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Swing Shift (1984)
5.8
A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an airport plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war. Director:Jonathan Demme |
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| Goldie Hawn | ... |
Kay Walsh
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| Kurt Russell | ... |
Mike 'Lucky' Lockhart
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| Christine Lahti | ... | ||
| Fred Ward | ... |
Archibald 'Biscuits' Touie
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| Ed Harris | ... |
Jack Walsh
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Sudie Bond | ... |
Annie
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| Holly Hunter | ... |
Jeannie
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Patty Maloney | ... |
Laverne
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| Lisa Pelikan | ... |
Violet
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Susan Peretz | ... |
Edith
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| Joey Aresco | ... |
Johnny Bonnaro
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Morris 'Tex' Biggs | ... |
Clarence
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Reid Cruickshanks | ... |
Spike
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Danny Darst | ... |
Deacon
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| Dennis Fimple | ... |
Rupert George
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Storyline
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 to whom she hadn't previously been all that nice. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers able to ride the jibes of the male workforce. As the war drags on Kay finally goes on a date with her trumpet playing foreman and life inevitably starts to get complicated. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.Parents Guide:
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Tjejen som jobbade skift See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,270,136 (USA) (15 April 1984) (710 Screens)Gross:
$6,650,206 (USA) (29 April 1984)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Kay Walsh: Hazel... we showed 'um didn't we.
Hazel: Boy, did we ever.
[both hug and cry]
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Composed by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra See more »
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In an early scene, Ed Harris, clad only in a towel wrapped around his waist, plops down on a chair. For a split second his genitals are fully exposed. This scene somehow evaded the censors (and in a PG rated film) and in the first video release, the scene is intact. The scene has now disappeared from later releases. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The Navy rank patch is displayed on Fred Ward's right sleeve when it should be on his left. See more »Quotes
[final lines]Kay Walsh: Hazel... we showed 'um didn't we.
Hazel: Boy, did we ever.
[both hug and cry]
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Soundtracks
"Serenade in Blue"Composed by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra See more »
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