Swing Shift (1984)
- Starring:
- Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Demme
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
| Digital SD
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Synopsis of Swing Shift
Director Jonathan Demme made one of his more conventional movies with Swing Shift, an examination of life on the American home front during WWII. Goldie Hawn, who also served as the film's producer, stars as Kay, a woman who takes a job on the line at a plant producing war planes after her husband goes off to fight in Europe. One of her coworkers is her best friend Hazel, played by Christine Lahti, whose performance earned an Oscar nomination and a New York Film Critics award. Kay falls in love with another coworker, Lucky (Kurt Russell), who couldn't enlist because of a weak heart. Kay's husband Jack (Ed Harris) comes home on leave and finds out that his wife has betrayed him. Lucky then decides to pursue Hazel, driving a wedge between the two best friends. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast of Swing Shift
- Goldie Hawn - Kay
- Christine Lahti - Hazel Zanussi
- Ed Harris - Jack
- Patty Maloney - Laverne
- Susan Peretz - Edith
- Phillip Christon - Recruit at Egyptian
- Gary Goetzman - "Swing Shift" Bandleader
- Todd Allen - Col. Bobby Danzig
- Roger Rook - Bellhop
- Lisa Chadwick - Vocalist at Kelly's
- Joey Aresco - Johnny Bonnano
- Chino "Fats" Williams - Bouncer
- Penny Johnson - Genevieve
- Oceana Marr - Ladies Room Inspector
- Don Carrara - Drunk Soldier
- Sudie Bond - Annie
- Harry Northrup - New Year's Eve Marine
- Belinda Carlisle - Jamboree Singer
- Alan Toy - Assistant Cribman
- Maggie Renzi - 1st Interviewer
- George "Red" Schwartz - Cribman
- Roger Corman - Mr. MacBride
- Kurt Russell - Lucky
- Fred Ward - Biscuits
- Holly Hunter - Jeannie
- Lisa Pelikan - Violet
- Dennis Fimple - Rupert George
- Alana Stewart - Frankie Parker
- Deena Marie - Piper Girl
- Chris Lemmon - Lt. O'Connor
- Eddie Smith - Waiter at Kelly's
- Sandy McLeod - 2nd Interviewer
- Susan Barnes - Skinny
- Beth Henley - Bible Pusher
- Isabell Monk - Rita
- Marvin Miller - Rollo
- Gene Borkan - MP at Embarkation Point
- Morris "Tex" Biggs - Clarence
- Eugene W. Jackson - Bartender
- Reid Cruickshanks - Spike
- Laura Hawn - Ethel
- Belita Moreno - Mabel Stoddard
- Stephen Tobolowsky - Documentary Narrator/French de Mille
- Charles Napier - Moon Willens
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer(s):
- Robert Towne, Ron Nyswaner, Nancy Dowd
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Bick
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Romance
- 1984 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
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