History Film / NineToFive

* ChainedToABed: Frank Hart's three leading lady secretaries (Violet Newstead, Doralee Rhodes, and Judy Bernley) go much further than just chaining him to a bed -- they install a restraining system that uses a garage door opener mechanism to keep Frank from harming any of the three secretaries should he try to make his escape. Judy's ex-husband Dick catches her in the bedroom with Frank attached to this security system and thinks that she's SleepingWithTheBoss [[CasualKink and into BDSM]]. Mrs. Hart comes home to find her husband attached to the system and later tells the story that it was some sort of exercise machine that he installed.

* INeedAFreakingDrink: All three leading ladies — Violet Newstead, Doralee Rhodes, and Judy Bernley — decide to leave work and head for Charlie's for a drink when faced with their individual work crises (Violet being passed over for a promotion, Doralee's advertised "affair with the boss", and Judy witnessing one of the co-workers being fired over a private discussion of wage differences). And at each of their departures, Margaret the alcoholic secretary simply says "Atta girl!"

* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Violet's son offers to roll her a joint to get her mind off her problems at work, which she initially refuses and argues against, but when her son asks how long she's been waiting for the promotion, Violet casually says, "Just slip it in my purse." Later on, the joint gets shared with Doralee and Judy in an "old fashioned lady's pot party" at Doarlee's house where they end up sharing their [[ImagineSpot revenge fantasies]].

* ChainedToABed: Frank Hart's three leading lady secretaries (Violet Newstead, Doralee Rhodes, and Judy Bernley) go much further than just chaining him to a bed -- they install a restraining system that uses a garage door opener mechanism to keep Frank from harming any of the three secretaries should he try to make his escape. Judy's ex-husband Dick catches her in the bedroom with Frank attached to this security system and thinks that she's SleepingWithTheBoss [[CasualKink and into BDSM]].

* YourCheatingHeart: Frank Hart doesn't seem to have a problem with cheating on his wife to have some private time with his secretary Doarlee Rhodes (who is also married), as long as Mrs. Hart remains totally oblivious. It's also the reason that Judy is divorced from her ex-husband Dick, and their attempt to reconcile their differences was foiled when Dick catches Judy in Frank Hart's bedroom and assumes that she's now SleepingWithTheBoss.

* GroinAttack: Doralee threatens to turn her boss Frank Hart "from a rooster to a hen in one shot" with her gun if he makes one more indecent proposal.

* SleepingWithTheBoss: Doralee is accused of doing this, and Judy makes it look like that's what she's doing in order to get rid of her ex-husband Dick.

* BoundAndGagged

* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Violet's son offers to roll her a joint to get her mind off her problems at work, which she initially refuses and argues against, but when her son asks how long she's been waiting for the promotion, Violet casually says, "Just slip it in my purse."

* CasualKink: Judy's ex-husband Dick catches her in Frank Hart's bedroom while she's holding him hostage for blackmail and assumes that she's into BDSM. Judy uses this belief to her advantage in order to get rid of her husband.

* GroinAttack: Doralee threatens to turn her boss Frank Hart "from a rooster to a hen in one shot" with her gun.

* INeedAFreakingDrink: All three leading ladies — Violet Newstead, Doralee Rhodes, and Judy Bernley — decide to leave work and head for Charlie's for a drink when faced with their individual work crises (Violet being passed over for a promotion, Doralee's advertised "affair with the boss", and Judy witnessing one of the co-workers being fired over a private discussion of wage differences). And at each of their departures, the alcoholic secretary simply says "Atta girl!"

''Nine to Five'' is a 1980 comedy directed by Colin Higgins. It starred Lily Tomlin, DollyParton, JaneFonda and Dabney Coleman.

* AteTheSpoon

* TypeCasting: This was the only sort of role DabneyColeman could ''ever'' get after ''9 to 5''..
** ''{{WarGames}}'' and ''Short Time'' say hello.
** And just ''how'' were they different than this role?

* RhythmTypewriter: For the title song.
** actually averted in the song. The 'typewriter sound' is actually Dolly Parton's fingernails on a table.

* DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce: Violet's ImagineSpot (complete with DisneyVillainDeath)
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Parts of the trio's [[ImagineSpot imagination sequences]] come true the following two days after they have them. On the following day (after the sequences) Violet puts rat poison (by accident) in Hart's coffee (like she did in her sequence, but without the [[DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce imaginary animals]]). Then on the second day Doralee ties him up with telephone cords and a scarf (like in the second part of her sequence). Then (on the same day) after freeing Hart (from being tied up by Doralee) Judy shoots (at) him with Doralee's gun (you guessed it, like in her sequence).

** Doralee wants to [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale turn the tables on him]]. It ends with her hog-tying him as a rodeo announcer says the line.

** Violet is in a {{Disneyesque}} scene and is Snow White-turned-psycho (see above) and poisons his coffee. This time, ''Mr. Hart'' says the line.
-->'''Mr. Hart''': But why? Why?\\

'''Mr. Hart''': 'Cause I'm a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot?\\

* NoodleIncident:
-->'''Janitor:''' Hey, Vera. We've got another stiff in the john.

** Later, Hart gets off another good one:

* ReassignedToAntarctica: The rare unwanted reassignment that's actually supposed to be a reward. Mr. Hart so impresses his superiors that he's given a promotion, to the Brazilian branch of the company in the Amazon jungle.

* TypeCasting: This was the only sort of role Dabney Coleman could ''ever'' get after ''9 to 5''.

* UnwillingSuspension: When Mr. Hart is locked in his room.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Doralee imagines giving Mr. Hart a taste of his own medicine in her own fantasy. The scene is PlayedForLaughs, except for the fact Hart is [[IAmAHumanitarian roasting on a spit]] at the end of the fantasy.

When her husband leaves her for his secretary, Judy (Fonda) starts a new job at Consolidated Companies. She is befriend by Violet (Tomlin), an office manager who advises her on the best way to navigate through daily office life. The office is run by Franklin Hart (Coleman), their vulgar and somewhat incompetent boss. Hart spends a good chunk of his time hitting on his unreceptive secretary Doralee (Parton) and spreading rumors that they are sleeping together. As a result, she is ostracized by her co-workers.

** Doralee wants to [[RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale turn the tables on him]]. It ends with her hog-tying him as a rodeo announcer says the line.

* [[RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale Sexual Harassment Is Ok When It's Female On Male]]: Doralee imagines giving Mr. Hart a taste of his own medicine in her own fantasy. The scene is PlayedForLaughs.
** Except for the fact Hart is [[IAmAHumanitarian roasting on a spit]] at the end of the fantasy.