Swing Shift
5.713
100 minutes
4/13/1984
Overview
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 List
Goldie Hawn
as Kay Walsh
Kurt Russell
as Lucky Lockhart
Christine Lahti
as Hazel Zanussi
Fred Ward
as Biscuits Toohey
Ed Harris
as Jack Walsh
Sudie Bond
as Annie
Holly Hunter
as Jeannie Sherman
Patty Maloney
as Laverne
Lisa Pelikan
as Violet Mulligan
Susan Peretz
as Edith Castle
Joey Aresco
as Johnny Bonnano
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
as Clarence
Reid Cruickshanks
as Spike
Danny Darst
as Deacon
Dennis Fimple
as Rupert George
Chris Lemmon
as Lt. O'Connor
Charles Napier
as Moon Willis
Stephen Tobolowsky
as French deMille / Documentary Narrator
Laura Hawn
as Ethel
Marvin Miller
as Rollo
Susan Barnes
as Skinny
Beth Henley
as Bible Pusher
Gene Borkan
as M.P. at Embarkation
Alana Stewart
as Frankie Parker
Phillip Christon
as Recruit at Egyptian
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Genevieve
Isabell O'Connor
as Rita
Maggie Renzi
as First Interviewer
Sandy McLeod
as Second Interviewer
George 'Red' Schwartz
as Cribman
Alan Toy
as Assistant Cribman
Oceana Marr
as Ladies' Room Inspector
Richard K. Way
as Factory Soldier
Harold Jackson
as Piano Player at Sorrentino's
Don Carrara
as Drunk Sailor
Todd Allen
as Cpl. Bobby Danzig
Gary Goetzman
as 'Swing Shift' Bandleader
Belinda Carlisle
as Jamboree Singer
Lissette LeCorn
as Peggy (age 3)
Jessica Gaynes
as Peggy (age 7)
Deena Marie
as Paper Girl
Roger Rook
as Bellhop
Joseph Hutton
as Seaman Amtzis
Harry Northup
as New Year's Eve Marine #1
David B. Carlton
as New Year's Eve Marine #2
Lisa Chadwick
as Vocalist at Kelly's
Eddie Smith
as Waiter at Kelly's
Eugene Jackson
as Bartender at Kelly's
Chino 'Fats' Williams
as Bouncer at Kelly's
Belita Moreno
as Mabel Stoddard
Roger Corman
as Mr. MacBride
Benjie Bancroft
as Workman (uncredited)
Ian Bruce
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
as Workman (uncredited)
Cynthia Lea Clark
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
as Workman (uncredited)
Patrice Cole
as Soldier's Wife (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich
as Workman (uncredited)
Bob Harks
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Casey MacGill
as Musician (uncredited)
John Marlin
as Workman (uncredited)
Jim Michael
as Bartender (uncredited)
Dick Miller
as Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
Danny Nero
as Sailor (uncredited)
Luci-Lynn Norris
as Neighbor (uncredited)
James Turley
as Workman (uncredited)