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Swing Shift
“When America marched off to war the women marched into the factory. From then on...nothing was the same.”
56%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Swing Shift (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Swing Shift (1984) — a movie tagged as Drama, Romance, and War with epic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 dr… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Swing Shift 56% (87 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
56%
from 87 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-04-13
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 18446
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Is there an official trailer for Swing Shift?
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What is Swing Shift about?
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 acr... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Swing Shift?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Swing Shift?
The official runtime for Swing Shift is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Goldie Hawn
Kay Walsh

Kurt Russell
Lucky Lockhart

Christine Lahti
Hazel Zanussi

Fred Ward
Biscuits Toohey

Ed Harris
Jack Walsh

Sudie Bond
Annie

Holly Hunter
Jeannie Sherman
- P
Patty Maloney
Laverne

Lisa Pelikan
Violet Mulligan

Susan Peretz
Edith Castle

Joey Aresco
Johnny Bonnano
- M
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
Clarence

Reid Cruickshanks
Spike

Danny Darst
Deacon

Dennis Fimple
Rupert George

Chris Lemmon
Lt. O'Connor

Charles Napier
Moon Willis

Stephen Tobolowsky
French deMille / Documentary Narrator
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