Nine to Five (1980) - Quotes

A Secret Conversation About Marijuana Use

Doralee: Is that one of them marijuana cigarettes?Violet: Ssshhh, we don't have enough for everybody, cool it!

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Debate on Respect After a Death

Judy: Oh, this is awful. It's so improper. It's so disrepectful!Violet: He's dead, he doesn't mind!

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Workplace Flexibility Challenges and Resistance

Maria: Jo's leaving. They won't let her work part time.Margaret: Of course they won't. It would make things too convenient.

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Miscommunication Between Colleagues in the Workplace

Roz: Oh, Violet, I haven't heard from you. Did you get my memo?Violet: I did, Roz; I tore it right up and threw it away...I mean, I tore right through it.

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Encouraging Collective Action in the Workplace

Margaret: Judy: "We've got to do something!Margaret: Sure, let's all revolt.

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Supportive Encouragement Amidst Chaos

Margaret: Judy: Does Violet know about this?Margaret: Not yet, she's down at Charlie's getting drunk!Judy: Well, I'm gonna tell her, this is a disgrace!Margaret: Atta girl!

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Encouragement for a Well-Deserved Break

Margaret: Roz: Where are you going?Doralee: I need a drink, Roz! I'm taking the rest of the day off.Margaret: Atta girl!

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Encouragement in a Moment of Frustration

Margaret: Margaret: Violet! Where're you going?Violet: I'm gonna get drunk!Margaret: Atta girl!

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Frustration Over Time Commitment on a Boat

Frank Hart: Four weeks? What are you, out of your mind? You think I'm gonna spend four weeks of my life drifting around on that dago boat?!?

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Setting Boundaries in a Work Environment

Judy Bernly: Hit the road, buster! This is where you get off!

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Judy Bernly's Unexpected Revelation

Judy Bernly: As a matter of fact, I smoke pot!

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Personal Freedom and Choices in Relationships

Judy Bernly: And if I wanna have an affair, or play sex games, or do M&M's, you can't stop me!

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Comparing Products with a Cautionary Note

Judy Bernly: It looks just like Skinny & Sweet. Except for the little skull and crossbones on the label.

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Accidental Poisoning Explained by Judy Bernly

Judy Bernly: Mr. Hart, Violet didn't mean to kill you, she just accidently put rat poison in your coffee!

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Judy's Experience with Marijuana at a Party

Judy Bernly: You know, I smoked a marijuana cigarette at a party once. I could never figure out what the big deal was.

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Judy Bernly's Strong Critique of Hart

Judy Bernly: You're foul, Hart. A wart on the nose of humanity, and I'm gonna blast it off!

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Violet Newstead anticipates someone's arrival

Violet Newstead: [[w:General Patton|General Patton] Oh oh, here comes ]!

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Frustration with Unwarranted Conversations

Violet Newstead: (To a hospital tea-lady): "I'm a doctor! So why the hell am I talking to you? Piss off!

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Consequences of Bold Actions in the Workplace

Violet Newstead: I'm no fool, I've killed the boss! Do you think they're not gonna fire me for a thing like that?

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Managing Family Chaos with Humor

Violet Newstead: (On the phone): Oh, come on kids. Come on, no fighting. Believe me, there is more than one peanut butter and banana sandwich in the world, what did I say this morning? OK.....love you too....no, I don't wanna talk to the dog, bye bye...

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Observations on Rapid Career Advancement

Violet Newstead: I have never seen anyone leap frog so fast to the top in my life. And I have the bad back to prove it. I remember when he was just a management trainee . . . in fact, I'm the one who trained him.

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Special Locker for the Hat Needed

Violet Newstead: We're gonna need a special locker for the hat.

Reflections on Loss and Regret

Violet Newstead: I'm a widow with four kids. You know, Jerry should never have died. I'd be better off - I could've divorced him.

Critique of Unfair Blame in Workplace Dynamics

Doralee Rhodes: He's got you for poisoning him, and me for roping him, and you for acting like he was first prize at a turkey shoot!

Doralee's Warning About the Phone

Doralee Rhodes: Mr. Hart, if you touch that phone, I'm gonna jerk it out of the wall!

Doralee's Frustration with Workplace Harassment

Doralee Rhodes: Well, I say we hire a couple of wranglers to go upstairs and beat the shit out of him.

Confronting False Accusations and Harassment

Doralee Rhodes: [TV edit: "...from a bishop to a rabbi..."] So! You've been tellin everybody I'm sleepin with ya, huh? Well that explains it! That's why these people treat me like some dime-store floozy. They think I'm screwin the boss! Oh, and you just love it, don't you!? It gives you some sort of cheap thrill, like knockin over pencils and pickin up papers...! Get your scummy hands offa me! Look, I've been straight with you since the first day I got here; and I've put up with all of your pinchin and starin and chasin me around the desk, because I need this job. But this is the last straw! Look, I got a gun out there in my purse. And up till now, I've been forgivin and forgettin because of the way I was brought up. But I tell you one thing: if you ever say another word about me, or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine. And I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot! Don't think I can't do it!!!

Struggling with Office Dynamics and Perception

Doralee Rhodes: I'm as nice as I know how to be to every single person down at that office. Everybody treats me like a bastard at a family reunion.

Work Conventions and Future Considerations

Doralee Rhodes: Oh Mr. Hart, you didn't make a mistake. You see I'll just have to remember to check, the next time I'm asked to go to work at a convention that there is a convention going on.

Doralee's Accusation of Mr. Hart's Character

Doralee Rhodes: Oh, you are ROTTEN, Mr. Hart. Has anyone ever told you that?! I never thought I would live to see the say I would say this about another human being, but you are EVIL! That's right, evil to the core!!!