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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ed Harris Jack
Goldie Hawn Kay
Holly Hunter Jeannie
Christine Lahti Hazel Zanussi
Patty Maloney Laverne
Lisa Pelikan Violet
Susan Peretz Edith
Kurt Russell Lucky
Fred Ward Biscuits

Production Crew

Charles B. Mulvehill Associate Producer
Tak Fujimoto Cinematographer
Patrick Williams Composer (Music Score)
Joe Tompkins Costume Designer
Jonathan Demme Director
Craig McKay Editor
Alex Winitsky Executive Producer
Arlene Sellers Executive Producer
Tom Saviano Musical Performer
Jerry Bick Producer
Peter Jamison Production Designer
Robert W. Welch III Production Designer
Bo Goldman Screenwriter
Nancy Dowd Screenwriter
Rob Morton Screenwriter
Robert Towne Screenwriter
Ron Nyswaner Screenwriter
Jeff Haley Set Designer
R. Chris Westlund Set Designer
Peter Allen Songwriter
Will Jennings Songwriter
Year: 1984
Runtime: 100
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature


Produced by
Lantana Productions
Warner Brothers