Swing Shift
1984 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 5,582 VOTES · DIR. Jonathan Demme
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 933 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:35 - Hi, spike. How are you? - Hi, jack.
00:07:21 I'm telling you, the light's going to show through that thing.
00:11:43 Biscuits, you said i could sing tonight, remember?
00:14:37 I'm violet mulligan.
00:18:04 Maybe i just should've stayed at home.
00:22:20 If you don't leave at the count of five, i'm calling the cops.
00:26:44 I'm going to tell you who i am. I'm moon willis.
00:29:51 - And i have a lot to do. - I understand.
00:34:41 I really like you, hazel.
00:37:47 The wife of cpl. Albert sherman, glendale, california?
00:41:07 - Who's the new girl? - Not right now, okay? Later.
00:46:32 Change into what?
00:50:35 Making girls nervous? How?
00:53:30 I don't know.
01:00:17 It's pretty damn good.
01:03:01 Eight, seven, six, five...
01:07:01 - How about that? - That's something.
01:10:19 The next time you go to work, ask him what he'd call it...
01:15:00 "I don't understand what you've done, but I guess you're right.
01:20:58 All right!
01:23:21 I've slept with someone's boyfriend, but i didn't spend two years...
01:27:20 Japan has surrendered. The war is over!
01:33:36 I love you, too.
02:03:07 every month.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed933
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:02:35
Final line02:03:07
Production Record
DirectorJonathan Demme
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,582