---
title: 'Swing Shift (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Demme'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/swing-shift-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088213/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Swing Shift (1984)

1984 · PG · 93 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama directed by Jonathan Demme, and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn, with Kurt Russell. It also features Christine Lahti, Fred Ward, Ed Harris and Holly Hunter, in one of her earlier movie roles. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $6.6 million against its $15 million budget. Lahti earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme)
- **Screenplay:** [Nancy Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-dowd), [Bo Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-goldman), [Ron Nyswaner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-nyswaner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-williams), [Peter Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-allen), [Bruce Langhorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-langhorne)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [Craig McKay](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-mckay)

## Cast

- [Joey Aresco](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-aresco)
- [Harry Northup](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-northup)
- [Phillip Christon](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-christon)
- [Belinda Carlisle](https://cinepixo.com/people/belinda-carlisle)
- [Eugene Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-jackson)
- [Penny Johnson Jerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/penny-johnson-jerald)
- [Christine Lahti](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-lahti)
- [Kurt Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-russell)
- [Holly Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-hunter)
- [Belita Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/belita-moreno)
- [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman)
- [Maggie Renzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-renzi)
- [Alan Toy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-toy)
- [Goldie Hawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/goldie-hawn)

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