Swing shift is a 1984 comedy drama by oscar wining director jonathan demme that portrays a crazy romance during wwii. The film certainly cant seem to decide whether it wants to be a genial. Kay is a happily married woman in 1941 who suddenly finds herself on her own after her husband enlists during world war ii. During world war ii, when men went away to defend the country, women took their. Kay goldie hawn and jack ed harris live in pasadena. If anyone knows where i might find a copy of the directors cut, however battered by generation. What a night to work the graveyard, witching hour eight sneaking whiskey in my coffee, only thing that keeps me straight but whiskey dreams of you until that whistle blew. Swing shift 1984 nude scenes swing shift film francais torrent complet telecharger swing shift dvdrip films qualite hd swing shift telechargement less regarder. I couldnt find much information online about it, so i rented swing shift to see for myself and took some screenshots while i was at it lets take a look back at the cozy bungalow apartments from.
Watch swing shift starring goldie hawn in this drama on directv. Swing shift 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After seeing a newsreel calling for female factory workers, she applies at a munitions plant and is hired for. Thats basically what happens in swing shift, a sentimental memory of world war ii, when. Academy award and golden globewinner and emmynominee goldie hawn the first wives club, private benjamin stars in this nostalgic romantic comedy as a demure world war ii housewife whose life is enriched by her job at a homefront factory. Swing shift is a 1984 comedydrama film directed by jonathan demme, starring goldie hawn, kurt russell, ed harris and christine lahti after the bombing of pearl harbor, jack walsh harris enlists in the navy, leaving his wife kay hawn home alone and unsure what to do with herself. Swing shift definition is the work shift between the day and night shifts as from 4 p. Directed by jonathan demme, swing shift is one of those diamonds in the rough from the 1980s. It also stars christine lahti, fred ward, ed harris, belinda carlisle, and holly hunter, in one of her first movie roles. Get swing shift dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Goldie hawn and kurt russell in swing shift 1984 ed harris and goldie hawn.
Swing shift definition of swing shift by merriamwebster. Swing film francais streaming film streaming en francais. Cbs edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere. From the bands beginning in 1996 it quickly became apparent that this was a band intent on preserving the sounds and quality of the big band era a band that has since been recognized as one of. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Girl gets husband, girl loses husband, girl gets job. Thats basically what happens in swing shift, a sentimental memory of world war ii, when men went to war and their wives and sweethearts manned the production lines. Swing shift by jonathan demme goldie hawn, kurt russell. Hawn and russell saw the film as a lighthearted vehicle while the director demme attempted to create a more serious film.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Swing shift dvdr 1984 warner archive collection mod. Swing shift definition and meaning collins english. Released 1984, swing shift stars goldie hawn, kurt russell, christine lahti, fred ward the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Okay, now just hear me out on this because i know that there are one or two people out there who will agree with me on this. Despite a contentious relationship between director and star, hawn here displays. The work shift between the day and the night shifts, usually 4 pm to midnight. Director jonathan demme made one of his more conventional movies with swing shift, an examination of life on the american home front during wwii. He walks into the living room, plops down in a chair, and the towel lifts up to give. Swing shift on dvd 085392888924 from warner bros directed by jonathan demme.
Goldie hawn, who also served as the film s producer, stars as kay, a woman who takes a job on the line at a plant producing war planes after her husband goes off to fight in europe. Swing shift full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Swing shift, filmde jonathan demme avec goldie hawn kurt. The shift between the day and night shifts swing shift, a 1997 jazz album by rik emmett. Production swing shift has become a case study for a starproducer interfering. Goldie hawn stars in this nostalgic romantic comedy as a demure world war ii housewife whose life is enriched by her job at a homefront factory. Swing shift eventually emerges as a thin study of several characters, but those characters are not given enough depth to carry the film, despite fine performances by the cast. One of her coworkers is her best friend hazel, played by christine. Golden goldies when hubby ed harris ships off to fight wwii, housewife hawn finds herself via a factory joband a fling with hunky trumpeter kurt russell.
I do, however, read everything i can and see everything i. This is a sliceoflife movie, the kind that director jonathan melvin and howard demme is good at. Swing shift, a stop motion short film by mike jittlov swing shift soixante neuf, a song by nash the slash on his album children of the night. Swing shift is everything else usually evening hours to early night around 3. Its so nostalgic that even the anger at the end when the war ends. Despite a contentious relationship between director and star, hawn here displays her greatest emotional range, and demmes deft touch for. The idea behind swing shift is that sometimes the day shift people would swing to. On the openmatte vhs version, in an early scene, ed harris wears only a towel. Swing shift was made in the middle of what i consider demmes best periodfrom handle with care through something wildand even the released version has some grace notes that suggest what a wonderful film it might have been or rather, was. When hubby ed harris ships off to fight wwii, housewife hawn finds herself via a factory job and a fling with hunky trumpeter kurt russell. Needing money, she begins working at a plant building airplanes. Pink feminine bodies being pounded by the hardest hung males around how about vice versa. Jack believes one of their neighbors in the housing complex in which they live in. Swing shift is a 1984 american romantic drama war film directed by jonathan demme and produced by and starring goldie hawn with kurt russell.
Swing shift definition of swing shift by the free dictionary. A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war. Swing shift 1984 stream and watch online moviefone. Swing shifts definition of swing shifts by the free. Christine lahti is especially good, giving a finelynuanced and carefully detailed performance that gathers in impact, but hawn, russell and ed harris are all solid.
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