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A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Danny Darst
- Deacon
- (as Daniel Dean Darst)
Chris Lemmon
- Lt. O'Connor
- (as Christopher Lemmon)
- Director
- Writers
- Nancy Dowd
- Bo Goldman(uncredited)
- Ron Nyswaner(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaIn 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 subsequent releases. However, it is included on the print shown on Turner Classic Movies.
- GoofsWhen the service men are boarding the bus, and Kay is saying goodbye to her husband, a man appears with a megaphone to announce the bus is departing. His megaphone is a self-contained transistor one which was not available in 1941.
- Quotes
Documentary Narrator: Each returning serviceman will get his job back when the war is won. And you girls and women, you'll be going home. Back to being housewives and mothers as you promised to do when you came to work with us. Your lives will return to normal.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are shown over old, black and white photos.
- Alternate versionsCBS edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
- SoundtracksSomeone Waits For You
Performed by Carly Simon
Produced by Richard Perry
Music by Peter Allen
Lyrics by Will Jennings
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Nostalgic 80's
This is the movie that led to Goldie Hawn's romantic real-life involvement with Kurt Russell. I didn't find him to be the charmer he usually plays but their relationship is believable after he finally convinces her to acknowledge it. At first Kay resists his advances saying she's married but then after several months gives in and seems to fall hopelessly in love with him. Needless to say, her husband then surprises her by coming home unannounced. I won't give anything more away but I will say that I was not too thrilled with the ending.
Goldie Hawn did a great job and manages to play her character with vulnerability as well as believability. Like I said, Kurt Russell is not his usual charming self but is still believable as the feisty musician Lucky. Great supporting work here from Christine Lahti who plays Kay's wild singer friend Hazel. Ed Harris plays Kay's husband and Holly Hunter also has a small role. Carly Simon sings the opening theme song. The vibe is there between them because it is real. But this movie just doesn't hold up in the long run. It's fun, but it's nowhere near what Russell and Hawn can do together.
Overall rating: 7 out of 10.
Goldie Hawn did a great job and manages to play her character with vulnerability as well as believability. Like I said, Kurt Russell is not his usual charming self but is still believable as the feisty musician Lucky. Great supporting work here from Christine Lahti who plays Kay's wild singer friend Hazel. Ed Harris plays Kay's husband and Holly Hunter also has a small role. Carly Simon sings the opening theme song. The vibe is there between them because it is real. But this movie just doesn't hold up in the long run. It's fun, but it's nowhere near what Russell and Hawn can do together.
Overall rating: 7 out of 10.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Swing Shift - Liebe auf Zeit
- Filming locations
- Long Beach, California, USA(bicycling sequence)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,650,206
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,270,136
- Apr 15, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $6,650,206
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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