Career Opportunities (1991)

I could remember as a kid in like 1992 my parents took us on a trip, and one night, this film was on. It was right in the middle of the film, and Whaley is roller skating when passing a clothes aisle, seeing Connelly. Gordon hangs his camera on her, and we are just as transfixed as he is.

 Yes, I could gush about Connelly and compliment Gordon about knowing who he had and getting that camera on her as much as possible, or Whaley's yappity-yap banter with anyone who'll listen to him, but I just want to credit the film for putting Corbin and Willingham together as cop and governor, the latter an overbearing father to Connelly...their back and forth is exactly what I needed in those small increments this film gave me.

Overnight at Target, Whaley tries to make the most of his janitor job since he's lost every other one in town. His father, who goes through an existential crises wondering where he failed him by late night binge-eating, threatens to ship him off to St Louis.

Oh and the Mulroney brothers are robbers who disrupt Whaley and Connelly's romantic evening stuck in Target. I'll refrain from mentioning *that scene* because it's one of many with her. I get Hughes hated this and was pissed at Universal for giving him such a hard time, but this was a blast for me personally. Whaley is just a jibber-jabber machine known as a town liar and Connelly is va va boom.

I have a game for you? Count how many times Whaley falls through a display stand.

I think my least favorite part of the film is when the Mulroneys show up. I loved Whaley and Connelly talking about life and shit.

Anyone have some change?