9 to 5 (film) be a drama, but "any way we did it, it seemed too preachy, too much of a feminist line. I'd wanted to work with Lily [Tomlin] for some time, and it suddenly occurred to [her producing partner] Bruce and me that we should make it a comedy." Patricia Resnick wrote the first draft drama, and Fonda cast herself, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton in the leads, the latter in her first film role. Then Colin Higgins came on board to direct and rewrite the script. Part of his job was to make room for all three in the script. Higgins
Aim for the Ace! October 23, 1989, to April 24, 1990, and a DVD box set was released on September 26, 2003. Both the opening theme song, "Ace o Nerae!", and the ending theme song, , from the original anime series were performed by Kumiko Ōsugi. VIP performs and , the opening and ending theme from "Shin Ace o Nerae!". The film only used an opening theme, by Shōnen Tanteidan. Hiroko Moriguchi sang "Ace o Nerae! 2"s theme, , as well as "Never Say Goodbye", "Final Stage"s theme. On January 9, 1993, King Records released a CD containing the soundtracks from both anime television