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

Release Date: April 13, 1984

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DVD Release Date: 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 29, 2009
    Pretty boring. The drama wasn't really that dramatic.
  • 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)acters are not really people you feel much empathy for, she's spoiled and selfish and he's really rather a jerk. Christine Lahti however steals every second she's on screen and has the character you care about the most.
  • August 16, 2008
    no Hepburn/Tracey but great duo still
  • July 6, 2008
    I saw part of this years ago and thought it was cute. I'd like to see the whole thing.
  • May 6, 2008
    Really cute if nothng else
  • April 21, 2008
    Nice story... life during the war...
  • July 23, 2007
    Insightfull, but a little slow.
  • July 7, 2007
    Meaningful, but not really watchable.

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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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