Swing Shift
Swing Shift
Release: 1984-04-13
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.5
Drama
Romance
War
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Lantana
Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company
Jerry Bick
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Stephen Tobolowsky
as French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Cynthia Lea Clark
as Dancer (uncredited)
Danny Darst
as Deacon
Marvin Miller
as Rollo
Alan Toy
as Assistant Cribman
Susan Peretz
as Edith Castle
Joey Aresco
as Johnny Bonnano
Chino 'Fats' Williams
as Bouncer at Kelly's
Roger Corman
as Mr. MacBride
Isabell O'Connor
as Rita
Danny Nero
as Sailor (uncredited)
Todd Allen
as Cpl. Bobby Danzig
Christine Lahti
as Hazel Zanussi
Sandy McLeod
as Second Interviewer
Belinda Carlisle
as Jamboree Singer
Eugene Jackson
as Bartender at Kelly's
Eddie Smith
as Waiter at Kelly's
Fred Ward
as Biscuits Toohey
Holly Hunter
as Jeannie Sherman
Reid Cruickshanks
as Spike
Susan Barnes
as Skinny
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Genevieve
Dick Miller
as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
Gene Borkan
as M.P. at Embarkation
Gary Goetzman
as 'Swing Shift' Bandleader
Maggie Renzi
as First Interviewer
Ed Harris
as Jack Walsh
Sudie Bond
as Annie
Chris Lemmon
as Lt. O'Connor
Harry Northup
as New Year's Eve Marine #1
Bob Harks
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Alana Stewart
as Frankie Parker
Lisa Pelikan
as Violet Mulligan
Dennis Fimple
as Rupert George
Goldie Hawn
as Kay Walsh
Kurt Russell
as Lucky Lockhart
Charles Napier
as Moon Willis
