Swing Shift (1984)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 1
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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
Apr 13, 1984 Wide
Jun 1, 2004
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Cast
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Goldie Hawn
Kay -
Kurt Russell
Lucky -
Christine Lahti
Hazel Zanussi -
Fred Ward
Biscuits -
Ed Harris
Jack -
Holly Hunter
Jeannie -
Patty Maloney
Laverne -
Lisa Pelikan
Violet -
Susan Peretz
Edith -
Todd Allen
Col. Bobby Danzig -
Joey Aresco
Johnny Bonnano -
Susan Barnes
Skinny -
Morris "Tex" Biggs
Clarence -
Sudie Bond
Annie -
Gene Borkan
MP at Embarkation Po... -
Belinda Carlisle
Jamboree Singer -
Don Carrara
Drunk Soldier -
Reid Cruickshanks
Spike -
Dennis Fimple
Rupert George -
Laura Hawn
Ethel -
Eugene W. Jackson
Bartender -
Penny Johnson
Genevieve -
Chris Lemmon
Lt. O'Connor -
Deena Marie
Piper Girl -
Sandy McLeod
2nd Interviewer -
Marvin Miller
Rollo -
Belita Moreno
Mabel Stoddard -
Charles Napier
Moon Willens -
Harry Northrup
New Year's Eve Marin... -
Roger Rook
Bellhop -
Chino "Fats" William...
Bouncer -
Lisa Chadwick
Vocalist at Kelly's -
Roger Corman
Mr. MacBride -
Gary Goetzman
"Swing Shift" Bandle... -
Beth Henley
Bible Pusher -
Maggie Renzi
1st Interviewer -
Alana Stewart
Frankie Parker -
Stephen Tobolowsky
Documentary Narrator... -
Alan Toy
Assistant Cribman -
Oceana Marr
Ladies Room Inspecto... -
Isabell Monk
Rita -
George "Red" Schwart...
Cribman -
Eddie Smith
Waiter at Kelly's -
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Phillip Christon
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
Swing Shift tries ... to twist some consequence out of a tawdry adulterous tryst by a couple of self-centered sneaks. But the writing and acting are too flat for the challenge.
Top CriticHawn, atypically cast and supported by all-round excellent performances, proves that she can act.
There's no suspense and no big emotional payoff, but the movie is always absorbing.
Offers Miss Hawn her best role since ''Private Benjamin,'' and she is most winning.
At its heart lies a sweet romance, with good performances from both the leads and an Oscar nomination for supporting actress Lahti.
Demme's characteristic generosity toward his characters and refusal to make absolute moral judgments are strong points, while the feminist subtext adds freshness to the story.
Despite compromises, a result of interference in director Demme's work, this fictional look at a Rosie the Riveter kind of woman displays a nice feminist perspective on WWII and terrific performances from Goldie Hawn and especially Christine Lahti.
Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson could learn a few things watching this. Or maybe they already have.
Effectively conveys how World War II changed men, women work and family
The film certainly can't seem to decide whether it wants to be a genial romantic comedy or something more truthful, but it is never less than watchable.
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