Swing Shift (film)
Swing Shift is a 1984 American romantic drama directed by Jonathan Demme, and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn,[2] with Kurt Russell.[1] In December 1983, Hawn, who was an executive producer on the film, ordered additional scenes from screenwriter Robert Towne, reportedly because she felt she had been "upstaged" by Lahti.[3][1] Demme stated he was "profoundly disappointed" by the reshoots, and walked away from the project with editor Craig McKay, "rather than participate in work we didn’t believe in.[7] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four and wrote "There's no suspense and no big emotional payoff, but the movie is always absorbing.""[10] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post wrote "Its elaborate and meticulously re-created period settings and moods prove far more interesting and diverting than the undernourished characterizations and love stories that flutter and sputter across the foregrounds."[12] Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times stated "Weak, flat, mystifyingly inconsistent, the present version is understandably disownable."[14] Steve Jenkins of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote "Given the pseudonymous script credit, covering the contributions of three writers, and the serious disputes between Jonathan Demme and Goldie Hawn during production, it is perhaps not surprising that Swing Shift should emerge as a disappointingly bland, muddled and inconclusive affair."[15] Steve Vineberg of Sight & Sound called Jonathan Demme's original cut "extraordinary – one of the best movies made by an American in the 80s."