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
You Mean the World to Me (film) a film but lacked enough money to do so. He presented the script to several parties who were interested in the project but they had conditioned that the film be made in Mandarin instead, to which Saw refused. Thus, he decided that the script be made into a stage play first. The play, under the name of "Hai Ki Xin Lor", was held in 2014 during the George Town Festival to receptive audiences. The success of the play helped open doors for him to get funds to turn the play into a feature film. The film's theme song, "感謝妳 (Kám-siā