Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' Returns to Theaters for Special Charity Re-Release

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Dolly Parton Returns to the Big Screen as ‘9 to 5’ Heads Back to Theaters

The 1980 film starring Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin will be re-released in theaters for one week with ticket proceeds benefiting the Dollywood Foundation

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September 25, 2026

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Next month, audiences across the country will be able to watch Dolly Parton make her feature film debut all over again as 20th Century Studios re-releases 9 to 5 in theaters. The 1980 comedy will return to the big screen for one week between Oct. 9 and 15.

9 to 5 stars Parton alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as office workers looking to get some sweet revenge against their grating boss. Colin Higgins directed the film produced by Bruce Gilbert with a screenplay by Higgins and Patricia Resnick.

Prior to Parton’s death in late August at the age of 80, the country icon revealed she and her co-stars were toying with ideas for a sequel for years, but “it never happened,” she told Huff Post . In 2024, it was reported that a remake of the movie was in the works under Jennifer Aniston’s production company, though few updates on the project have been shared since.

“We have no plans to be in that,” Parton said at the time. “But I do wish her the best, because the script I read, I thought, was really good and a new and different take that really brings the office up to date the way that people live now.” Parton was at least open to the idea of providing some original songs for the film, or rewriting her accompanying hit single “9 to 5” for modern times.

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dolly-parton-9-to-5-theater-release-1235631690/)._