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Swing Shift
Release Date: April 13, 1984
| Year | : | 1984 |
| Slogan | : | «When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Romance, War |
| Production Companies | : | Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Jerry Bick, Lantana |
| Director | : | Jonathan Demme |
| Producers | : | Charles Mulvehill, Charles Mulvehill, Jerry Bick, Arlene Sellers, Alex Winitsky |
| Writers | : | Nancy Dowd |
| RunTime | : | 100 mins. |
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. As the war drags on Kay finally dates her trumpet playing foreman and life gets complicated
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Trailer: SWING SHIFT - Original Theatrical Trailer
Main Actors
Goldie Hawn
Character : Kay Walsh
Kurt Russell
Character : Lucky Lockhart
Christine Lahti
Character : Hazel Zanussi
Fred Ward
Character : Biscuits Toohey
Ed Harris
Character : Jack Walsh
Sudie Bond
Character : Annie
Holly Hunter
Character : Jeannie Sherman
Patty Maloney
Character : Laverne
Lisa Pelikan
Character : Violet Mulligan
Susan Peretz
Character : Edith Castle
Joey Aresco
Character : Johnny Bonnano
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
Character : Clarence
Reid Cruickshanks
Character : Spike
Danny Darst
Character : Deacon
Dennis Fimple
Character : Rupert George
Chris Lemmon
Character : Lt. O'Connor
Charles Napier
Character : Moon Willis
Stephen Tobolowsky
Character : French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Laura Hawn
Character : Ethel
Marvin Miller
Character : Rollo
Susan Barnes
Character : Skinny
Beth Henley
Character : Bible Pusher
Gene Borkan
Character : M.P. at Embarkation
Alana Stewart
Character : Frankie Parker
Phillip Christon
Character : Recruit at Egyptian
Penny Johnson
Character : Genevieve
Isabell O'Connor
Character : Rita
Maggie Renzi
Character : First Interviewer
Sandy McLeod
Character : Second Interviewer
George 'Red' Schwartz
Character : Cribman
Alan Toy
Character : Assistant Cribman
Oceana Marr
Character : Ladies' Room Inspector
Richard K. Way
Character : Factory Soldier
Harold Jackson
Character : Piano Player at Sorrentino's
Don Carrara
Character : Drunk Sailor
Todd Allen
Character : Cpl. Bobby Danzig
Gary Goetzman
Character : 'Swing Shift' Bandleader
Belinda Carlisle
Character : Jamboree Singer
Lissette LeCorn
Character : Peggy (age 3)
Jessica Gaynes
Character : Peggy (age 7)
Deena Marie
Character : Paper Girl
Roger Rook
Character : Bellhop
Joseph Hutton
Character : Seaman Amtzis
Harry Northup
Character : New Year's Eve Marine #1
David B. Carlton
Character : New Year's Eve Marine #2
Lisa Chadwick
Character : Vocalist at Kelly's
Eddie Smith
Character : Waiter at Kelly's
Eugene Jackson
Character : Bartender at Kelly's
Chino 'Fats' Williams
Character : Bouncer at Kelly's
Belita Moreno
Character : Mabel Stoddard
Roger Corman
Character : Mr. MacBride
Cynthia Lea Clark
Character : Dancer (uncredited)
Patrice Cole
Character : Soldier's Wife (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Character : Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Casey MacGill
Character : Musician (uncredited)
Dick Miller
Character : Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
Danny Nero
Character : Sailor (uncredited)
Luci-Lynn Norris
Character : Neighbor (uncredited)
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