9 to 5 (also known as Nine to Five) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins from a screenplay by Higgins and Patricia Resnick. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton (in her film debut), Dabney Coleman, Elizabeth Wilson, and Sterling Hayden. In the film three female office employees band together to seek revenge against their sexist and autocratic male boss. Development on 9 to 5 began after Fonda formed the production company IPC Films, inspired by 1940s-era films which featured multiple female leads.