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He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.
6.9(771) 1991-03-29 83 minRomanceComedy
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
WriterJohn Hughes
DirectorBryan Gordon
ProducerHunt Lowry
ProducerJohn Hughes
Original Music ComposerThomas Newman
Cast & characters
Frank Whaley
as Jim Dodge
Jennifer Connelly
as Josie McClellan
Dermot Mulroney
as Nestor Pyle
Kieran Mulroney
as Gil Kinney
John M. Jackson
as Bud Dodge
Jenny O'Hara
as Dotty Dodge
Noble Willingham
as Roger Roy McClellan
Nada Despotovich
as Penny Dodge
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Reid Binion
as Cal Dodge
Barry Corbin
as Officer Don
Denise Galik
as Lorraine
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Bob Bosenbeck
Dan Albright
as Dave Hockner
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Marc Clement
as Otis
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Andrew Winton
as Boy #1
John Candy
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
William Forsythe
as Custodian
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Andy Greenway
as Boy #2
RonReaco Lee
as Boy #3
Danny Nelson
as Gas Station Owner
Lou Walker
as Farmer in Cafe
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Benji Wilhoite
as Stock Boy
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Heidi Meyer Gilbert
as Girl in Car
Troy Gilbert
as Boy in Car
