Working (1982)

Name: Working
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1982-04-13
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Studs Terkel, Barry Bostwick, Scatman Crothers, Barbara Browning, Vernee Watson

This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people--construction workers, waitresses, firemen, secretaries, and cleaning women, Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams.

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Released 1982-04-13 · 89 min · Drama, Music

Directed by Kirk Browning, Stephen Schwartz

Cast

Studs Terkel as Self - Host
Barry Bostwick as Steelworker
Scatman Crothers as Parking Attendant
Barbara Browning as Editor
Vernee Watson as Secretary
Jay Garner as Corporate Executive
Billy Jayne as Newsboy
Barbara Barrie as Schoolteacher
Carole Schwartz as Supermarket Checker
Bill Beyers as Boxboy
Fausto Barajas as Migrant Worker
Charles Haid as Gas Man
Beth Howland as Housewife
Barbara Hershey as Call Girl
Eileen Brennan as Millworker