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Career Opportunities (1991)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:6

Rotten:5

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A teenager gets a job as a night watchman, and on his first night on duty gets locked in the store with the most beautiful girl in town. He thinks he has it made until some thieves come to spoil... A teenager gets a job as a night watchman, and on his first night on duty gets locked in the store with the most beautiful girl in town. He thinks he has it made until some thieves come to spoil the party, but he is able to foil their robbery attempts and win the girl. [More]

Starring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Barry Corbin, Dermot Mulroney

Starring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Barry Corbin, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John Candy

Director: Bryan Gordon

Director: Bryan Gordon

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An entertaining film with interesting characters the viewer can actually care about.

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[The film] has plenty of absorbing characters, smart, snappy dialog and delightful stretches of comic foolery.

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01/08/08
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08/12/05
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03/02/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Mediocre teen pic, with a memorable Connelly performance

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02/25/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Scenes like the one in which Jimmy's father eats fried chicken dipped in peanut butter should appeal to kids of all ages.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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02/25/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
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Tolerable only for Jennifer Connelly.

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01/17/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Paper-thin premise entertains thanks to a game Whaley and a luminous Connelly.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Aside from the interminable music videos, set to a constant, very loud Top-40 soundtrack, much of the film is so surrealistic and weird that you may think certain scenes are meant to be of daydreams.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Jennifer Connelly is very easy to look at. Career Opportunities isn't.

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01/01/00
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