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13 April 1984 (USA)
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When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.
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A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an airport plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Twilight’s Catherine Hardwicke and Speed Racer’s Emile Hirsch Teaming Up For Modern Day American Hamlet
(From Slash Film. 3 June 2009, 9:24 AM, PDT)
Hawn: "I Will Never Marry Russell"
(From WENN. 16 May 2005)
(From Slash Film. 3 June 2009, 9:24 AM, PDT)
Hawn: "I Will Never Marry Russell"
(From WENN. 16 May 2005)
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Heavy-handed comedy-drama with equal parts pathos and nostalgia
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Goldie Hawn | ... | Kay Walsh | |
| Kurt Russell | ... | Mike 'Lucky' Lockhart | |
| Christine Lahti | ... | Hazel | |
| Fred Ward | ... | Archibald 'Biscuits' Touie | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Jack Walsh | |
| Sudie Bond | ... | Annie | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Jeannie | |
| Patty Maloney | ... | Laverne | |
| Lisa Pelikan | ... | Violet | |
| Susan Peretz | ... | Edith | |
| Joey Aresco | ... | Johnny Bonnaro | |
| Morris 'Tex' Biggs | ... | Clarence | |
| Reid Cruickshanks | ... | Spike | |
| Danny Darst | ... | Deacon (as Daniel Dean Darst) | |
| Dennis Fimple | ... | Rupert George |
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The role of Ethel the landlady is played by Goldie Hawn's mother Laura.
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Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Jonathan Demme (#2.27)" (????)
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Someone Waits For You
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WWII star-vehicle for Goldie Hawn, here cast as a Rosie The Riveter type who goes to work in an airplane-parts factory after her husband reports for duty. Poor beginning and hastily-filmed conclusion redeemed somewhat by bright moments in the middle. Hawn seems to realize she's being upstaged by Christine Lahti (as a "tramp" who lives in the same housing complex) and the final moments flip-flop trying to restructure the film's focus in Goldie's favor (check out that final shot). There's nothing wrong with that--Goldie's a wonderful presence and she's very appealing in parts of the movie--but her character as written just isn't all that interesting. As the men vying for Hawn's affections, Kurt Russell and Ed Harris are handsome and serviceable. As for Lahti, she indeed shines, obviously relishing the chance to play against type. I just wish the interaction between Lahti and Hawn had been explored with more depth, but it isn't. This is the fault of the screenwriter (the non-existent "Rob Morton", who is really Bo Goldman, Ron Nyswaner, and Nancy Dowd, here doing a WWII variation on "Coming Home", which Dowd also had a hand in) and also Goldie Hawn, who reportedly fought with director Jonathan Demme over control of the piece. They are all to blame for the slim box-office receipts "Swing Shift" struggled to bring in. **1/2 from ****