Swing Shift (film)
| Swing Shift | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Steven Chorney | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Produced by | Jerry Bick |
| Written by |
Nancy Dowd Bo Goldman Ron Nyswaner |
| Starring | |
| Music by |
Peter Allen Bruce Langhorne Patrick Williams |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by |
Gib Jaffe Craig McKay |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $6,650,206 |
Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama war film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn[1] with Kurt Russell. It also starred Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris. Lahti earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her tragic portrayal of heart-broken ex-singer and Hawn's character's close friend Hazel, losing to Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India. Singer Belinda Carlisle made a foray into the film, and Holly Hunter can be seen in one of her first movie roles.
Plot
During World War II, Kay Walsh (Goldie Hawn) is a woman who has been assigned to work in an armaments factory in California while her husband Jack (Ed Harris), a U.S. Naval seaman, is overseas in naval service.
Lonely and vulnerable, Kay falls for the charms of another man, a musician named Lucky (Kurt Russell), and befriends her embittered neighbor Hazel (Christine Lahti), a former singer. The three of them enjoy their time together until Kay's husband comes home and realizes what has occurred.
Cast
- Goldie Hawn as Kay Walsh
- Kurt Russell as Lucky Lockhart
- Christine Lahti as Hazel Zanussi
- Ed Harris as Jack Walsh
- Fred Ward as Biscuits Toohey
- Belita Moreno as Mabel Stoddard
- Holly Hunter as Jeannie
- Sudie Bond as Annie
- Patty Maloney as Laverne
- Lisa Pelikan as Violet
- Phillip Christon as Egyptian Recruit
- Charles Napier as Moon Willis
- Alana Stewart as Frankie Parker
Production
Swing Shift has become a case study for a star/producer/director conflict. Hawn and Russell saw the film as a lighthearted vehicle while the director Demme attempted to create a more serious film. Hawn and Warner Brothers requested a recut and partial re-shooting in order to get the movie they had hired Demme to film. Demme's director's cut exists on bootleg VHS only. Both cuts run 100 minutes.
References
- ↑ "Swing Shift". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
External links
- Swing Shift at the Internet Movie Database
- Swing Shift at AllMovie
- Swing Shift at Box Office Mojo
- Swing Shift at Rotten Tomatoes