Swing Shift (1984)
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92% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
33% of users liked it
(3,222 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jonathan Demme
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 13, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Swing Shift tries ... to twist some consequence out of a tawdry adulterous tryst by a couple of self-centered sneaks. But the writing and acting are too flat for the challenge.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Hawn, atypically cast and supported by all-round excellent performances, proves that she can act.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There's no suspense and no big emotional payoff, but the movie is always absorbing.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Offers Miss Hawn her best role since ''Private Benjamin,'' and she is most winning.
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, Empire Magazine
At its heart lies a sweet romance, with good performances from both the leads and an Oscar nomination for supporting actress Lahti.
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Cast
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Goldie Hawn
as Kay
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Kurt Russell
as Lucky
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Christine Lahti
as Hazel Zanussi
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Fred Ward
as Biscuits
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Ed Harris
as Jack
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Holly Hunter
as Jeannie
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Patty Maloney
as Laverne
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Lisa Pelikan
as Violet
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Susan Peretz
as Edith
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Todd Allen
as Col. Bobby Danzig
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Joey Aresco
as Johnny Bonnano
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Susan Barnes
as Skinny
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Morris "Tex" Biggs
as Clarence
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Sudie Bond
as Annie
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Gene Borkan
as MP at Embarkation Point
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Belinda Carlisle
as Jamboree Singer
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Don Carrara
as Drunk Soldier
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Reid Cruickshanks
as Spike
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Dennis Fimple
as Rupert George
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Laura Hawn
as Ethel
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Eugene W. Jackson
as Bartender
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Penny Johnson
as Genevieve
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Chris Lemmon
as Lt. O'Connor
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Deena Marie
as Piper Girl
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Sandy McLeod
as 2nd Interviewer
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Marvin Miller
as Rollo
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Belita Moreno
as Mabel Stoddard
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Charles Napier
as Moon Willens
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Harry Northrup
as New Year's Eve Marine
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Roger Rook
as Bellhop
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Chino "Fats" Williams
as Bouncer
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Lisa Chadwick
as Vocalist at Kelly's
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Roger Corman
as Mr. MacBride
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Gary Goetzman
as "Swing Shift" Bandleader
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Beth Henley
as Bible Pusher
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Maggie Renzi
as 1st Interviewer
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Alana Stewart
as Frankie Parker
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Stephen Tobolowsky
as Documentary Narrator/French de Mille
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Alan Toy
as Assistant Cribman
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Oceana Marr
as Ladies Room Inspector
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Isabell Monk
as Rita
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George "Red" Schwartz
as Cribman
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Eddie Smith
as Waiter at Kelly's
- Marion Dougherty
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Phillip Christon
as Recruit at Egyptian
