United Kingdom / Jun 06, 1985
An Outrageous Comedy About Making It Big In Big Business
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Don Novello | Sal |
| Michael O'Donoghue | Scott Dantley |
| Jane Seymour | Jane Caldwell |
| Wallace Shawn | Mike Hoover |
| Bruce Wagner | Al Kennedy |
| Danny DeVito | Frank Stedman |
| Ron James | Mark Rabinovich |
| John Kapelos | General Sepulveda |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | Colonel Tolliver |
| George Coe | Senator Issel |
| Diane Robin | Gross' Secretary |
| Don King | INC Executive |
| Hrant Alianak | President Sanchez |
| Lee Broker | Mover |
| Howard Busgang | Medic |
| Tom Butler | Security Monitor |
| Jeremiah S. Chechik | Hysterical Man |
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| Nancy Cser | Dantley's Secretary |
| Billy Curtis | Reverend Lynch |
| William B. Davis | University Dean |
| Denis Forest | Rich |
| Kathleen Laskey | Miss Kline |
| Michael McManus | Branch Kipp |
| Maxine Miller | Stedman's Secretary |
| Annie McAuley | Max's Girl |
| Catherine McClenahan | Max's Girl |
| Anne Lockhart | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Scott Thompson | Man Outside Office Building (uncredited) |
| Dominic Cuzzocrea | Reporter #1 |
| Louis Di Bianco | Workman |
| Carolyn Dunn | Yonge's Secretary |
| Elizabeth Irwin | 'America A.M.' Host |
| Wally Kanin | Security Monitor #4 |
| Marvin Karon | Art |
| Derek Keurvorst | Fundraiser |
| Robin Menken | Marge |
| Myron Natwick | TV Anchorman |
| Laura Press | V.P. Secretary |
| Elizabeth Shepherd | Mrs. Issel |
| Ralph Small | Security Monitor |
| Don McManus | Albert |
| Carolyn Dunn |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Head Office |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | HBO Films, Silver Screen Partners, The Guber-Peters Company |
| Release date | 6 giugno 1985 |
| Executive producer | Jon Peters, Peter Guber |
| Production | Debra Hill |
| Writer | Ken Finkleman |
| Editing | Danford B. Greene, Robert Lederman |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Assistant directors | Ken Finkleman |
| Camera operators | Gerald Hirschfeld |
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| Additional photography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Production design | Elayne Barbara Ceder, Daniel Loren May, Anthony Greco, Gavin Mitchell |
| Art direction | Gavin Mitchell, Daniel Loren May, Anthony Greco, Elayne Barbara Ceder |
| Set decoration | Daniel Loren May, Anthony Greco, Gavin Mitchell, Elayne Barbara Ceder |
| Stunts | Shelley Cook |
| Music | Alan Howarth, James Newton Howard, Eric Boyd-Perkins, Herb Heritage, Norval D. Crutcher, Stephen Stalheim, Bruce Fortune, Gregory Gontz, Peter Shewchuk, David Horton Sr., Beth Sterner |
| Sound | Eric Boyd-Perkins, Alan Howarth, James Newton Howard, Herb Heritage, Norval D. Crutcher, Stephen Stalheim, Bruce Fortune, Gregory Gontz, Peter Shewchuk, David Horton Sr., Beth Sterner |
| Costume design | Judith R. Gellman, Ken Brooke, Helen Stewart |
| Makeup | Ken Brooke, Judith R. Gellman, Helen Stewart |
| Hairstyling | Ken Brooke, Judith R. Gellman, Helen Stewart |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 06, 1985 / PG-13
Canada / Dec 29, 1985
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