
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.
- 6.9
- 1991
- Released
- 1h 23m

Frank Whaley
Jim Dodge
Jennifer Connelly
Josie McClellan
Dermot Mulroney
Nestor Pyle
Kieran Mulroney
Gil Kinney
John M. Jackson
Bud Dodge
Jenny O'Hara
Dotty Dodge
Noble Willingham
Roger Roy McClellan
Nada Despotovich
Penny Dodge
Reid Binion
Cal Dodge
Barry Corbin
Officer Don
Denise Galik
Lorraine
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Bob Bosenbeck
Dan Albright
Dave Hockner
Marc Clement
Otis
Andrew Winton
Boy #1
John Candy
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
William Forsythe
Custodian
Andy Greenway
Boy #2
RonReaco Lee
Boy #3
Danny Nelson
Gas Station Owner
Lou Walker
Farmer in Cafe
Benji Wilhoite
Stock Boy
Heidi Meyer Gilbert
Girl in Car![Career Opportunities (1991) Original Trailer [FHD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WW9BFI1ii40/hqdefault.jpg)

Released
en
$6,000,000.00
$11,336,986.00
- #night shift
- #department store
- #roller-skating
- #liar
- #dream girl
- #janitor
- #blunt
- #absurd
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Reviews

I've heard about this movie thanks to that one meme. But decided to finally watch this John Hughes written rom-com-crime and thought none of it really worked. I didn't buy either Frank Whaley or Jennifer Connelly in their roles nor their time together. I did manage to laugh a couple of times but otherwise this is a pretty bland and forgettable film other than Connelly riding that mechanical horse.

Career Opportunities falls short in several key areas. First, the film never explores Jim and Josie’s school days, leaving their relationship superficial and motivations unclear. Second, it fails to reveal how Jim connected Nestor and Gil to the Salzburg murder, creating a narrative gap. Third, the story relies on implausible coincidences: Jim’s overnight shift stretches endlessly as he cleans she











