Q 01/05

Who directed Working Girl?

A) Garry Marshall

B) Mike Nichols

C) Sydney Pollack

D) James L. Brooks

Answer · why

B) Mike Nichols

He agreed to direct after reading the script while shooting Biloxi Blues in Arkansas.

Q 02/05

In what year was Working Girl released?

A) 1988

B) 1990

C) 1986

D) 1987

Answer · why

A) 1988

It opened in the US and Canada on December 21 in 601 theaters before expanding over Christmas.

Q 03/05

Tess McGill commutes to Manhattan from which New York borough?

A) Long Island

B) New Jersey

C) Westchester

D) Staten Island

Answer · why

D) Staten Island

Many scenes were shot in the New Brighton section of the borough, and the film opens and closes on its ferry.

Q 04/05

Who plays Katharine Parker, Tess's scheming boss?

A) Sigourney Weaver

B) Kathleen Turner

C) Anjelica Huston

D) Glenn Close

Answer · why

A) Sigourney Weaver

She earned an Oscar nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for the role.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Harrison Ford's mergers-and-acquisitions character?

A) Mick Dugan

B) Jack Trainer

C) Bob Speck

D) Oren Trask

Answer · why

B) Jack Trainer

He works at a rival firm and does not reveal who he is when he meets Tess at a bar the night before their meeting.

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