Swing Shift

Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti

A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an airport plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.

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PG, 100 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Demme

Released: April 13, 1984

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DVD Released: June 1, 2004

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  • June 2, 2007
    Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti shine in their portrayal of those left behind to build the US war machine while the able-bodied men are off fighting WWII. Ed Harris and Holly Hunter co-star as Goldie's husband and co-worker, respectively.
  • May 4, 2009
    Nice period feeling and an interesting premise that doesn't get a lot of attention, womens role in the workplace during WWII. They should have focused on that and left the weak love story out and would have been a better film. The other problem is that Goldie's and Russell's char... ...( read more )
  • October 30, 2006
    Goldie & Kurt worked well together in this movie. I think the movie didn't do justice to its subject matter about womens roles during WWII. My own mother went to work at a local aircraft plant during WWII while my father joined the Navy.

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  • broadwaymo
    June 2, 2007
    Need to add Ed Harris, Holly Hunter and Christine Lahti to the cast list...

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