Swing Shift
“When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.”
In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she 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. As the war drags on, Kay finally dates her trumpet-playing foreman and life gets more complicated.
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Cast
66 people
Goldie Hawn
Kay Walsh
Known for
Death Becomes Her
Overboard
Kurt Russell
Lucky Lockhart
Known for
The Hateful Eight
The Thing
Christine Lahti
Hazel Zanussi
Known for
Evil
Running on Empty
Fred Ward
Biscuits Toohey
Known for
Tremors
Escape from Alcatraz
Ed Harris
Jack Walsh
Known for
Westworld
The Truman Show
Sudie Bond
Annie
Known for
Love Story
Silkwood
Holly Hunter
Jeannie Sherman
Known for
The Incredibles
The Piano
Patty Maloney
Laverne
Known for
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Lisa Pelikan
Violet Mulligan
Known for
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Lionheart
Susan Peretz
Edith Castle
Known for
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Joey Aresco
Johnny Bonnano
Known for
Blonde and Blonder
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
Clarence
Also in
September 30, 1955
Jonathan Demme Director · Nancy Dowd Writer Patrick Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $15M · United States release April 13, 1984
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Lantana
Production
Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company
Production
Jerry Bick
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 13, 1984
Theatrical
Czechia
January 1, 1993 · Physical
Greece
August 13, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 1, 1985 · Theatrical
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