Swing Shift
When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.
1984 | 100m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Demme |
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| Writer: | Nancy Dowd |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 13, 1984 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Demme |
| Writer: | Nancy Dowd |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, home front, riveter, arms industry, 1940s |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Jerry Bick, Lantana |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Goldie Hawn | Kay Walsh |
| Kurt Russell | Lucky Lockhart |
| Christine Lahti | Hazel Zanussi |
| Fred Ward | Biscuits Toohey |
| Ed Harris | Jack Walsh |
| Sudie Bond | Annie |
| Holly Hunter | Jeannie Sherman |
| Patty Maloney | Laverne |
| Lisa Pelikan | Violet Mulligan |
| Susan Peretz | Edith Castle |
| Joey Aresco | Johnny Bonnano |
| Morris 'Tex' Biggs | Clarence |
| Reid Cruickshanks | Spike |
| Danny Darst | Deacon |
| Dennis Fimple | Rupert George |
| Chris Lemmon | Lt. O'Connor |
| Charles Napier | Moon Willis |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | French deMille / Documentary Narrator |
| Laura Hawn | Ethel |
| Marvin Miller | Rollo |
| Susan Barnes | Skinny |
| Beth Henley | Bible Pusher |
| Gene Borkan | M.P. at Embarkation |
| Alana Stewart | Frankie Parker |
| Phillip Christon | Recruit at Egyptian |
| Penny Johnson Jerald | Genevieve |
| Isabell O'Connor | Rita |
| Maggie Renzi | First Interviewer |
| Sandy McLeod | Second Interviewer |
| George 'Red' Schwartz | Cribman |
| Alan Toy | Assistant Cribman |
| Oceana Marr | Ladies' Room Inspector |
| Richard K. Way | Factory Soldier |
| Harold Jackson | Piano Player at Sorrentino's |
| Don Carrara | Drunk Sailor |
| Todd Allen | Cpl. Bobby Danzig |
| Gary Goetzman | 'Swing Shift' Bandleader |
| Belinda Carlisle | Jamboree Singer |
| Lissette LeCorn | Peggy (age 3) |
| Jessica Gaynes | Peggy (age 7) |
| Deena Marie | Paper Girl |
| Roger Rook | Bellhop |
| Joseph Hutton | Seaman Amtzis |
| Harry Northup | New Year's Eve Marine #1 |
| David B. Carlton | New Year's Eve Marine #2 |
| Lisa Chadwick | Vocalist at Kelly's |
| Eddie Smith | Waiter at Kelly's |
| Eugene Jackson | Bartender at Kelly's |
| Chino 'Fats' Williams | Bouncer at Kelly's |
| Belita Moreno | Mabel Stoddard |
| Roger Corman | Mr. MacBride |
| Benjie Bancroft | Workman (uncredited) |
| Ian Bruce | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Boyd Cabeen | Workman (uncredited) |
| Cynthia Lea Clark | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jack R. Clinton | Workman (uncredited) |
| Patrice Cole | Soldier's Wife (uncredited) |
| Sig Frohlich | Workman (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Photographer at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Casey MacGill | Musician (uncredited) |
| John Marlin | Workman (uncredited) |
| Jim Michael | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Dick Miller | Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited) |
| Danny Nero | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Luci-Lynn Norris | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| James Turley | Workman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Demme | Director |
| Nancy Dowd | Writer |
| Patrick Williams | Original Music Composer |
| E. Thomas Case | Makeup Artist |
| Kim Samson | Hairstylist |
| David Pettijohn | Sound Editor |
| Michele Dittrick | Costumer |
| Peter Jamison | Production Design |
| Charles Mulvehill | Unit Production Manager |
| R. Chris Westlund | Set Decoration |
| Vaune Kirby Frechette | Assistant Editor |
| Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Jeff Haley | Set Decoration |
| Jerry O'Dell | Makeup Artist |
| Kathryn Blondell | Hairstylist |
| Edward Brown Jr. | Assistant Camera |
| Evelyn Purcell | Second Unit Director |
| Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Craig McKay | Editor |
| Bo Welch | Art Direction |
| Bo Goldman | Additional Writing |
| Ron Nyswaner | Additional Writing |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alex Winitsky | Executive Producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | Associate Producer |
| Arlene Sellers | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Bick | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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