Answers i woke up to the tv on and heard the music have u had any luck locating this sound track. Staring kurt russell, goldie hawn, stephen tobolowsky and todd allen. The released version of swing shift is watchable if mediocre romance from a very talented filmmaker. Swing shift definition of swing shift by merriamwebster. Goldie hawn, kurt russell, ed harris, fred ward in 1941 america kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after pearl harbor.
See the article in its original context from april, 1984, section c, page buy reprints. Goldie hawn in comedy, swing shift the new york times. Swing shift movie poster 70x100cm 1984 goldie hawn kurt russell director jonathan demme frame on your wall. There was no pg when swing shift came out in april 1984. Goldie hawn, kurt russell, christine lahti, imdb rating. Swing shift 1984 the jeanie subplot works in tandem with the scene where the macbride employees listen to the reports from guadalcanal and then are coaxed to work harder for the boys at the front, as well as the key sequence where, as soon as the war is over, the women are laid off. Swing shift 1984 jack and kay walsh are typical of many couples of the 1940s, where he is the breadwinner and she the housewife dependent upon him to do the mans duties around the house. Swing shift eventually emerges as a thin study of several characters, but those characters are not given enough depth to carry the film, despite fine performances by the cast. Someone waits for you performed by carly simon produced by richard perry music by peter allen lyrics by will jennings. Swing shift is one of those movies in which characters are revealed solely in terms of. Christine lahti is especially good, giving a finelynuanced and carefully detailed performance that gathers in impact, but hawn, russell and ed harris are all solid. A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet.
Thats basically what happens in swing shift, a sentimental memory of world war ii, when. In 1941 america kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after pearl harbor. Kay walsh goldie hawn is a wife of the 1950s who thought her life would be about being a homemaker. 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. Starring goldie hawn, kurt russell, christine lahti, and fred ward. Swing shift 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Swing shift full english full movie swing shift full full movie, swing shift full full movie streaming swing shift full movie engsub watch swing shift full english full movie online swing shift. Featuring goldie hawn, kurt russell, ed harris, christine lahti and others. Needing money, she begins working at a plant building airplanes. Apr, 1984 goldie hawn in comedy, swing shift swing shift. Swing shift, a stop motion short film by mike jittlov swing shift soixante neuf, a song by nash the slash on his album children of the night. As the war drags on kay finally dates her trumpet playing foreman and life gets complicated. When looking for this movie to watch it the first time, i had found this directors cut along with the theatrical version. Swing shift 1984 movie clip women war workers director jonathan demme uses a shortsubject to introduce kay goldie hawn to the idea of taking a job now that her husband s gone to war, meeting her neighbor hazel christine lahti at the santa monica plant, with whom relations have thus far been chilly, in swing shift, 1941.
The shift between the day and night shifts swing shift, a 1997 jazz album by rik emmett. Movies released april th, 1984 in theaters, streaming and on home video. Swing shift dvdr 1984 warner archive collection mod. The workprint of swing shift is about what life in the u. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 57 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production. Serenade in blue composed by mack gordon and harry warren performed by glenn miller and his orchestra. I couldnt find much information online about it, so i rented swing shift to see for myself and took some screenshots while i was at it lets take a look back at the cozy bungalow apartments from. Swing shift on dvd 085392888924 from warner bros directed by jonathan demme.
Released 1984, swing shift stars goldie hawn, kurt russell, christine lahti, fred ward the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Get swing shift dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Swing shift 1984 directed by jonathan demme genres comedy drama, romance subgenres period film, romantic drama release date apr, 1984 usa unknown run time 1 min. Goldie hawn, who also served as the films producer, stars as kay, a woman who takes a job on the line at a plant producing war planes after her husband goes off to fight in europe. Swing shift definition is the work shift between the day and night shifts as from 4 p. She has to take a job in an armaments factory during the war while her husband ships off to the front lines. The workprintdirectors cut of swing shift is a completely different beast.
Pg, 1 hr 40 min tell us where you are looking for movie tickets. Buy swing shift movie posters from movie poster shop. Thats basically what happens in swing shift, a sentimental memory of world war ii, when men went to war and their wives and sweethearts manned the production lines. One thought on swing shift, friday the th the final chapter, can she bake a cherry pie. Financial analysis of swing shift 1984 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Girl gets husband, girl loses husband, girl gets job. Liked this story and movie more now then when i first saw it. It also stars christine lahti, fred ward, ed harris, belinda carlisle, and holly hunter, in one of her first movie roles. Nov 10, 1999 actors cut fifteen years ago, goldie hawn hacked apart jonathan demmes swing shift. Swing shift is a 1984 american romantic drama war film directed by jonathan demme and produced by and starring goldie hawn with kurt russell.
Swing shift, starring goldie hawn, is not the film that at least two of its makers expected it. Pink feminine bodies being pounded by the hardest hung males around how about vice versa. Swing shift poster 1984 goldie hawn director jonathan demme. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing swing shift near you.
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. Its so nostalgic that even the anger at the end when the war ends. 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 hadnt previously been. Kay is a happily married woman in 1941 who suddenly finds herself on her own after her husband enlists during world war ii. A look back at the charming bungalow court where the 1984 goldie hawnkurt russell movie swing shift was filmed in san pedro, california. Swing shift 1984 movie poster 70x100cm nice condition fn original director. Swing shift 1984 stream and watch online moviefone.
The controversy over indiana jones and the temple of doom and gremlins being considered too violent for pg, not severe enough for an r rating let to the creation of pg in 1984. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Swing shift, friday the th the final chapter, can she. Swing shift is set in world war ii, during the time of so called rosie the riveter.
Swing shift 1984 swing shift 1984 jack and kay walsh are typical of many couples of the 1940s, where he is the breadwinner and she the housewife dependent upon him. A married woman begins to fall in love with a coworker when her husband enlists in wwii and she joins the workforce. Swing shift 1984 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 who sweeps her off. Director jonathan demme uses a shortsubject to introduce kay goldie hawn to the idea of taking a job now that her husband s gone to war, meeting her neighbor hazel christine lahti at the santa monica plant, with whom relations have thus far been chilly, in swing shift, 1941.
Swing shift poster 1984 goldie hawn director jonathan. Director jonathan demme made one of his more conventional movies with swing shift, an examination of life on the american home front during wwii. Director jonathan demme made one of his more conventional movies with swing shift, an examination of life on the american home front. Great quality in paper and colors, nice to frame on your wall. The story goes that after goldie hawn had seen this cut, she demanded it be recut and add some scenes so she will be the definitive lead and not get overshadowed by. This is a sliceoflife movie, the kind that director jonathan melvin and howard demme is good at. The movie takes place in 1941 and the men who can fight are sent to fight and the women must take. Swing shift 1984 does anyone know if the 1984 movie swing shift with goldie hawn and kurt russel released a soundtrack and if so, where i can purchase a copy. Every movie releasing in april 1984 in theaters, streaming, bluray and dvd. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Admittedly, as a young, romantic woman, all i saw, the first time i saw it, was the turmoil of a married woman falling into love with another man and a bittersweet ending. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Jonathan demme directed this movie in 1984 title swing shift year 1984 director jonathan demme genre drama. The first pg movie released, red dawn, didnt appear until a few months after swing shift.
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