Working

Working

89 mins | Drama, Music | April 13, 1982

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.

Working

89 mins | Drama, Music | April 13, 1982

Working
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.

Cast

Studs Terkel

as Himself - Host

Barry Bostwick

as Steelworker

Scatman Crothers

as Parking Attendant

Barbara Browning

as Editor

Vernee Watson-Johnson

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

Rita Moreno

as Waitress

James Taylor

as Trucker

Lynne Thigpen

as Telephone Operator

Edie McClurg

as Switchboard Operator

Didi Conn

as Receptionist

Charles Durning

as Retired Man

Matt Landers

as Fireman

Patti LaBelle

as Cleaning Woman

Mark Neely

as Salesman

David Patrick Kelly

as Copyboy

Daniel Valdez

as Singer "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice)

Jennifer Warnes

as Singer "Millworker" (voice)

Gilmer McCormick

as Grape-buying Woman