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Swing Shift
🎬 Movie

Swing Shift

1984 · 100 min Drama Romance War
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Jonathan Demme

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Kay Walsh

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Lucky Lockhart

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Hazel Zanussi

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Biscuits Toohey

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Jack Walsh

Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Annie

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Jeannie Sherman

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Patty Maloney

Laverne

Lisa Pelikan

Lisa Pelikan

Violet Mulligan

Susan Peretz

Susan Peretz

Edith Castle

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