
Take This Job and Shove It
1981

1998
RDirector
Sam Miller
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end.
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film follows a conventional romantic structure centered on a heterosexual pairing. There is no evidence of non-cisnormative identities or critiques of heteronormativity.
Gender Representation
Gerry disrupts traditional hierarchies by entering a male-dominated industrial environment. While she demonstrates agency by pursuing labor, her arc eventually aligns with traditional romantic tropes.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The setting focuses on a localized, likely homogeneous working-class area. While Gerry's Australian background introduces international movement, the cast lacks significant intersectional racial diversity.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story explores economic pressure and the friction between individual desire and familial obligation. It focuses on the personal complexities of labor and romance rather than institutional critiques.
Disability Representation
There is no discernible representation of physical, neurodivergent, or sensory disabilities within the narrative.
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AI Analysis
Among Giants operates as a character study within a traditional romantic-comedy framework. Its primary progressive element is the subversion of gendered labor roles by placing a woman in a rugged, industrial masculine space. However, the film lacks significant intersectional depth. The narrative gravitates toward conventional romantic resolutions and lacks representation regarding race, sexuality, or disability, reflecting a traditional approach to late-90s regional storytelling.

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