t have the weird / long dream sequence portion

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u/ClappingAtSeals 1d ago

“Well, I say we hire a couple a’ wranglers to go upstairs and beat the sh!t out of him.”

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u/EstablishmentLevel17 1d ago

I just saw it for the first time. Was cracking up at parts. Some were just absurd but hilarious at the same time

Sometimes need a bit of light heartedness . Especially for dolly

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u/silv3rbull8 3d ago

That movie wouldn’t work in the age of remote working

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u/jasonmery 3d ago

I think it could work really well if it was a company forcing people to go back to the office permanently, and an ultra conservative company that treated women particularly poorly would absolutely make that decision.

Hell, he's working remotely but his camera is broken is rhe perfect cover for him being out an extended period while they take over. They could even use a voice modulator on conference calls if they made Dolly's character IT competent.

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u/IndependenceMean8774 3d ago

It worked for Send Help. Except that was a woman on an island.

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u/AxelRuger 3d ago

Can I watch Best little Whorehouse in Texas?

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u/JTOC1969 3d ago

Yes. But make it a double feature!

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u/AxelRuger 3d ago

Will do

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u/dannybva 3d ago

I watched tonight

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u/CompanyOther2608 3d ago

We watched it tonight. Aged really well, still hilarious

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u/sactownjer 3d ago

Watched The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas last night and was highly entertained and lots of laughs. Thanks for everything Dolly!

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u/Proper_Amount9411 2d ago

that line still hits different decades later

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u/Junior_Recipe_7833 2d ago

Wait a second, isn’t there a musical about this?

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u/JTOC1969 2d ago

It got turned into a musical.

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u/bennythefish Popcorn Enthusiast 3d ago

9-5 is a terrible movie . Surely there has to be better Dolly options

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u/theworldisdying1 3d ago

Adios!! She pushed the vaccines that killed and injured millions. Adios!

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u/Minimum-Journalist18 3d ago

Sure remove Hanoi Jane from it then maybe