Swing Shift (film)
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| - | '''Robert Jonathan Demme''' (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Demme rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' (1980), ''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]'' (1984), ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' (1986) and ''[[Married to the Mob]]'' (1988). He became best known for directing ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991), for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Director]]. He later directed the acclaimed films ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993) and ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008). | + | '''''Swing Shift''''' is a 1984 American [[Romance film|romantic drama]] [[war film]] directed by [[Jonathan Demme]] and produced by and starring [[Goldie Hawn]] with [[Kurt Russell]]. It also starred [[Christine Lahti]], [[Fred Ward]] and [[Ed Harris]]. Lahti earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her tragic portrayal of heart-broken ex-singer and Hawn's character's close friend Hazel, losing to [[Peggy Ashcroft]] for ''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]''. Singer [[Belinda Carlisle]] made a foray into the film, and [[Holly Hunter]] can be seen in one of her first movie roles. |
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| + | During [[World War II]], Kay Walsh ([[Goldie Hawn]]) is a woman who has been assigned to work in an armaments factory in California while her husband Jack ([[Ed Harris]]), a U.S. Naval [[seaman]], is overseas in naval service. | ||
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| + | Lonely and vulnerable, Kay falls for the charms of another man, a musician named Lucky ([[Kurt Russell]]), and befriends her embittered neighbor Hazel ([[Christine Lahti]]), a former singer. The three of them enjoy their time together until Kay's husband comes home and realizes what has occurred. | ||
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Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama war film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. It also starred Christine Lahti, Fred Ward and Ed Harris. Lahti earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her tragic portrayal of heart-broken ex-singer and Hawn's character's close friend Hazel, losing to Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India. Singer Belinda Carlisle made a foray into the film, and Holly Hunter can be seen in one of her first movie roles.
Plot
During World War II, Kay Walsh (Goldie Hawn) is a woman who has been assigned to work in an armaments factory in California while her husband Jack (Ed Harris), a U.S. Naval seaman, is overseas in naval service.
Lonely and vulnerable, Kay falls for the charms of another man, a musician named Lucky (Kurt Russell), and befriends her embittered neighbor Hazel (Christine Lahti), a former singer. The three of them enjoy their time together until Kay's husband comes home and realizes what has occurred.
