Career Opportunities

He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.
Career Opportunities (1991)
Timing: 1:23 (83 min)

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$6 000 000
Box office
$11 336 986
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Producer
John Hughes, Hunt Lowry, Lora Lee
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Artist
Paul Sylbert
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Editing
Glenn Farr, Peck Prior
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Dermot and Kieran Mulroney, who played the roles of the criminals, are brothers in real life.
  • The film was shot in Georgia, but is set in Illinois.
  • The film is set in the same universe as other films by Hughes – “She’s Having a Baby” (1991), “Curly Sue” (1991), and “Home Alone” (1990). All the films take place in Chicago, the director's hometown, feature similar characters, and occur around the same time of year.
  • When Josie, played by Jennifer Connelly, is looking through tapes, a tape with the soundtrack to the teen comedy-drama “The Breakfast Club,” directed by John Hughes in 1985, can be briefly seen among them.

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