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Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama war film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. It also stars Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris. Lahti earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her feisty, on-point portrayal of heartbroken ex-singer and Hawn's character's close friend Hazel, losing to Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India. Singer Belinda Carlisle made a foray into acting and Holly Hunter can be seen in one of her first movie roles.
| Swing Shift | |
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Theatrical release poster by Steven Chorney | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Produced by | Jerry Bick |
| Written by | Nancy Dowd Bo Goldman Ron Nyswaner |
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| Music by | Peter Allen Bruce Langhorne Patrick Williams |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Gib Jaffe Craig McKay |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $6,650,206 |
Screenplay
During World War II, Kay Walsh (Goldie Hawn) is a woman who signs up to work in an armaments factory in California while her husband Jack (Ed Harris), a U.S. Naval seaman, is overseas in naval service.
Lonely and vulnerable, Kay falls for the charms of another man, a musician named Lucky (Kurt Russell), and befriends her embittered neighbor Hazel (Christine Lahti), a former singer. The three of them enjoy their time together until Kay's husband comes home and realizes what has occurred.
- Goldie Hawn as Kay Walsh
- Kurt Russell as Lucky Lockhart
- Christine Lahti as Hazel Zanussi
- Ed Harris as Jack Walsh
- Fred Ward as Biscuits Toohey
- Belita Moreno as Mabel Stoddard
- Holly Hunter as Jeannie
- Sudie Bond as Annie
- Patty Maloney as Laverne
- Lisa Pelikan as Violet
- Phillip Christon as Egyptian Recruit
- Charles Napier as Moon Willis
- Alana Stewart as Frankie Parker
Swing Shift has become a case study for a star/producer/director conflict. Hawn and Russell saw the film as a lighthearted vehicle while the director Demme attempted to create a more serious film. Hawn and Warner Brothers requested a recut and partial re-shooting in order to get the movie they had hired Demme to film.
As of July 2018, Swing Shift holds a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.
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