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A young women whose husband has gone off to war meets another man after she takes a job in an aircraft plant. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Pg
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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell got together on Swing Shift--and if that's the main reason people know about this movie, it only has itself to blame. The film has a marvelous subject (women's changing status on the home front during World War II), a hugely attractive cast, and a sympathetic director, Jonathan Demme, whose previous film, Melvin and Howard, had been a spl
A young women whose husband has gone off to war meets another man after she takes a job in an aircraft plant. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Goldie Hawn Kurt Russell Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com essential video
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell got together on Swing Shift--and if that's the main reason people know about this movie, it only has itself to blame. The film has a marvelous subject (women's changing status on the home front during World War II), a hugely attractive cast, and a sympathetic director, Jonathan Demme, whose previous film, Melvin and Howard, had been a splendid piece of Americana. Yet despite this, it feels disjointed. Goldie goes to work at a factory when her husband (Ed Harris) goes off to war; Russell works there too, and they find each other, well, riveting. With the movie wavering between romance and feminist consciousness-raising, the field is open for Oscar®-nominated Christine Lahti, who sparkles as Goldie's lanky, wisecracking best friend. Demme's original version of the movie was obscured by reshoots, which might explain the missed opportunity; this could have been a classic. --Robert Horton
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release date: 1 June 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780790785387 UPC: 085392888924
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