Swing Shift

Swing Shift

100 mins | Drama, Romance, War | April 13, 1984

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 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 complicated

Swing Shift

100 mins | Drama, Romance, War | April 13, 1984

Swing Shift
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 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 complicated
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Jerry Bick, Lantana
Original title Swing Shift
Directors Evelyn Purcell, Jonathan Demme
Writers Nancy Dowd

Cast

Goldie Hawn

as Kay Walsh

Kurt Russell

as Lucky Lockhart

Christine Lahti

as Hazel Zanussi

Fred Ward

as Biscuits Toohey

Ed Harris

as Jack Walsh

Sudie Bond

as Annie

Holly Hunter

as Jeannie Sherman

Patty Maloney

as Laverne

Lisa Pelikan

as Violet Mulligan

Susan Peretz

as Edith Castle

Joey Aresco

as Johnny Bonnano

Morris 'Tex' Biggs

as Clarence

Danny Darst

as Deacon

Dennis Fimple

as Rupert George

Chris Lemmon

as Lt. O'Connor

Charles Napier

as Moon Willis

Stephen Tobolowsky

as French deMille / Documentary Narrator

Laura Hawn

as Ethel

Marvin Miller

as Rollo

Susan Barnes

as Skinny

Beth Henley

as Bible Pusher

Gene Borkan

as M.P. at Embarkation

Alana Stewart

as Frankie Parker

Phillip Christon

as Recruit at Egyptian

Penny Johnson Jerald

as Genevieve

Maggie Renzi

as First Interviewer

Sandy McLeod

as Second Interviewer

Alan Toy

as Assistant Cribman

Oceana Marr

as Ladies' Room Inspector

Richard K. Way

as Factory Soldier

Harold Jackson

as Piano Player at Sorrentino's

Don Carrara

as Drunk Sailor

Todd Allen

as Cpl. Bobby Danzig

Gary Goetzman

as 'Swing Shift' Bandleader

Belinda Carlisle

as Jamboree Singer

Lissette LeCorn

as Peggy (age 3)

Jessica Gaynes

as Peggy (age 7)

Deena Marie

as Paper Girl

Roger Rook

as Bellhop

Joseph Hutton

as Seaman Amtzis

Harry Northup

as New Year's Eve Marine #1

David B. Carlton

as New Year's Eve Marine #2

Lisa Chadwick

as Vocalist at Kelly's

Eddie Smith

as Waiter at Kelly's

Eugene Jackson

as Bartender at Kelly's

Chino 'Fats' Williams

as Bouncer at Kelly's

Belita Moreno

as Mabel Stoddard

Roger Corman

as Mr. MacBride

Benjie Bancroft

as Workman (uncredited)

Ian Bruce

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen

as Workman (uncredited)

Cynthia Lea Clark

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jack R. Clinton

as Workman (uncredited)

Patrice Cole

as Soldier's Wife (uncredited)

Sig Frohlich

as Workman (uncredited)

Bob Harks

as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)

Casey MacGill

as Musician (uncredited)

John Marlin

as Workman (uncredited)

Jim Michael

as Bartender (uncredited)

Dick Miller

as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)

Danny Nero

as Sailor (uncredited)

Luci-Lynn Norris

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Gene Poe

as Dancer (uncredited)

James Turley

as Workman (uncredited)