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Cast verified as complete
Goldie Hawn | ... |
Kay Walsh
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Kurt Russell | ... |
Lucky Lockhart
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Christine Lahti | ... |
Hazel Zanussi
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Fred Ward | ... |
Biscuits Toohey
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Ed Harris | ... |
Jack Walsh
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Sudie Bond | ... |
Annie
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Holly Hunter | ... |
Jeannie Sherman
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Patty Maloney | ... |
Laverne
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Lisa Pelikan | ... |
Violet Mulligan
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Susan Peretz | ... |
Edith Castle
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Joey Aresco | ... |
Johnny Bonnaro
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Morris 'Tex' Biggs | ... |
Clarence
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Reid Cruickshanks | ... |
Spike
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Danny Darst | ... |
Deacon
(as Daniel Dean Darst)
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Dennis Fimple | ... |
Rupert George
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Chris Lemmon | ... |
Lt. O'Connor
(as Christopher Lemmon)
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Charles Napier | ... |
Moon Willis
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Stephen Tobolowsky | ... |
French deMille / Documentary Narrator
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Laura Hawn | ... |
Ethel
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Marvin Miller | ... |
Rollo
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Susan Barnes | ... |
Skinny
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Beth Henley | ... |
Bible Pusher
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Gene Borkan | ... |
M.P. at embarkation
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Alana Stewart | ... |
Frankie Parker
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Phillip Christon | ... |
Recruit at Egyptian
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Penny Johnson Jerald | ... |
Genevieve
(as Penny Johnson)
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Isabell O'Connor | ... |
Rita
(as Isabell Monk)
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Maggie Renzi | ... |
First Interviewer
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Sandy McLeod | ... |
Second Interviewer
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George 'Red' Schwartz | ... |
Cribman
(as George Schwartz)
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Alan Toy | ... |
Assistant Cribman
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Oceana Marr | ... |
Ladies' Room Inspector
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Richard K. Way | ... |
Factory Soldier
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Harold Jackson | ... |
Piano Player at Sorrentino's
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Don Carrara | ... |
Drunk Sailor
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Todd Allen | ... |
Cpl. Bobby Danzig
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Gary Goetzman | ... |
'Swing Shift' Bandleader
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Belinda Carlisle | ... |
Jamboree Singer
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Lissette LeCorn | ... |
Peggy (age 3)
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Jessica Gaynes | ... |
Peggy (age 7)
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Deena Marie | ... |
Paper Girl
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Roger Rook | ... |
Bellhop
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Joseph Hutton | ... |
Seaman Amtzis
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Harry Northup | ... |
New Year's Eve Marine #1
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David B. Carlton | ... |
New Year's Eve Marine #2
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Lisa Chadwick | ... |
Vocalist at Kelly's
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Eddie Smith | ... |
Waiter at Kelly's
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Eugene Jackson | ... |
Bartender at Kelly's
(as Eugene W. Jackson)
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Chino 'Fats' Williams | ... |
Bouncer at Kelly's
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Belita Moreno | ... |
Mabel Stoddard
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Roger Corman | ... |
Mr. MacBride
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Ian Bruce | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Boyd Cabeen | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Cynthia Lea Clark | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Jack Clinton | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Patrice Cole | ... |
Soldier's Wife (uncredited)
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Sig Frohlich | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Bob Harks | ... |
Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
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Casey MacGill | ... |
Musician extra (uncredited)
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John Marlin | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Jim Michael | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Dick Miller | ... |
Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
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Danny Nero | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Luci-Lynn Norris | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Gene Poe | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Rob Riddell | ... |
US Navy Officer (uncredited)
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James Turley | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jonathan Demme |
Written by
Nancy Dowd | ... | (written by) (as Rob Morton) |
Bo Goldman | ... | () (uncredited) |
Ron Nyswaner | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Jerry Bick | ... | producer |
Charles Mulvehill | ... | associate producer |
Arlene Sellers | ... | executive producer |
Alex Winitsky | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Patrick Williams |
Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Craig McKay |
Editorial Department
Gib Jaffe | ... | additional film editor |
Production Design by
Peter Jamison |
Art Direction by
Bo Welch |
Set Decoration by
Jeff Haley | ||
R. Chris Westlund |
Costume Design by
Joe I. Tompkins |
Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell | ... | hair stylist (as Kathryn L. Blondell) |
E. Thomas Case | ... | makeup artist (as Tom Case) |
Jerry O'Dell | ... | makeup artist (as Gerald O'Dell) |
Kim Samson | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Charles Mulvehill | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carla Brand Breitner | ... | second second assistant director |
Michael Looney | ... | second assistant director |
Sharon Mann | ... | second second assistant director (as Sharon S. Mann) |
Charles Myers | ... | first assistant director (as C.A. Myers) |
Evelyn Purcell | ... | second unit director |
Cynthia Riddle | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
Steve Chorney | ... | poster artist |
Dennis DeWaay | ... | construction coordinator |
Jack Johnson | ... | illustrator |
Scott W. Leslie | ... | set dresser |
Margie Stone McShirley | ... | set designer |
William Kemper Wright | ... | leadman (as William Wright) |
Tom Duffield | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Jaymes Hinkle | ... | graphics designer (uncredited) |
Frank White | ... | labor (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Gary Alexander | ... | re-recording mixer |
James Beshears | ... | sound editor |
Allan Bromberg | ... | assistant sound editor |
Charles L. Campbell | ... | supervising sound editor |
Larry Carow | ... | sound editor |
Chris Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
Dennis Jones | ... | boom operator |
Tom Overton | ... | sound mixer (as Tommy Overton) |
David Pettijohn | ... | sound editor |
Norman B. Schwartz | ... | adr dialogue editor |
Larry Stensvold | ... | re-recording mixer |
Roger Sword | ... | sound editor |
Greg Orloff | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Rodney M. Byrd | ... | special effects |
Richard Lea | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Dick Warlock | ... | stunt double: Kurt Russell (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Anderson | ... | camera operator |
Edward Brown Jr. | ... | assistant camera |
Paul Caven | ... | best boy electric |
Adam Glick | ... | set lighting technician |
Melton Maxwell | ... | gaffer |
John T. Ramsey | ... | key grip |
Dwayne Redlin | ... | best boy grip |
Peter Santoro | ... | assistant camera |
Michael J. Schwartz | ... | rigging electric |
John R. Shannon | ... | still photographer (as John Shannon) |
Stephen St. John | ... | steadicam operator |
Albert Hood | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Paul Jacobsen | ... | electrician: practical fixtures (uncredited) |
Michael T. Travers | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Marion Dougherty | ... | casting |
M.L. Tanner | ... | casting assistant: credited |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michele Dittrick | ... | costumer |
Silvio Scarano | ... | costume supervisor: men |
Pamela Wise | ... | costume supervisor: women |
Robert Iannaccone | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
Sam Mercer | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Beth Bergeron | ... | music editor |
Gary Goetzman | ... | lyricist: additional original songs |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator: Patrick Williams |
Bruce Langhorne | ... | composer: additional original songs |
Billy May | ... | orchestrator: Patrick Williams |
Michael Moores | ... | orchestrator: Patrick Williams |
Morgan Cavett | ... | music contractor (uncredited) |
George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Stephen Mitchell | ... | musician (uncredited) |
L. Loren Newkirk | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marie Kenney | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Brent Armitage | ... | production assistant |
Nancy E. Barr | ... | production coordinator: re-takes |
Pablo Ferro | ... | title designer |
Jim Gerwig | ... | caterer |
Eileen Omaye | ... | assistant: Jerry Bick |
June Petersen | ... | assistant: Mr. Demme |
Rob Riddell | ... | production coordinator / production staff |
W. Thomas Snyder | ... | production assistant |
Phillip Christon | ... | intern (uncredited) |
Thanks
Rob Riddell | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
- Lantana
- Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company (in association with)
- Jerry Bick Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1984) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1985) (India) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CBS (1987) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- ITV - Independent Television (1990) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (Japan) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- United States Air Force (special thanks)
- United States Navy (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Jack and Kay Walsh are typical of many couples of the 1940s, where he is the breadwinner and she the housewife dependent upon him to do the man's duties around the house. Jack believes one of their neighbors in the housing complex in which they live in Los Angeles is white trash - he letting her know so at every opportunity, while Kay is quietly curious about her. That neighbor is streetwise Hazel Zanussi, an aspiring singer who does get a chance to sing on occasion at the club managed by her casual boyfriend, Biscuits Toohey, although he relegates her to being one of the taxi dancers more often against her wants, while he cheats on her behind her back despite truly having feelings for her. Hazel just wants to make an honest living. Their worlds are turned upside down on December 7, 1941 when the US enters WWII with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Jack immediately enlists in the Navy, and while he will send money home, his decision leaves Kay largely to fend for herself. Against what she knows are Jack's wishes, Kay decides to follow the request made by the government to the female population to do their part in the war effort by getting an assembly line job at a factory, in Kay's case as a riveter at Santa Monica-based MacBride, a military aircraft manufacturer. Hazel, too, gets a job there. Despite a rocky start based on how Hazel knows Jack feels about her, Kay and Hazel become best friends in the process, largely in their and their fellow female employees needing to stand up to the taunts by their less than enthusiastic male colleagues. Working for a living and having Hazel as a friend results in Kay standing on her own two feet for the first time, including making important decisions on her own. Kay is pursued romantically by their line leadman, Lucky Lockhart, who sees himself more as a musician, a trumpeter, than a factory worker. Kay has to decide how far to go with Lucky, to whom she is admittedly attracted, but she does not want to betray Jack, especially due to the reason for his absence. With all these issues going on in Kay's life, she will be tested to see if she can go back to her previous life in all its aspects if and when Jack makes it home, especially after the war. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $2,270,136, 15 Apr 1984 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In an early scene, Ed Harris, clad only in a towel wrapped around his waist, plops down on a chair. For a split second, his genitals are fully exposed. This scene somehow evaded the censors (and in a PG-rated film) and in the first video release, the scene is intact. The scene has now disappeared from subsequent releases. However, it is included on the print shown on Turner Classic Movies. See more » |
Goofs | When the service men are boarding the bus, and Kay is saying goodbye to her husband, a man appears with a megaphone to announce the bus is departing. His megaphone is a self-contained transistor one which was not available in 1941. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Unlawful Entry/Pinocchio/A League of Their Own/Highway 61/The Adjuster (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | Someone Waits For You See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits are shown over old, black and white photos. See more » |
Quotes |
Documentary Narrator:
Each returning serviceman will get his job back when the war is won. And you girls and women, you'll be going home. Back to being housewives and mothers as you promised to do when you came to work with us. Your lives will return to normal. See more » |