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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 01/20/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Period Film

Director Jonathan Demme made one of his more conventional movies with Swing Shift, an examination of life on the American home front during WWII. Goldie Hawn, who also served as the film's producer, stars as Kay, a woman who takes a job on the line at a plant producing war planes after her husband goes off to fight in Europe. One of her coworkers is her best friend Hazel, played by Christine Lahti, whose performance earned an Oscar nomination and a New York Film Critics award. Kay falls in love with another coworker, Lucky (Kurt Russell), who couldn't enlist because of a weak heart. Kay's husband Jack (Ed Harris) comes home on leave and finds out that his wife has betrayed him. Lucky then decides to pursue Hazel, driving a wedge between the two best friends. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Goldie Hawn - Kay
Kurt Russell - Lucky
Christine Lahti - Hazel Zanussi
Fred Ward - Biscuits
Ed Harris - Jack

Jonathan Demme's comedy drama about the women who worked in the defense plants during World War II gets a straightforward presentation for its release on DVD. Swing Shift has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo; viewers may choose between the original English-language soundtrack and a dubbed version in French, while optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles are also included. The film's original trailer appears as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide