Career Opportunities (1991)
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.
Director: Bryan Gordon
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Frank Whaley as Jim Dodge |
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Jennifer Connelly as Josie McClellan |
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Dermot Mulroney as Nestor Pyle |
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Kieran Mulroney as Gil Kinney |
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John M. Jackson as Bud Dodge |
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Jenny O'Hara as Dotty Dodge |
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Noble Willingham as Roger Roy McClellan |
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Nada Despotovich as Penny Dodge |
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Reid Binion as Cal Dodge |
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Barry Corbin as Officer Don |
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Denise Galik as Lorraine |
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Wilbur Fitzgerald as Bob Bosenbeck |
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Dan Albright as Dave Hockner |
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Marc Clement as Otis |
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Andrew Winton as Boy #1 |
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John Candy as C.D. Marsh (uncredited) |
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William Forsythe as Custodian |
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Andy Greenway as Boy #2 |
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RonReaco Lee as Boy #3 |
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Danny Nelson as Gas Station Owner |
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Lou Walker as Farmer in Cafe |
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Benji Wilhoite as Stock Boy |
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Heidi Meyer Gilbert as Girl in Car |
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Troy Gilbert as Boy in Car |
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John Candy as Target Store Manager |
| Editing | Peck Prior | Editor |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Writing | John Hughes | Writer |
| Directing | Bryan Gordon | Director |
| Art | Guy Barnes | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Glenn Hoskinson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | E. Thomas Case | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Ron Payne | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Production | Karen Koch | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | John Frazier | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Lora Lee | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andi Capoziello | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Bietz | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Francine Fleishman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| Production | Pam Dixon | Casting Director |
| Sound | Steve Mccroskey | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Stambler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Cliff T.E. Roseman | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Kim Secrist | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bernard Weiser | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Kathe Klopp | Set Decoration |
| Sound | John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Production | Hunt Lowry | Producer |
| Production | John Hughes | Producer |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Carl Johnson | Electrician |
| Crew | Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Directing | David Sosna | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Carol Neilson Smrz | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Dale | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Steven R. Mathis | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sunny Johnson | Grip |