9 To 5 (1980)

An office supervisor (Lily Tomlin), a secretary (Dolly Parton) and a new hire (Jane Fonda) work for an extreme male chauvinist (Dabney Coleman) who makes their lives miserable. But an accident offers them an opportunity to get their revenge. Directed by Colin Higgins (FOUL PLAY), this is one of the most enjoyable comedies from the 1980s. The film definitely has a feminist message but instead of a heavy handed didactic approach, the message is served up with laughs. The sparkling trio of Fonda, Tomlin and Parton is pure bliss, so much so that fans have been begging for a sequel for decades. The film has the flavor of those 1940s screwball comedies and the film's comic centerpiece, the three women stealing a dead body from a hospital remains as funny today as it did in 1980. In addition to the three stars, two other comic performances stand out: Dabney Coleman as the chauvinistic boss is perfection and Elizabeth Wilson as his obsequious assistant shines. With Sterling Hayden, Henry Jones, Lawrence Pressman and Marian Mercer.