Dolly Parton Once Said She 'Wouldn’t Have Been Involved' in '9 to 5' if It Was About 'Women’s Lib'

Dolly Parton Once Said She 'Wouldn’t Have Been Involved' in '9 to 5' if It Was About 'Women’s Lib'Show more

9 to 5 was the first movie Dolly Parton ever starred in.
Many felt it was a movie with a message about sexism in corporate America.
But in a 1980 interview, the “ Jolene ” singer said she wouldn’t have signed on to do the film if she thought it was political.
But years later, in 2019, the Queen of Country gave 9 to 5 a bit more credit.
‘9 to 5’ was not about ‘the plight of secretaries,’ according to the singer.
When Parton was interviewed by Rolling Stone in 1980, the year 9 to 5 came out, she was asked if the film was “a message movie.”
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“Not really,” she responded.
“It’s about women, but there’s women and men in the office.”

The singer went on to say that “actually, a lot of people thought it was just going to be women’s lib,” but she “wouldn’t have been involved if [she’d] thought it was gonna be a sermon of some sort.”

Women’s liberation was at its peak in the 1970s, and Parton was frequently asked her thoughts concerning the movement.