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Swing Shift
When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1984-04-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
80
Vote Average
5.619
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
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