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Swing Shift

  • 1984
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
5.5K
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Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
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A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Demme
  • Writers
    • Nancy Dowd
    • Ron Nyswaner
  • Stars
    • Goldie Hawn
    • Kurt Russell
    • Christine Lahti
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    5.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writers
      • Nancy Dowd
      • Ron Nyswaner
    • Stars
      • Goldie Hawn
      • Kurt Russell
      • Christine Lahti
    • 44User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Goldie Hawn
    Goldie Hawn
    • Kay Walsh
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Lucky Lockhart
    Christine Lahti
    Christine Lahti
    • Hazel Zanussi
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Biscuits Toohey
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Jack Walsh
    Sudie Bond
    Sudie Bond
    • Annie
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Jeannie Sherman
    Patty Maloney
    Patty Maloney
    • Laverne
    Lisa Pelikan
    Lisa Pelikan
    • Violet Mulligan
    Susan Peretz
    Susan Peretz
    • Edith Castle
    Joey Aresco
    Joey Aresco
    • Johnny Bonnaro
    Morris 'Tex' Biggs
    • Clarence
    Reid Cruickshanks
    Reid Cruickshanks
    • Spike
    Danny Darst
    • Deacon
    • (as Daniel Dean Darst)
    Dennis Fimple
    Dennis Fimple
    • Rupert George
    Chris Lemmon
    Chris Lemmon
    • Lt. O'Connor
    • (as Christopher Lemmon)
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Moon Willis
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Demme
    • Writers
      • Nancy Dowd
      • Ron Nyswaner
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    • Trivia
      In an early scene, Ed Harris, clad only in a towel wrapped around his waist, plops down on a chair. For a split second, his genitals are fully exposed. This scene somehow evaded the censors (and in a PG-rated film) and in the first video release, the scene is intact. The scene has now disappeared from subsequent releases. However, it is included on the print shown on Turner Classic Movies.
    • Goofs
      When the service men are boarding the bus, and Kay is saying goodbye to her husband, a man appears with a megaphone to announce the bus is departing. His megaphone is a self-contained transistor one which was not available in 1941.
    • Quotes

      Documentary Narrator: Each returning serviceman will get his job back when the war is won. And you girls and women, you'll be going home. Back to being housewives and mothers as you promised to do when you came to work with us. Your lives will return to normal.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown over old, black and white photos.
    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Unlawful Entry/Pinocchio/A League of Their Own/Highway 61/The Adjuster (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Someone Waits For You
      Performed by Carly Simon
      Produced by Richard Perry
      Music by Peter Allen
      Lyrics by Will Jennings

    User reviews44

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    Swing In and See It.

    A quiet first-rate film that has Goldie Hawn at a factory to produce military goods during World War II while husband Ed Harris is off fighting the war. Hawn would have never thought that she would fall for co-worker Kurt Russell in this fine motion picture. Christine Lahti (Oscar-nominated) shines as another co-worker who has a bad reputation and Fred Ward gives another fine performance in a small supporting role. Directed by Jonathan Demme, "Swing Shift" is one of those diamonds in the rough from the 1980s. A good film. 4 stars out of 5.
    • tfrizzell
    • Jul 1, 2002
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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Swing Shift - Liebe auf Zeit
    • Filming locations
      • Long Beach, California, USA(bicycling sequence)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Lantana
      • Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,650,206
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,270,136
      • Apr 15, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,650,206
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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