Swing Shift

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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 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.

Cast

Goldie Hawn
as Kay Walsh
Kurt Russell
as Mike 'Lucky' Lockhart
Ed Harris
as Jack Walsh
Christine Lahti
as Hazel
Fred Ward
as Biscuits Toohey
Sudie Bond
as Annie
Holly Hunter
as Jeannie Sherman
Patty Maloney
as Laverne
Lisa Pelikan
as Violet Mulligan
Susan Peretz
as Edith Castle
Joey Aresco
as Johnny Bonnano
Morris "Tex" Biggs
as Clarence
Marion Dougherty
Reid Cruickshanks
as Spike
Daniel Dean Darst
as Deacon
Dennis Fimple
as Rupert George
Chris Lemmon
as Lt. O'Connor
Charles Napier
as Moon Willens
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Documentary Narrator/French de Mille
Laura Hawn
as Ethel
Marvin Miller
as Rollo
Susan Barnes
as Skinny
Beth Henley
as Bible Pusher
Gene Borkan
as MP at Embarkation Point
Alana Stewart
as Frankie Parker
Phillip Christon
as Recruit at Egyptian
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Genevieve
Isabell Monk
as Rita
Alan Toy
as Assistant Cribman
Maggie Renzi
as 1st Interviewer
Oceana Marr
as Ladies Room Inspector
Sandy McLeod
as 2nd Interviewer
Richard K. Way
as Factory Soldier
Harold Jackson III
as Piano Player at Sorrentino's
George "Red" Schwartz
as Cribman
Don Carrara
as Drunk Sailor
Todd Allen
as Cpl. Bobby Danzig
Gary Goetzman
as `Swing Shift' Bandleader
Belinda Carlisle
as Jamboree Singer
Lissette LeCorn
as Peggy at Age 3
Jessica Gaynes
as Peggy at Age 7
Deena Marie
as Paper Girl
Roger Rook
as Bellhop
Joseph Hutton
as Seaman Amtzis
Harry Northrup
as New Year's Eve Marine
David B. Carlton
as New Year's Eve Marine
Lisa Chadwick
as Vocalist at Kelly's
Eddie Smith
as Waiter at Kelly's
Eugene W. Jackson
as Bartender
Chino "Fats" Williams
as Bouncer
Belita Moreno
as Mabel Stoddard
Roger Corman
as Mr. MacBride
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Audience Reviews for Swing Shift

  • May 04, 2009
    Nice period feeling and an interesting premise that doesn't get a lot of attention, womens role in the workplace during WWII. They should have focused on that and left the weak love story out and would have been a better film. The other problem is that Goldie's and Russell's characters are not really people you feel much empathy for, she's spoiled and selfish and he's really rather a jerk. Christine Lahti however steals every second she's on screen and has the character you care about the most.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Jun 02, 2007
    Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti shine in their portrayal of those left behind to build the US war machine while the able-bodied men are off fighting WWII. Ed Harris and Holly Hunter co-star as Goldie's husband and co-worker, respectively.
    Moe E Super Reviewer
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