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Working Girl
- R
- Year:
- 1988
- 113 min
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CENE 1
Cyndy
Happy Birthday dear , Happy Birthday to you! Did you make a
wish?
Tess
Yeah.
SCENE 2
Tess
No lunch. I got speech class.
Cyndy
What'dya need speech class for? You talk fine. All right. I'll
pick you up at 5:00 and we'll ride back together.
Tess
I can't. I've got an Emerging Market Seminar at 5:30.
Cyndy
Geez, it's your birthday! Can't they merge without you just this
once?
Tess
What time is my surprise party?
Cyndy
What?
Tess
C'mon.
Cyndy
Ah, I'm supposed to take you to drinks, have you home at 7:00.
Tess
Okay. I'll cut out early and be home at 7:15, okay?
Cyndy
All right.
Tess
Thank you very much.
SCENE 3
Woman
Hi Tess!
Tess
Good morning...Good morning....Mr. Turkel's line. Um, who's
calling, please? Hold on a moment. Mr. Lutz?
Mr. Lutz
No.
Tess
Um, hold on a second, all right?
SCENE 4
Tess
Mr. Turkel? Mr. Turkel?
Mr. Turkel
Huh?
Tess
Um, Mr. Alagash...Hi....Uh, Mr. Alagash is on the phone and he's
real, real anxious to talk to you.
Mr. Turkel
You couldn't maybe get him to hold for a minute?!
Tess
Well, you got him in Dentitech, remember? The one I told you to
go short on? And it's fine, but he don't want to hear it from a
secretary.
Mr. Turkel
There's no paper!
Tess
What?
Mr. Turkel
There's no goddamned paper in this stall! Get me some?...Thanks.
You're very kind.
Tess
You're short on Dentitech at 18 and he'll be right here.
SCENE 5
Tess
See Dentitech closing at 17 and an 1/8? Come Monday I'll bet
it's 16 and still sittin' there.
Mr. Lutz
How do you figure?
Tess
Well, they went public at 23 with one product, plaque removing
mouthwash. You know, you rinse, you get this glob of plaque you
gotta spit out. I mean, maybe it'll be big, but I say that no
one ever got rich overestimating what the American public wants
to taste.
Mr. Lutz
Maybe.
Mr. Turkel
Uh, before I run Tess, I have some good news and some bad news.
The straight shot, Tessy, is...they turned you down for the Entre
Program again.
Tess
Why?
Mr. Lutz
We did all we could, Tessy.
Man
I mean, you have to remember, you're up against Harvard and
Wharton graduates. What do you got, some night school, some
secretarial time on your sheet?
Mr. Lutz
Christians and lions, Tess.
Man
That's right.
Tess
And the good news?
Man
Uh, Dave has a friend.
Mr. Lutz
Bob in Arbitrage. You're so hungry, they're looking for hungry
down there!
Tess
Really?
Mr. Lutz
Well, hungry is the name of the game down there! Bob's looking
for a new assistant and wants to meet you for a drink.
Tess
This isn't another set up?
Mr. Lutz
Do I look like a pimp? Bob says he's looking for hungry, I think
to myself, "Tess." The rest is up to you!
Tess
Bob in Arbitrage.
Mr. Lutz
Bob Speck. Extension 256. He's expecting your call. Go get 'em
Tessy!
Women
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!
Man
Oh no! You should have told us! Congratulations, Tessy!
Women
Happy Birthday dear Tess, Happy Birthday to you!
Tess
Thanks.
SCENE 6
Tess
Mick?
People
Surprise! Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday!
SCENE 7
Mick
You look great!...Come here.
Tess
You know Mick, just once I could go for like a sweater or some
earrings, you know? A present that I can actually wear outside
of this apartment.
SCENE 8
Tess
So, is this where you usually meet for drinks?
Bob
Hmm, this is a big week! It's a super week! We are celebrating!
Tess
So, Arbitrage. Talk about adrenaline, huh? What do you think is
the most important quality for a great Arbitrager?
Bob
Well, we'll go through all that at the hotel.
Tess
The hotel?
Bob
Yeah, the company keeps a suite at the Ritz Carlton, and you
know, when it's empty, they give to us boys on a bonus basis--
Woah! We are gonna party!
Tess
Hey!
Bob
Oh, sorry! Allow me, I'm so sorry!
Tess
Hey Bob! Please!
Bob
Oh, sorry, sorry! I just get a little carried away. You know
what, Arbitrage has put out this sort of "Introduction To" tape
for the business schools. Why don't we put it in and if you have
any questions...
Tess
That would be great. Thanks.
Bob
Ha! Ha! Ha! It's the wrong tape! Uh, unless of course you
want to....
Tess
Bob, you're not seriously looking for a new assistant, are you?
Bob
Well, not exactly at this moment, but I'm always on the lookout
for new blood.
Tess
I'm hungry Bob, but I am not that hungry!
Bob
Now, you see, I wouldn't put it that way.
Tess
I would! Um, would you just pull over right here please!
Bob
What are you doing?
Tess
Ha! Ha! Ha! Party Bob!
SCENE 9
Mr. Lutz
You're late Tess!
Tess
Types message:
"David Lutz is a sleazoid pimp with a tiny littledick."
Mr. Lutz
B*tch!
Mr. Turkel
Take it easy!
SCENE 10
Ruth
Tess. Tess. Tess.
Tess
I know.
Ruth
You don't get ahead in this world by calling your boss a pimp.
Tess
Well, he is.
Ruth
Been lookin' at your file here. This is the third time in six
months I've had to place you.
Tess
Well, it wasn't my fault.
Ruth
Where have I heard that before?
Tess
Ruth, look it. I'm 30-years old. It took me five years of night
school but I got my degree and I got it with honors. I know I
could do a job. I mean, you ask any of my bosses--even, even
Lutz--if Tess McGill hasn't called a few.
Ruth
You ask them. I don't think they're gonna sing your praises,
Tess. Here's somethin' for you. Transferring down from Boston.
Mergers and Acquisitions. Name is Parker. Starts Monday. You
go home and cool off.
Tess
Okay.
Ruth
Tess. This is the last time I can help you. Four strikes,
you're out.
SCENE 11
Tess
Tess McGill for Katherine Parker's office.
Woman
It's the last desk...at the end of the aisle.
Katherine
Hi. I'm Katherine Parker. You must be Tess.
Tess
Right.
Katherine
Oh, great bunny!
Tess
Um, I don't usually have a bunny on my desk. It was my birthday
a few days ago.
Katherine
No kidding? Mine's next Tuesday. How old?
Tess
30.
Katherine
Really? Well I'll be 30 next Tuesday. We're practically twins.
Tess
Except that I'm older.
Katherine
Just barely.
Tess
I've never worked for someone who is younger than me before. Or
for a woman.
Katherine
Well, there's a first time for everything. That's not going to
be a problem, is it Tess?
Tess
No.
Katherine
Good. Why don't you pour us a couple coffees and come on inside.
I'm light, no sugar.
SCENE 12
Katherine
The stock is at 38, the tender is at 56....Come in....Yeah, what
do we do about that? Well, I just checked my three. What are
yours? Uh huh, yeah, I have that one. Well, I think he's in an
underwater position. All right, so that's our first and second
call and then we'll see where we are....Right. I'll count the
minutes. Bye....Thanks. So, Tess...a few ground rules. The way
I look at it, you are my link with the outside world. People's
impression of me starts with you. You're tough when it's
warranted, accommodating when you can be, you're accurate, you're
punctual, and you never make a promise you can't keep. I'm never
on another line, I'm in a meeting. I consider us a team Tess,
and as such we have a uniform: simple, elegant, impeccable.
"Dress shabbily, they notice the dress. Dress impeccably, they
notice the woman." Coco Chanel.
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