Release date:Apr 13, 1984

Runtime:1h 40m

Videos about the movie "Swing Shift":

SWING SHIFT - Original Theatrical Trailer

Swing Shift

★ 5.6

Synopsis of "Swing Shift":

"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."

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Genres:

DramaRomanceWar

Language:

English

Cast of "Swing Shift":

Goldie Hawn ... as Kay Walsh

Kurt Russell ... as Lucky Lockhart

Christine Lahti ... as Hazel Zanussi

Fred Ward ... as Biscuits Toohey

Ed Harris ... as Jack Walsh

Sudie Bond ... as Annie

Holly Hunter ... as Jeannie Sherman

Patty Maloney ... as Laverne

Lisa Pelikan ... as Violet Mulligan

Susan Peretz ... as Edith Castle

Joey Aresco ... as Johnny Bonnano

Morris 'Tex' Biggs ... as Clarence

Reid Cruickshanks ... as Spike

Danny Darst ... as Deacon

Dennis Fimple ... as Rupert George

Chris Lemmon ... as Lt. O'Connor

Charles Napier ... as Moon Willis

Stephen Tobolowsky ... as French deMille / Documentary Narrator

Laura Hawn ... as Ethel

Marvin Miller ... as Rollo

Susan Barnes ... as Skinny

Beth Henley ... as Bible Pusher

Gene Borkan ... as M.P. at Embarkation

Alana Stewart ... as Frankie Parker

Phillip Christon ... as Recruit at Egyptian

Penny Johnson Jerald ... as Genevieve

Isabell O'Connor ... as Rita

Maggie Renzi ... as First Interviewer

Sandy McLeod ... as Second Interviewer

George 'Red' Schwartz ... as Cribman

Alan Toy ... as Assistant Cribman

Oceana Marr ... as Ladies' Room Inspector

Richard K. Way ... as Factory Soldier

Harold Jackson ... as Piano Player at Sorrentino's

Don Carrara ... as Drunk Sailor

Todd Allen ... as Cpl. Bobby Danzig

Gary Goetzman ... as 'Swing Shift' Bandleader

Belinda Carlisle ... as Jamboree Singer

Lissette LeCorn ... as Peggy (age 3)

Jessica Gaynes ... as Peggy (age 7)

Deena Marie ... as Paper Girl

Roger Rook ... as Bellhop

Joseph Hutton ... as Seaman Amtzis

Harry Northup ... as New Year's Eve Marine #1

David B. Carlton ... as New Year's Eve Marine #2

Lisa Chadwick ... as Vocalist at Kelly's

Eddie Smith ... as Waiter at Kelly's

Eugene Jackson ... as Bartender at Kelly's

Chino 'Fats' Williams ... as Bouncer at Kelly's

Belita Moreno ... as Mabel Stoddard

Roger Corman ... as Mr. MacBride

Benjie Bancroft ... as Workman (uncredited)

Ian Bruce ... as Club Patron (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen ... as Workman (uncredited)

Cynthia Lea Clark ... as Dancer (uncredited)

Jack R. Clinton ... as Workman (uncredited)

Patrice Cole ... as Soldier's Wife (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich ... as Workman (uncredited)

Bob Harks ... as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)

Casey MacGill ... as Musician (uncredited)

John Marlin ... as Workman (uncredited)

Jim Michael ... as Bartender (uncredited)

Dick Miller ... as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)

Danny Nero ... as Sailor (uncredited)

Luci-Lynn Norris ... as Neighbor (uncredited)

James Turley ... as Workman (uncredited)

Crew:

Nancy Dowd... (Writer)

Evelyn Purcell... (Second Unit Director)

Ron Nyswaner... (Additional Writing)

Bo Goldman... (Additional Writing)

Tak Fujimoto... (Director of Photography)

David Pettijohn... (Sound Editor)

Patrick Williams... (Original Music Composer)

Joe I. Tompkins... (Costume Design)

Bo Welch... (Art Direction)

Charles Mulvehill... (Associate Producer)

Craig McKay... (Editor)

Jerry Bick... (Producer)

Jeff Haley... (Set Decoration)

Larry Carow... (Sound Editor)

Jerry O'Dell... (Makeup Artist)

Kathryn Blondell... (Hairstylist)

Vaune Kirby Frechette... (Assistant Editor)

Edward Brown Jr.... (Assistant Camera)

Michele Dittrick... (Costumer)

R. Chris Westlund... (Set Decoration)

Jamie Anderson... (Camera Operator)

Peter Jamison... (Production Design)

Arlene Sellers... (Executive Producer)

Charles Mulvehill... (Unit Production Manager)

E. Thomas Case... (Makeup Artist)

Kim Samson... (Hairstylist)

Alex Winitsky... (Executive Producer)

Content rating:

PG (United States) · PG (United Kingdom)