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Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama directed by Jonathan Demme, and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn, with Kurt Russell. It also features Christine Lahti, Fred Ward, Ed Harris and Holly Hunter, in one of her earlier movie roles. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $6.6
- $15 million
- April 13, 1984
- Jerry Bick
Apr 13, 1984 · Swing Shift: Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward. A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.
- (5.3K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Jonathan Demme
- 1984-04-13
Director. Jonathan Demme. Girl gets husband, girl loses husband, girl gets job. That's basically what happens in "Swing Shift," a sentimental memory of World War II, when men went to war and their wives and sweethearts manned the production lines.
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Swing Shift is about women who find friendship and empowerment while working at an aircraft factory during World War II. Hawn plays Kay, who is a homemaker happily married to Jack (Ed Harris).
- Jonathan Demme, Evelyn Purcell
- Goldie Hawn
Overview. In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way the two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers.
During World War II, a navy wife helps the war effort by taking a job in the local aircraft factory, where she meets a man declared unfit for military service who sweeps her off her feet. When her...
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG
