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1991 • 1h 23min • PG-13 • Comedy, Romance

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"He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did."

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.

IMDb 5.8

RT 37%

MC 41

Director

Bryan Gordon

Writer

John Hughes

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Frank Whaley

Jim Dodge

Jennifer Connelly

Josie McClellan

Dermot Mulroney

Nestor Pyle

Kieran Mulroney

Gil Kinney

John M. Jackson

Bud Dodge

Jenny O'Hara

Dotty Dodge

Noble Willingham

Roger Roy McClellan

Nada Despotovich

Penny Dodge

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Dermot Mulroney Nestor Pyle

Kieran Mulroney Gil Kinney

John M. Jackson Bud Dodge

Jenny O'Hara Dotty Dodge

Noble Willingham Roger Roy McClellan

Nada Despotovich Penny Dodge

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Barry Corbin Officer Don

Denise Galik Lorraine

Wilbur Fitzgerald Bob Bosenbeck

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