9 to 5 (film) 9 to 5 (film) 9 to 5 (listed in the opening credits as Nine to Five) is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Bruce Gilbert and co-written (with Patricia Resnick) and directed by Colin Higgins. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with, and their overthrow of, the company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss, played by Dabney Coleman. The film grossed over $103.9 million and is the 20th highest-grossing comedy film. As a star vehicle for Parton—already established as a successful singer, musician
The Path to 9/11 and that he disagreed with certain decisions. Producer Marc Platt has acknowledged that the script was based in part on a book co-written by a Bush administration official. The book, "The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It" was co-written by John Miller, who serves as the assistant director of public affairs for the FBI. Cyrus Nowrasteh, script writer for the film, said it was "an objective telling of the events of 9/11." On September 8, former Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine complained in a "Los Angeles Times" Op-Ed about her portrayal