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''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and co-stars Creator/DermotMulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson, Creator/NobleWillingham, Creator/JennyOHara, Creator/BarryCorbin, and Creator/WilliamForsythe.
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''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & comedy. Written and produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring the film was directed by Bryan Gordon in his feature film debut. It stars Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and with co-stars including Creator/DermotMulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson, Creator/NobleWillingham, Creator/JennyOHara, Creator/BarryCorbin, and Creator/WilliamForsythe.
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''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and co-stars Creator/DermotMulroney & his brother Kieran, Creator/DermotMulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson, Creator/NobleWillingham, Creator/JennyOHara, Creator/BarryCorbin, and Creator/WilliamForsythe.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Jim gives a detailed account of dancing with Josie for the better part of a song in high school, ending with her getting her hair caught in his braces, but she doesn't remember anything of the interaction.
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* BigOlUnibrow: Nestor the crook sports a cartoonish one to make him look villainous and stupid.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The two crooks from the paper Jim reads from in the first scene show up in the third act.
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* AbortedArc:
** Josie's father and the town sheriff spend several scenes looking for Josie. Other than a scene where Jim covers for her, this never affects the plot.
** Several scenes are spent on Jim's father eating a progressively outlandish MidnightSnack, which never amounts to anything.
** Josie's father and the town sheriff spend several scenes looking for Josie. Other than a scene where Jim covers for her, this never affects the plot.
** Several scenes are spent on Jim's father eating a progressively outlandish MidnightSnack, which never amounts to anything.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Josie's father introduces her to two of the governor's stooges, she walks up and passionately kisses the first man. When the second man introduces himself and puckers up... she shakes his hand.
* BlatantLies: Jim is a young loser who can't keep a job down, but he holds court with several local kids, making all sorts of outrageous claims.
* BottomlessMagazines: Jim fires about a dozen shots in quick succession from a double-barreled shotgun.
* BlatantLies: Jim is a young loser who can't keep a job down, but he holds court with several local kids, making all sorts of outrageous claims.
* BottomlessMagazines: Jim fires about a dozen shots in quick succession from a double-barreled shotgun.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Jim constantly lies. He uses this skill to convince the two crooks that he's working with law enforcement. However, Jim is also susceptible to lies.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Jim is introduced making outlandish claims to a bunch of loose dogs at a kennel, only for the owner to burst in and fire him, establishing him as a self-aggrandizing loser.
** Josie's first character-establishing scene has her try to sneak away from her father, only for him to call her over to show her off to two political stooges. She turns the tables by passionately kissing one of them, establishing herself as a willful and attractive young woman who bristles under the thumb of her powerful father.
** Jim is introduced making outlandish claims to a bunch of loose dogs at a kennel, only for the owner to burst in and fire him, establishing him as a self-aggrandizing loser.
** Josie's first character-establishing scene has her try to sneak away from her father, only for him to call her over to show her off to two political stooges. She turns the tables by passionately kissing one of them, establishing herself as a willful and attractive young woman who bristles under the thumb of her powerful father.
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* MidnightSnack: For no particular reason, we follow Jim's father through several scenes of him eating a huge late-night snack, including cold chicken dipped in peanut butter. We see him toward morning at a diner suffering from indigestion.
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* NoOSHACompliance: The custodian locks Jim in the Target. When Jim asks what will happen if there's a fire, the custodian just says that firemen will put it out.
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* RecycledPremise: John Hughes basically mashes three of his previous movies together to form this one:
** ''Film/HomeAlone'': A youth makes a playground of a place when left alone and then must face two StupidCrooks.
** ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'': Youths from different walks of life are trapped in a location and use their time together to goof around and form a mutual understanding.
** ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'': A brash and irresponsible youth spins tall tales and talks to the camera.
* RecklessGunUsage: The custodian points a shotgun at Jim during their first meeting to show him who's boss.
** ''Film/HomeAlone'': A youth makes a playground of a place when left alone and then must face two StupidCrooks.
** ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'': Youths from different walks of life are trapped in a location and use their time together to goof around and form a mutual understanding.
** ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'': A brash and irresponsible youth spins tall tales and talks to the camera.
* RecklessGunUsage: The custodian points a shotgun at Jim during their first meeting to show him who's boss.
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Th custodian's shotgun comes back into play at the end, when Jim finally turns the tables on the criminals]].
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* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to saying, "Look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only when his father gets him an interview at Target does he land the position of overnight janitor.
* StupidCrooks: Lets just say that Nestor and Gil, the two robbers, aren't the brightest bulbs in the bunch.
* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only when his father gets him an interview at Target does he land the position of overnight janitor.
* StupidCrooks: Lets just say that Nestor and Gil, the two robbers, aren't the brightest bulbs in the bunch.
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* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product products visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to saying, "Look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much about what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only when his father gets him an interview at Target does he land the position of an overnight janitor.
* StupidCrooks:Lets Let's just say that Nestor and Gil, the two robbers, aren't the brightest bulbs in the bunch.
* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much about what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only when his father gets him an interview at Target does he land the position of an overnight janitor.
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''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and co-stars Creator/DermotMulroney & his brother Kieran, John M. Jackson, Noble Willingham, Jenny O'Hara, Barry Corbin, Creator/NobleWillingham, Creator/JennyOHara, Creator/BarryCorbin, and Creator/WilliamForsythe.
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* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only after his father gets him an interview for Target lands him the position of the overnight janitor.
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* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only after when his father gets him an interview for at Target lands him does he land the position of the overnight janitor.
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* AbusiveParent: Josie's father occasionally beats her.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Th custodian's shotgun comes back into play at the end, when Jim finally turns the tables on the criminals]].
* HeadTurningBeauty: Most men's reactions to Josie.
* JerkJock: Jim's principal recollections of high school are of receiving wedgies from guys like this.
* JerkJock: Jim's principal recollections of high school are of receiving wedgies from guys like this.
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* VaporWear: Jennifer Connelly spends the whole movie wearing a white tank top with nothing underneath.
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Jim Dodge, a persuasive but irresponsible kid, lands a job as an overnight janitor at a local Target store. One evening after hours, he finds himself alone with the affluent but mistreated Josie [=McClellan=].
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[[caption-width-right:344:''[[{{Tagline}} He took the job that no one wanted...and got the girl that everyone did]].'']]
''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and co-starsCreator/DermotMulroney, Creator/DermotMulroney & his brother Kieran, John M. Jackson, Noble Willingham, Jenny O'Hara, Barry Corbin, and Creator/WilliamForsythe.
Jim Dodge, a persuasive but irresponsible kid, lands a job as an overnight janitor at a local Target store. One evening after hours, he finds himselfalone with stuck inside the store, cleaning up, and bumping into affluent but mistreated Josie [=McClellan=].
[=McClellan=], a childhood crush. The pair get to know each other all night, with their night capping off with two robbers looking to rob the Target and the both of them still stuck inside.
[[caption-width-right:344:''[[{{Tagline}} He took the job that no one wanted...and got the girl that everyone did]].'']]
''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and co-stars
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* TheCameo: Per the norm with Hughes film, this film has an uncredited cameo from Hughes regular Creator/JohnCandy, playing C.D. Marsh, the manager of the Target store.
* {{Expy}}: Whaley said Jim was "a little akin to Ferris Bueller." Right down to him BreakingTheFourthWall at the start, only for the viewers to see he was talking to dogs.
* MsFanservice: Jennifer Connelly walks around in skin-tight clothing and a white tank top.
* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to saying "look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
* {{Expy}}: Whaley said Jim was "a little akin to Ferris Bueller." Right down to him BreakingTheFourthWall at the start, only for the viewers to see he was talking to dogs.
* MsFanservice: Jennifer Connelly walks around in skin-tight clothing and a white tank top.
* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to saying "look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
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* TheCameo: Per the norm with a Hughes film, this film has an uncredited cameo from Hughes regular Creator/JohnCandy, playing C.D. Marsh, the manager of the Target store.
* DysfunctionalFamily: The Dodge and [=McClellan=] families are pretty dysfunctional, to say the least. Jim and his sister bicker, though his parents do support him. However, Josie and her father argue the bulk of the time they have together.
* {{Expy}}: Whaley has said Jim was "a little akin to Ferris Bueller."Right This is true in his opening scene, right down to him BreakingTheFourthWall at the start, only for the viewers to see he was talking to dogs.
* MsFanservice: Throughout the movie, Jennifer Connelly walks around in skin-tight clothing and a white tank top.
* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up tosaying "look saying, "Look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
* DysfunctionalFamily: The Dodge and [=McClellan=] families are pretty dysfunctional, to say the least. Jim and his sister bicker, though his parents do support him. However, Josie and her father argue the bulk of the time they have together.
* {{Expy}}: Whaley has said Jim was "a little akin to Ferris Bueller."
* MsFanservice: Throughout the movie, Jennifer Connelly walks around in skin-tight clothing and a white tank top.
* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to
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''Career Opportunities'' is a 1991 romantic comedy written & produced by Creator/JohnHughes, and starring Creator/FrankWhaley and Creator/JenniferConnelly, and co-stars Creator/DermotMulroney, John M. Jackson, Noble Willingham, Jenny O'Hara, Barry Corbin, and Creator/WilliamForsythe.
Jim Dodge, a persuasive but irresponsible kid, lands a job as an overnight janitor at a local Target store. One evening after hours, he finds himself alone with the affluent but mistreated Josie [=McClellan=].
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* TheCameo: Per the norm with Hughes film, this film has an uncredited cameo from Hughes regular Creator/JohnCandy, playing C.D. Marsh, the manager of the Target store.
* {{Expy}}: Whaley said Jim was "a little akin to Ferris Bueller." Right down to him BreakingTheFourthWall at the start, only for the viewers to see he was talking to dogs.
* MsFanservice: Jennifer Connelly walks around in skin-tight clothing and a white tank top.
* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to saying "look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only after his father gets him an interview for Target lands him the position of the overnight janitor.
* StupidCrooks: Lets just say that Nestor and Gil, the two robbers, aren't the brightest bulbs in the bunch.
* VaporWear: Jennifer Connelly spends the whole movie wearing a white tank top with nothing underneath.
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Jim Dodge, a persuasive but irresponsible kid, lands a job as an overnight janitor at a local Target store. One evening after hours, he finds himself alone with the affluent but mistreated Josie [=McClellan=].
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!!This film provides examples of:
* TheCameo: Per the norm with Hughes film, this film has an uncredited cameo from Hughes regular Creator/JohnCandy, playing C.D. Marsh, the manager of the Target store.
* {{Expy}}: Whaley said Jim was "a little akin to Ferris Bueller." Right down to him BreakingTheFourthWall at the start, only for the viewers to see he was talking to dogs.
* MsFanservice: Jennifer Connelly walks around in skin-tight clothing and a white tank top.
* ProductPlacement: This could be the poster child for this trope. The film is set primarily in a Target department store, with store logos and copious amounts of product visible in virtually every scene. And several sequences basically add up to saying "look at all the cool stuff you can do in our stores, including romancing Jennifer Connelly."
* TheSlacker: Jim pretty much is one at the start of the film, who doesn't care much what type of job he has. Even when he's fired from his job at the start of the movie, he doesn't care much about finding another one. Only after his father gets him an interview for Target lands him the position of the overnight janitor.
* StupidCrooks: Lets just say that Nestor and Gil, the two robbers, aren't the brightest bulbs in the bunch.
* VaporWear: Jennifer Connelly spends the whole movie wearing a white tank top with nothing underneath.
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