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Switching Channels (1988) -- A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

Overview

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Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Writers:
Ben Hecht (play) and
Charles MacArthur (play) ...
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Release Date:
4 March 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
Tonight's News. Romance. Scandal. Intrigue. And that's just behind the camera!
Plot:
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
I loved it more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kathleen Turner ... Christy Colleran

Burt Reynolds ... John L. Sullivan IV

Christopher Reeve ... Blaine Bingham

Ned Beatty ... Roy Ridnitz
Henry Gibson ... Ike Roscoe

George Newbern ... Siegenthaler
Al Waxman ... Berger
Ken James ... Warden Terwilliger

Barry Flatman ... Zaks
Ted Simonett ... Tillinger
Anthony Sherwood ... Carvalho
Joe Silver ... Mordsini
Charles Kimbrough ... The Governor

Monica Parker ... Jessica

Allan Royal ... Obregon
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

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Trivia:
The copy that Mordesini wants to photocopy (and is charged 25 cents for) is a page of the script. more
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Continuity: When Christie is in Sully's office trying to quit, Sully has his shirt tucked in, when he sits down, his shirt is hanging out with no wrinkles. After he stands up again, he tucks his shirt in. more
Quotes:
Christy Colleran: [running in a marathon] It may look like rain to the rest of you, but on Lake Shore Drive it's sunshine all the way.
[motercycle drives by and wets her]
Christy Colleran: Ah! Thats right Chicago hit me, beat me I love it! This is Christy Colleran, Satellite Network News.
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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
I loved it, 1 July 2002
Author: Windwalkerz

I loved this movie. I thought Kathleen Turner and Burt Reynolds were great together. Christopher Reeves was perfect. I loved the inventiveness of hiding the criminal in the bottom space of the copier as opposed to the roll top desk used in His gal Friday. I am just sorry that this is not available anywhere. If you liked Burt in this try to find Rent a Cop with Liza Minelli. Forgive spelling error in actors names.

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