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From then on…nothing was the same. In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife 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.
Swing Shift (1984) -- (Movie Clip) Dec. 6, 1941 Coming out of the credits and Carly Simon’s vocal on the theme song, we meet Goldie Hawn as Californian Kay, Ed Harris her husband Jack, Christine Lahti their singer neighbor Hazel and Fred Ward as her boss-slash-boyfriend, in Jonathan Demme’s Swing Shift, 1984.
Director. Nancy Dowd. Writer. In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife 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.
Swing Shift is a 1984 comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Ed Harris, Christine Lahti, Patty Maloney, and Fred Ward. 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 is a 1984 American romantic drama directed by Jonathan Demme, and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn, with Kurt Russell. It also features Christine Lahti, Fred Ward, Ed Harris and Holly Hunter, in one of her earlier movie roles. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $6.6 million against its $15 million budget. Lahti earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama war film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn[2] with Kurt Russell. It also features Christine Lahti, Fred Ward, Ed Harris, and Holly Hunter, in one of her first movie roles. Lahti received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress but the film was a box office bomb, grossing just $6.6 million against its $15 million budget. During World War II, Kay Walsh (Goldie Hawn) signs up to work in an armamen
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