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Working Girl is a 1988 comedy film which tells the story of a secretary whose ideas are stolen by her boss. When her boss breaks her leg, the secretary is able to put forward her own work. It stars Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith[?], Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco[?], Nora Dunn[?], Oliver Platt[?] and Kevin Spacey.

The movie was written by Kevin Wade[?] and directed by Mike Nichols.

It won the Academy Award for Best Song (for Carly Simon for Let the River Run.) It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Melanie Griffith), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Joan Cusack), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sigourney Weaver), Best Director and Best Picture.

The movie is David Duchovny's screen debut.



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