The Working Girls

The Working Girls

No job too hard to handle

R 1974 · 81 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy

A painter, a stripper and a newcomer with no money and a math degree... Three young, ambitious roommates navigating the eccentric and dangerous underworld of 1970s Los Angeles to achieve financial independence

Directed by Stephanie Rothman · Written by Stephanie Rothman

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