Swing Shift
Jonathan Demme1984-04-13
When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.
5.7
100 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Goldie Hawn | Kay Walsh | Unowned |
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Kurt Russell | Lucky Lockhart | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Christine Lahti | Hazel Zanussi | Unowned |
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Fred Ward | Biscuits Toohey | Unowned |
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Ed Harris | Jack Walsh | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Sudie Bond | Annie | Unowned |
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Holly Hunter | Jeannie Sherman | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Patty Maloney | Laverne | Unowned |
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Lisa Pelikan | Violet Mulligan | Unowned |
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Susan Peretz | Edith Castle | Unowned |
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Joey Aresco | Johnny Bonnano | Unowned |
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Morris 'Tex' Biggs | Clarence | Unowned |
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Reid Cruickshanks | Spike | Unowned |
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Danny Darst | Deacon | Unowned |
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Dennis Fimple | Rupert George | Unowned |
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Chris Lemmon | Lt. O'Connor | Unowned |
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Charles Napier | Moon Willis | Unowned |
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Stephen Tobolowsky | French deMille / Documentary Narrator | Goutbreak |
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Laura Hawn | Ethel | Unowned |
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Marvin Miller | Rollo | Unowned |
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Susan Barnes | Skinny | Unowned |
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Beth Henley | Bible Pusher | Unowned |
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Gene Borkan | M.P. at Embarkation | Unowned |
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Alana Stewart | Frankie Parker | Unowned |
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Phillip Christon | Recruit at Egyptian | Unowned |
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Penny Johnson Jerald | Genevieve | Unowned |
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Isabell O'Connor | Rita | Unowned |
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Maggie Renzi | First Interviewer | Unowned |
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Sandy McLeod | Second Interviewer | Unowned |
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George 'Red' Schwartz | Cribman | Unowned |
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Alan Toy | Assistant Cribman | Unowned |
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Oceana Marr | Ladies' Room Inspector | Unowned |
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Richard K. Way | Factory Soldier | Unowned |
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Harold Jackson | Piano Player at Sorrentino's | Unowned |
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Don Carrara | Drunk Sailor | Unowned |
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Todd Allen | Cpl. Bobby Danzig | Unowned |
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Gary Goetzman | 'Swing Shift' Bandleader | Unowned |
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Belinda Carlisle | Jamboree Singer | Unowned |
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Lissette LeCorn | Peggy (age 3) | Unowned |
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Jessica Gaynes | Peggy (age 7) | Unowned |
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Deena Marie | Paper Girl | Unowned |
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Roger Rook | Bellhop | Unowned |
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Joseph Hutton | Seaman Amtzis | Unowned |
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Harry Northup | New Year's Eve Marine #1 | Unowned |
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David B. Carlton | New Year's Eve Marine #2 | Unowned |
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Lisa Chadwick | Vocalist at Kelly's | Unowned |
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Eddie Smith | Waiter at Kelly's | Unowned |
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Eugene Jackson | Bartender at Kelly's | Unowned |
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Chino 'Fats' Williams | Bouncer at Kelly's | Unowned |
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Belita Moreno | Mabel Stoddard | Unowned |
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Roger Corman | Mr. MacBride | Unowned |
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Benjie Bancroft | Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ian Bruce | Club Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Boyd Cabeen | Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cynthia Lea Clark | Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack R. Clinton | Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Patrice Cole | Soldier's Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sig Frohlich | Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Harks | Photographer at Funeral (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Casey MacGill | Musician (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Marlin | Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Michael | Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Miller | Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Danny Nero | Sailor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Luci-Lynn Norris | Neighbor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Turley | Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |