| Swing Shift | |
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Swing Shift theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Produced by | Jerry Bick |
| Written by | Nancy Dowd Bo Goldman Ron Nyswaner |
| Starring | Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Christine Lahti Fred Ward Ed Harris |
| Music by | Peter Allen Bruce Langhorne Patrick Williams |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Editing by | Gib Jaffe Craig McKay |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 13, 1984 |
| Running time | 100 min. Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Robert "Bo" Goldman (born September 10, 1932) is an American writer Broadway playwright and Academy Award winning Screenwriter Ronald L Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956 in Clarksville Pennsylvania) is an American Screenwriter and Film director. Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945 is an American Academy Award -winning Actress, director and producer. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American Emmy Award - and two-time Golden Globe Award -winning actress and Academy Fred Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American Actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Peter Allen ( February 10, 1944 &ndash June 18, 1992) was an Australian Songwriter and Entertainer. Bruce Langhorne (born c 1940 is an American Folk musician He was active in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s primarily as a session Patrick Williams or Pat Williams is a name shared by the following individuals John Patrick Williams (born 1937 American politician generally known Tak Fujimoto, ASC is an American Cinematographer. A graduate of the London Film School, he has worked with filmmakers Jonathan Demme, Craig McKay, born in New York's Hudson Valley, is an award-winning feature film editor, story consultant director, and Executive producer. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Swing Shift is a 1984 feature film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945 is an American Academy Award -winning Actress, director and producer. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. It also starred Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris. Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American Emmy Award - and two-time Golden Globe Award -winning actress and Academy Fred Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American Actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Lahti earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, losing to Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Dame Peggy Ashcroft DBE ( 22 December, 1907 &ndash 14 June, 1991) was an acclaimed Academy Award -winning English A Passage to India is a 1984 adventure - Drama film directed by David Lean, based on the novel of the same name by
Set during the Second World War, Hawn plays a woman who has been assigned to an armaments factory while her husband is overseas in military service. During the course of the film Hawn falls for the charms of another man played by Russell.
Swing Shift has become a case study for a star/producer interfering. Hawn and Russell saw the film as a lighthearted vehicle while the director Demme attempted to create a more serious film. Hawn requested a recut and partially re-shooting in order to enhance her role. Demme's director's cut exists on bootleg VHS only. Both cuts run 100 minutes.
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