Swing Shift
When American marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on... nothing was the same.
Fifteen million U.S. men would go off to fight World War II. At home, American women who had never worked in factories before would heed the call - and give their all - to the war effort.
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti (the New York Film Critics Award winner and an Oscar nominee as 1984's Best Supporting Actress), Ed Harris, Fred Ward and Holly Hunter team in this story of homefront war and love. Directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme, Swing Shift casts a nostalgic eye on a time when ordinary citizens bonded to accomplish extraordinary things. There was no other time like it, and it changed our way of life forever. Clock in. You're working the Swing Shift.
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A sheer delight - AvidOscarBee
This is the first time that I've seen this movie. What a sheer delight! I rented it mostly to see the movie where Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn first met and fell in love. There are so many stars in this movie, that at the time of this film were unknowns, that will pleasantly surprise you. Holly Hunter is cute. Even Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's) is in this movie as a back-up lounge singer.
The actors did a fine job in giving you a glipse of what a fragile time it was during WWI when men went off to war and women had to learn how to fend for themselves and getting a job was the ticket to survival.
A very enjoyable movie that is quirky, nostalgic, fun with a strong plot line. The magic of film is that you can always go back and see how young these up and coming stars were.
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A sheer delight - AvidOscarBee
This is the first time that I've seen this movie. What a sheer delight! I rented it mostly to see the movie where Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn first met and fell in love. There are so many stars in this movie, that at the time of this film were unknowns, ...