Swing Shift (1984)
- Starring:
- Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Demme
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Romance
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Goldie Hawn - Kay
- Christine Lahti - Hazel Zanussi
- Ed Harris - Jack
- Patty Maloney - Laverne
- Susan Peretz - Edith
- Gary Goetzman - "Swing Shift" Bandleader
- Alana Stewart - Frankie Parker
- Dennis Fimple - Rupert George
- Morris "Tex" Biggs - Clarence
- Belinda Carlisle - Jamboree Singer
- Susan Barnes - Skinny
- Belita Moreno - Mabel Stoddard
- Maggie Renzi - 1st Interviewer
- Eugene W. Jackson - Bartender
- Lisa Chadwick - Vocalist at Kelly's
- Joey Aresco - Johnny Bonnano
- Penny Johnson - Genevieve
- Laura Hawn - Ethel
- Alan Toy - Assistant Cribman
- Gene Borkan - MP at Embarkation Point
- Marvin Miller - Rollo
- Isabell Monk - Rita
- Kurt Russell - Lucky
- Fred Ward - Biscuits
- Holly Hunter - Jeannie
- Lisa Pelikan - Violet
- Roger Corman - Mr. MacBride
- George "Red" Schwartz - Cribman
- Stephen Tobolowsky - Documentary Narrator/French de Mille
- Phillip Christon - Recruit at Egyptian
- Roger Rook - Bellhop
- Reid Cruickshanks - Spike
- Chino "Fats" Williams - Bouncer
- Deena Marie - Piper Girl
- Todd Allen - Col. Bobby Danzig
- Eddie Smith - Waiter at Kelly's
- Sandy McLeod - 2nd Interviewer
- Beth Henley - Bible Pusher
- Chris Lemmon - Lt. O'Connor
- Harry Northrup - New Year's Eve Marine
- Sudie Bond - Annie
- Don Carrara - Drunk Soldier
- Oceana Marr - Ladies Room Inspector
- Charles Napier - Moon Willens
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Demme
- Writer(s):
- Nancy Dowd, Bo Goldman, Rob Morton
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Bick
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Romance
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- 1984 - Swing Shift - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
