Fans of the camp comedy 9 to 5, raise a cheer. Actress/singer/gay icon Dolly Parton has announced a reunion among the film’s lead cast.
Parton will guest star alongside her former co-stars and real-life friends Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in an upcoming episode of the Netflix series Grace and Frankie. Sadly, the episode will not be a 9 to 5 sequel, but at least we’ll get to see the trifecta together again.
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“I’ve been trying to do ‘Grace and Frankie’ for years,” Parton revealed on the UK talk show Lorraine. “We worked so well together on 9 to 5, it’s a crazy wonderful show. We’ve been trying to write me in somehow. So when it’s safe for us to actually do a production when they’re back, I’ll probably get around to doing that.”
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The safety Parton refers to is, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. Hollywood productions have been able to resume under strict safety guidelines, including having a COVID safety officer on set. Production on the seventh season of Grace and Frankie has been delayed several times due to the ongoing pandemic; it is scheduled to begin again in June.
Released in 1980, 9 to 5 went on to become one of the most popular comedies ever, later spawning a TV sitcom spinoff and a Broadway musical. Parton, Tomlin and Fonda have also explored the possibility of making a sequel over the years. A sequel movie went into development in 2018, but was canceled the following year.
ShiningSex
great film and still relevant today when NOTHING being better for women sadly.
ingyaom
Dolly Parton may be a “gay icon”, but Lily Tomlin is actually gay.
cuteguy
We don’t need a sequel for EVERY hit movie. Anyone remember Speed 2? Is it no wonder Sandra Bullock has said she’s not keen on sequels.
Chrisk
Yeah, but some of us are nostalgic like that. I’d love to see them brought back together. Although I don’t know what the premise is going to be since they’re all well past their working years.
trsxyz
Will the great Dabny Coleman play a villain again?
Chrisk
He’s 90 years old now so doubt that’s going to happen.
EddieB
Not a 9 to 5 sequel. Just a possible, but probably unlikely, reunion of the cast on the last season of Grace and Frankie.
Cam
Sounds fun. Also be nice to bring all three onto RuPaul’s Drag Race as judges!
kennedyglenn
Grace And Frankie is an awesome show and it showcases a lot of older actors and actresses that we have not seen in a while. We have seen everyone from Marsha Mason to Ed Asner to Estelle Parsons to Mary Steenburgen and the list goes on. To finally have Dolly Parton on is a coup and fitting since this will be the last year for the show. I applaud Dolly for going through with the reunion and I’m sure it will be a hoot!!!