Swing Shift (film)
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Swing Shift | |
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Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
Written by | Nancy Dowd Bo Goldman Ron Nyswaner |
Produced by | Jerry Bick |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
Edited by | Gib Jaffe Craig McKay |
Music by | Peter Allen Bruce Langhorne Patrick Williams |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million[1] |
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[2] with Kurt Russell. It also stars Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris. Lahti earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her feisty, on-point portrayal of heartbroken 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 acting 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 signs up 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.[3] 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.[citation needed]
Reception
As of July 2018, Swing Shift holds a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.[4]
References
- ^ http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/57221
- ^ "Swing Shift". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Swing Shift: the unmaking of a masterpiece?". Sight & Sound. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/swing_shift
External links
- 1984 films
- 1980s comedy-drama films
- 1980s romantic comedy films
- American films
- American comedy-drama films
- English-language films
- Films scored by Patrick Williams
- Films directed by Jonathan Demme
- Films set in the 1940s
- Films set on the home front during World War II
- Films shot in California
- Screenplays by Bo Goldman
- 1980s comedy-drama film stubs