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Swing Shift is a film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell as a married couple during World War II. The film was a box office flop and faced production conflicts and negative reviews.
A woman finds romance and independence when she works as a riveter in a military aircraft plant during WWII. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this film.
- (5.5K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Jonathan Demme
- 1984-04-13
Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner and Emmy-nominee Goldie Hawn ("The First Wives Club," "Private Benjamin") stars in this nostalgic romantic comedy as a ...
- 100 min
- 559.5K
- YouTube Movies
During World War II, a navy wife helps the war effort by taking a job in the local aircraft factory, where she meets a man declared unfit for military service...
- (15)
- Jonathan Demme
- PG
- Goldie Hawn
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.
A nostalgic film about women working in a wartime aircraft factory and their relationships with men. Roger Ebert praises the friendship between the two main characters, the realistic tone and the performances, especially Christine Lahti as Hazel.
Where to watch Swing Shift (1984) starring Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti and directed by Jonathan Demme. In 1941, as war beckons, Kay's idyllic life shifts when her husband enlists. Seeking independence, she joins an aircraft factory, forging an unbreakable bond with singer Hazel.
