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Swing Shift

Cast

Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward View All

Crew

Jonathan Demme (Director), Nancy Dowd (Writer) View All

Release: Apr. 13th, 1984

Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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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Gideon58
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell first met on the set of a 1968 Disney musical called The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band, in which Goldie made her film debut billed as "Giggling Dancer" and Kurt, still a kid at the time, had a starring role.

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