Career Opportunities

"He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did."

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Ratings & Reviews

5.8/10

20,654 votes

37/100

Rotten

41/100

Metascore

6.9/10

737 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$11.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$11,336,986

United States

Profit

+$5.3M

ROI: +89%

Budget Recovery189% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.0M|Revenue: $11.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

49.2K

Daily Avg

820

7-Day Trend

-37%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Georgia

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Illinois

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Donald McAlpine

Film Editing

Glenn Farr

Music / Score

Thomas Newman

Production Companies

Great Oaks Productions

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Career Opportunities

Available in 66 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

AustraliaPG

Germany6

FranceTP

Brazil14

Spain16

Sweden15

Production

Director

Bryan Gordon

Writer

John Hughes

Production Companies

Hughes Entertainment

Cast

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

No Image

Reid Binion

Cal Dodge

Barry Corbin

Officer Don

Denise Galik

Lorraine

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Bob Bosenbeck

Tags & Keywords

night shiftdepartment storeroller-skatingliardream girljanitorbluntabsurdliving secretly in retail store

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