In the spirit of the holiday, The DrawingIn Room builds your
Labor Day Movie Marathon
salute to labor-management relations
Office Space: Foundation and Pinnacle of the working-movie canon
Gung Ho: "YOO ESS AY" gets brought low by the former enemy
Backdraft: Even superheroes have bulls*** meetings to go to
Swimming with Sharks: Put your worst boss stories up against this guy
The Devil Wears Prada: ditto - in heels
The Turning Point: what happens when Labor wakes up and finds itself Management
GI Jane: If you have to fight this hard for your promotion, it may not be worth getting
A League of Their Own: When the playing field is level, everyone can achieve
Pirates of Silicon Valley: In case you're thinking, "I'll just start my own company"
Wall Street: How you like it NOW, fellas?
Matewan: None of us is stronger than all of us
The Finishing School's guide to Working Women movies
Part 1
Part 2
Alternative theme
The Nutty Professor
The King of Comedy
Three on a Couch
Cinderfella
The Geisha Boy
It's a Mad (etc) World
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI really need to see Wall Street again.
ReplyDeleteFor the list (cause, you know, the fun of posting a list is everyone telling you that you left stuff off your list):
Secretary
:-)
Dr. A.