Switching Channels
There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports.
1988 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Ted Kotcheff |
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| Writer: | Charles MacArthur, Jonathan Reynolds, Ben Hecht |
| Staring: |
| A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 05, 1988 |
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| Director: | Ted Kotcheff |
| Writer: | Charles MacArthur, Jonathan Reynolds, Ben Hecht |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | ex-husband ex-wife relationship |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,129,999
Budget: $18,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kathleen Turner | Christy Colleran |
| Burt Reynolds | John L. Sullivan IV |
| Christopher Reeve | Blaine Bingham |
| Ned Beatty | Roy Ridnitz |
| Henry Gibson | Ike Roscoe |
| George Newbern | Siegenthaler |
| Al Waxman | Berger |
| Ken James | Warden Terwilliger |
| Barry Flatman | Zaks |
| Ted Simonett | Tillinger |
| Anthony Sherwood | Carvalho |
| Joe Silver | Mordsini |
| Charles Kimbrough | The Governor |
| Allan Royal | Obregon |
| Andre Mayers | Jesse |
| Bill Randolph | Eric |
| Monica Parker | Jessica |
| Fiona Reid | Pamela Farbrother |
| Laura Robinson | Karen Ludlow |
| Angelo Rizacos | Ridnitz's Sidekick |
| Tony Rosato | Joker |
| Jackie Richardson | Abigail |
| Laurie Paton | Reporter |
| Katya Ladan | Reporter |
| Corrine Koslo | Yvonne |
| Judah Katz | Tillinger Sound Man |
| Jason Blicker | Sound Man |
| Diane Douglass | Upper Class Woman |
| Noel Gray | Nancy |
| Jane Schoettle | Booking Secretary |
| Ida Carnevali | Poor 'Yuppie' Mother |
| Megan Smith-Harris | Booking Secretary |
| Cheryl Wilson | SNN Anchor Person |
| Arlene Mazerolle | Hotel Receptionist |
| C.J. Lusby | Round Card Girl (uncredited) |
| Richard Comar | Governor's Aide |
| Grant Cowan | Crannock |
| Wayne Fleming | Bryce |
| Jonathan Welsh | Chaplain |
| Bill Cotterell | Rusty |
| Jack Duffy | Emil, the Waiter |
| Warren Davis | Reporter |
| Rex Hagon | Reporter |
| Philip Akin | Guard |
| Patrick Patterson | Guard |
| Diana Douglas | Upper Class Woman |
| Megan Smith-Harris | Booking Secretary (as Megan Smith) |
| Philip Malotte | 6'8' Cameraman |
| Chick Roberts | Cop |
| James Loxley | Anchorman |
| Cheryl Wilson | SNN Anchor Person (as Cheryl S. Wilson) |
| Ray Landry | SNN Anchor Person |
| John Dee | Old Man in Lobby |
| Peter Walachy | Tattooee |
| John S. Davies | Aide |
| Eric Fink | Butler |
| Robert Morelli | Waiter |
| Heather Holmberg | Business Woman (uncredited) |
| Marlon Sterling Long | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Blair Roth | Second Assistant Director |
| Janet Spiegel | Third Assistant Director |
| Daniel R. Bradette | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Ed Hanna | Assistant Art Director |
| Gustave Meunier | Property Buyer |
| Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| Tony Parkins | Carpenter |
| Reet Puhm | Scenic Artist |
| Frances Semple | Painter |
| Tristan Tondino | Scenic Artist |
| Richard Cadger | Sound Editor |
| Wayne Griffin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| John Laning | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Robin Leigh | Sound Editor |
| Peter McBurnie | Foley Artist |
| Donna Powell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Rea | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Jane Tattersall | Sound Editor |
| Ray Boyle | Gaffer |
| Andy Chmura | Camera Operator |
| Steve Danyluk | Gaffer |
| Chris Helcermanas-Benge | Still Photographer |
| Charles MacArthur | Writer |
| Jonathan Reynolds | Screenplay |
| Charles Dunlop | Art Direction |
| Mary E. McLeod | Costume Design |
| Mark S. Freeborn | Set Decoration |
| Rose Marie McSherry | Set Decoration |
| Anne Pritchard | Production Design |
| Thom Noble | Editor |
| François Protat | Director of Photography |
| David R. Beecroft | Key Hair Stylist |
| Diana Ladyshewsky | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Philip Leto | Hairstylist |
| Teresa Robinson | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Katherine Southern | Key Makeup Artist |
| Joyce Kozy King | Production Manager |
| Stephen Andrzejewski | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Jim Kaufman | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Kohne | Key Grip |
| Bruce Macaulay | Still Photographer |
| Thom Ryan | Focus Puller |
| Dave Sheridan | Clapper Loader |
| Peter Lavender | Extras Casting |
| Kim W. Chow | Wardrobe Master |
| Stacey Coker | Wardrobe Master |
| Gail Filman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Joan E. Chapman | Assistant Editor |
| Larry Engelmann | Color Timer |
| Patricia A. Galvin | Assistant Editor |
| Susan Maggi | Assistant Editor |
| Peter Ransohoff | Assistant Editor |
| Susanna David | Continuity |
| Cindy Burden | Production Secretary |
| Jim Mathews | Production Accountant |
| Deborah Zwicker | Production Coordinator |
| Ted Kotcheff | Director |
| Ben Hecht | Writer |
| Dwayne McLean | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Shelley Cook | Utility Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Carmody | Executive Producer |
| Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
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kevin2019
8.0
"Switching Channels" endeavours to recreate the sparkling and quick witted energy of the classic fast paced screwball comedies that dominated cinemas for years and in this respect it is considerably successful in doing so. The pace never slows down and it is very entertaining when the whole film tak ... es an unexpected turn after Ike Roscoe engineers his escape from the electric chair and there is plenty of comedic byplay to enjoy around the office photocopying machine where he is hiding. The comedy works tremendously well in this film as do all the other elements which could have resulted in a very uneven film (especially when dealing with the politically ambitious Roy Ridnitz), but fortunately this is never allowed to happen in a film which is a wonderful slice of entertainment that works incredibly well throughout with memorable results.
Mar 02, 2024