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The movie was written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It features a dramatic opening sequence following Manhattan-bound commuters on the Staten Island FerryThe Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan near Battery Park and Saint George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace in Staten Island near Richmond County accompanied by Carly SimonSimon (born June 25, 1945) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. Her father was Richard Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster), an accomplished pianist who often played Chopin and Beeth's song "Let the River Run", for which she received the Academy Award for Best SongAcademy Award for Best Song 1930s 1934 Con Conrad (music), Herb Magidson (lyrics) "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcee Vincent Youmans (music), Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn (lyrics) "Carioca" from Flying Down to Rio Ralph Rainger (music), Leo Robin (lyrics).
It was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading RoleThe Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners are chosen (Melanie Griffith), Best Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners (Joan Cusack), Best Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners (Sigourney Weaver), Best DirectorThe Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in Wi and Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in.
The movie is David Duchovny's screen debut.
Working Girl was also made into an NBC television series in 1990, starring Sandra Bullock.
1988 films Staten Island Ferry