Career Opportunities (1991) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Bryan Gordon.

Cast

• Frank Whaley as Jim Dodge
• Jennifer Connelly as Josie McClellan
• Dermot Mulroney as Nestor Pyle
• Kieran Mulroney as Gil Kinney
• John M. Jackson as Bud Dodge
• Jenny O'Hara as Dotty Dodge
• Noble Willingham as Roger Roy McClellan
• Nada Despotovich as Penny Dodge
• Reid Binion as Cal Dodge
• Barry Corbin as Officer Don
• Denise Galik as Lorraine
• Wilbur Fitzgerald as Bob Bosenbeck
• Dan Albright as Dave Hockner
• Marc Clement as Otis
• Andrew Winton as Boy #1
• John Candy as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
• William Forsythe as Custodian
• Andy Greenway as Boy #2
• RonReaco Lee as Boy #3
• Danny Nelson as Gas Station Owner
• Lou Walker as Farmer in Cafe
• Benji Wilhoite as Stock Boy
• Heidi Meyer Gilbert as Girl in Car
• Troy Gilbert as Boy in Car
• John Candy as Target Store Manager

Crew

• John Hughes — Writer
• Bryan Gordon — Director
• Hunt Lowry — Producer
• John Hughes — Producer
• Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer
• Donald McAlpine — Director of Photography

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