
A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch as the madam manipulates her "girls". Watch as she answers the phone by saying "Hello John, what's new and different?" Watch as the "johns" try to manipulate the "girls". Part nudie exploitation, part sociological thesis.... (Full plot summary below)
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A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch as the madam manipulates her "girls". Watch as she answers the phone by saying "Hello John, what's new and different?" Watch as the "johns" try to manipulate the "girls". Part nudie exploitation, part sociological thesis.
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| USA TodayMike ClarkThe movie was a major success for Melanie Griffith, sure, but it was as the secretary's boss ... that Weaver combined all of her star qualities, pulled in laughs, and took home an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of those entertainments where you laugh a lot along the way, and then you end up on the edge of your seat at the end. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonA delectable reworking of the ultimate girl's myth, a corporate Cinderella story with shades of a self-made Pygmalion. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelWorking Girl is enjoyable even when it isn't credible, which is most of the time. The film, like its heroine, has a genius for getting by on pure charm. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottWorking Girls is not a slick and dramatic movie. There are moments that seem forced and amateurish, and the over-all structure of the story is fairly predictable. What the movie does have, though, is the feeling of real life being observed accurately. |
| Chicago TribuneJohanna SteinmetzWorking Girls, well photographed by Judy Irola (Northern Lights) will keep you brooding about its issues for days afterward--something of a tribute to its air of unquestioned reality. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJudy StoneThis is not a laugh-out-loud film, though there is a lighthearted tone that runs consistently throughout, Griffith's innocent, breathy voice being a major factor. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenBorden sugars her pill with clean, crisp, often witty recording of brothel action and shop-talk. All acting is credible and the camerawork is smooth, the non-action a bit on the long winded side. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannFunny, touching, and ultimately tremendously buoyant--reflecting the optimism engendered by the short-lived 1980s economic boomWorking Girl is a "feel good" movie with some intelligence. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyWorking Girls, though a work of fiction, sounds as authentic as might a documentary about coal miners. The camera attends to the duties of the ''girls'' without apparent emotional response. |