Rotten
Despite an excellent and promising cast, this Hollywood attempt at a mainstream feminist comedy is flabby and bland.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Overview
Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.
Director and cast
- Colin Higgins Director
- Jane Fonda as Judy Bernly
- Lily Tomlin as Violet Newstead
- Dolly Parton as Doralee Rhodes
- Dabney Coleman as Franklin M. Hart Jr.
- Sterling Hayden as Russell Tinsworthy
- Elizabeth Wilson as Roz Keith
- Henry Jones as Mr. Hinkle
- Lawrence Pressman as Dick Bernly
- Marian Mercer as Missy Hart
- Ren Woods as Barbara
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Parton] is, on the basis of this one film, a natural-born movie star, a performer who holds our attention so easily that it's hard to believe it's her first film.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
It's clearly a movie that began as someone's bright idea, which then went into production before anyone had time to give it a well-defined personality.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
Although it can probably be argued that Patricia Resnick and director Colin Higgins' script [from a story by Resnick] at times borders on the inane, the bottom line is that this picture is a lot of fun.
Variety
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