Fox, color, PG, 110 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital, widescreen, Street: April 4, $19.98; First Run: W, Dec. 1980, $103 mil.
It has been 25 years since Doralee (Dolly Parton), Judy (Jane Fonda) and Violet (Lily Tomlin) rallied for secretaries everywhere by taking revenge on their male chauvinist boss (Dabney Coleman). Now, all three actresses have come back together for the release of the "Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritical Bigot" DVD edition of 9 to 5. Along with producer Bruce Gilbert, the women phone in a feature-length commentary—literally, as each person is indeed connected by phone, making for lots of awkward overlapping discussion. Parton has the same infectious laugh she had in the film and is as bubbly as viewers would expect; Tomlin is wry and funny; and the always politically minded Fonda (also a producer on the film) makes sure to point out that 9 to 5 "is a comedy, but it exposed issues … it really started a movement." Not all that much is revealed, and there's certainly nothing juicy about their personal lives, as the three mainly stick to warmly reminiscing about the film. The 25-minute featurette "9 to 5 @ 25: Revisiting a Comedy Classic" treads much of the same ground, with Coleman on hand to talk about "those three gals" and Fonda again pointing out that "9 to 5 is a feminist movie." Also included are 10 good deleted scenes, a very funny gag reel that confirms the cast had a good time and shared real chemistry, a short feature about deceased director Colin Higgins and a "Singing 9 to 5Karaoke" video. Parton is probably the most invested in this film, as she's working on a Broadway version and hopes to make a film sequel. "This movie is still fun to watch," she exclaims at one point, and she's absolutely right.