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| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Cast | Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward, Ed Harris, Joey Aresco, Danny Darst, Dennis Fimple, Holly Hunter, Chris Lemmon, Marvin Miller, Charles Napier, Lisa Pelikan and Stephen Tobolowsky |
| Theatrical Release | April 13, 1984 |
| DVD Release | June 1, 2004 |
| Running Time | 100 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 085392888924 |
| Buy this item | $11.99 at Amazon.com As of Jul 2 3:18 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Warner Home Video, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Or 52 new from $3.16, 21 used from $3.16 |
About Swing Shift
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell got together on Swing Shift--and if that's the main reason people know about this movie, it only has itself to blame. The film has a marvelous subject (women's changing status on the home front during World War II), a hugely attractive cast, and a sympathetic director, Jonathan Demme, whose previous film, Melvin and Howard, had been a splendid piece of Americana. Yet despite this, it feels disjointed. Goldie goes to work at a factory when her husband (Ed Harris) goes off to war; Russell works there too, and they find each other, well, riveting. With the movie wavering between romance and feminist consciousness-raising, the field is open for Oscar®-nominated Christine Lahti, who sparkles as Goldie's lanky, wisecracking best friend. Demme's original version of the movie was obscured by reshoots, which might explain the missed opportunity; this could have been a classic. --Robert Horton Amazon.com essential video
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mostly about what was happening on the home front during that time. Most
WWII movies were about the military battles or what was happening
in Europe or in the far east. January 7, 2008
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