Lots of people have an issue with Griffith's voice in Working Girl, so I'm not surprised to see that in this thread. The actress herself couldn't do much about it, as she isn't a vocal chameleon.Nichols was making a big-budget rom-com. He also professed that Working Girl was essentially an "immigrant story." He needed to first cast someone young, attractive, and sexy, who could also exist in this movie version of the corporate world. She was essentially starting from the ground-up in an environment dominated by generations of white men, so it makes sense that there was a "little girl" aspect to Tess. It made her look even more like a fish out of water (which she was). I appreciated the subtle vocal distinction Griffith made from her version of Staten Island to being more "professional." Griffith owned the screen and was so much fun to watch. It was a star-turn and a deserved Oscar nom. Depending on my mood, I might even give her the win (her or Glenn Close). I'm a sucker for rom-coms and comedies.I think Colin Higgins (he wrote Harold & Maude and wrote/directed 9 to 5, Foul Play, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) could have done a lot with Griffith as well. Sadly, he died of AIDS in 1988 (right before Working Girl came out). We lost a lot of gay male directors of that era who didn't get to fully realise their potential and share their riches with the public. Emile Ardolino (Dirty Dancing, Sister Act) would be another.Also, I'm hoping the "who would you have cast" poster will do a poll for Tess McGill? I'm curious who others thought could play the role at the time (I just can't imagine anyone other than Griffith). Her TV counterpart Sandra Bullock hadn't even made a feature yet and was probably too young. Kathleen Turner would have been fun I suppose. but wouldn't have had Griffith's sweet "innocence" or naivety.I'd love to hang out with Melanie Griffith and Jamie Lee Curtis one night. That would be fun.by Anonymousreply 26November 10, 2021 1:01 AM, I love Melanie Griffith. She starred in a lot of duds, and as others have pointed out, she spent the years after Working Girl trying to be an A-List star when she works best in quirky roles and character roles. She's not a conventional leading lady. I admit, though, that I kind of love Shining Through., 1R3 Melanie had been uber sexualized by the time she was an adolescent. She was fucking Don Johnson at 14, when he was a decade older than her—she really got at it young, hard, and fast. I think a lot of the sexuality she exudes in "Night Moves" had very little to do with acting per se—I think that's just how she was..