Swing Shift

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-04-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2887 Reviews)

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Genres:

Comedy Drama

Cast:

Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Christine Lahti Fred Ward

Writer:

Nancy Dowd

Fullplot:

In 1941 America Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. 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 hadn't previously been all that nice. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers able to ride the jibes of the male workforce. As the war drags on Kay finally goes on a date with her trumpet playing foreman and life inevitably starts to get complicated.

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