Swing Shift (1984)
"When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same."
Title: Swing Shift
Original Title: Swing Shift
Release Date: 1984-04-13
Status: Released
Rating: 5.7/10 (from 73 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Lantana, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Jerry Bick
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.
Cast
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
