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Career Opportunities poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.1 / 100
1991·Comedy / Romance·1h 23m

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

“He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.”

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.

Above the Line
Bryan Gordon·DirectorJohn Hughes·WriterDonald McAlpine·Director of PhotographyThomas Newman·Original Music ComposerGlenn Farr·Editor
Cast
Frank Whaley·Jim DodgeJennifer Connelly·Josie McClellanDermot Mulroney·Nestor PyleKieran Mulroney·Gil KinneyJohn M. Jackson·Bud DodgeJenny O'Hara·Dotty DodgeNoble Willingham·Roger Roy McClellanNada Despotovich·Penny DodgeReid Binion·Cal DodgeBarry Corbin·Officer Don
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Bryan Gordon·Director
Writing· 1
John Hughes·Writer
Camera· 1
Donald McAlpine·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Glenn Farr·EditorPeck Prior·Editor
Sound & Music· 9
Thomas Newman·Original Music ComposerG. Marq Roswell·Music SupervisorJames R. Alexander·Sound MixerSteve Mccroskey·Supervising Music EditorBruce Stambler·Supervising Sound EditorJohn Stacy·Supervising Sound EditorPatrick Bietz·Sound EditorDoug Jackson·Sound EditorGlenn Hoskinson·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 5
Betsy Cox·Costume DesignPaul Sylbert·Production DesignGuy Barnes·Art DirectionE. Thomas Case·Key Makeup ArtistKathe Klopp·Set Decoration
Production· 7
Lora Lee·Executive ProducerJohn Hughes·ProducerHunt Lowry·ProducerPam Dixon·Casting DirectorAndi Capoziello·Associate ProducerCliff T.E. Roseman·Associate ProducerKaren Koch·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
Kaye Pownall·Key Hair StylistJohn Frazier·Special Effects CoordinatorRon Payne·Post Production SupervisorFrancine Fleishman·Post Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
61.1
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
38%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$11M
ROI 89%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Career Opportunities's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#0033CC
#A6734D
Mood
Playful, Lighthearted, Romantic
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two individuals, a woman and a man, against a plain white background. The woman is positioned above and slightly behind the man, leani”

comedyromance
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Bright
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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