"Swing Shift" is a film about two women working in a defense plant during World War II. Much of it centers on the women's free time...and the things they did to stave off boredom and loneliness.
"Swing Shift" was apparently a big box office bomb. And, while I think the plot was pretty realistic, it also isn't one that impressed audiences. After all, it's a film about women in a WWII defense plant and the leading lady is committing adultery when her husband is serving abroad. This isn't exactly a crowd pleaser plot. Realistic? Probably so...and I am sure a lot of marriages dissolved thanks, in part, to the war and long separations. It's just folks probably didn't want THAT much realism. Another problem is that despite being a Goldie Hawn film, it really isn't a comedy...and I am sure that disappointed a lot of folks as well. Not a bad film...but also one that could have been better and would have benefitted from more likable characters. It also might have benefitted if it had more characters...some choosing to sleep around and some choosing other outlets and having different stories.
"Swing Shift" was apparently a big box office bomb. And, while I think the plot was pretty realistic, it also isn't one that impressed audiences. After all, it's a film about women in a WWII defense plant and the leading lady is committing adultery when her husband is serving abroad. This isn't exactly a crowd pleaser plot. Realistic? Probably so...and I am sure a lot of marriages dissolved thanks, in part, to the war and long separations. It's just folks probably didn't want THAT much realism. Another problem is that despite being a Goldie Hawn film, it really isn't a comedy...and I am sure that disappointed a lot of folks as well. Not a bad film...but also one that could have been better and would have benefitted from more likable characters. It also might have benefitted if it had more characters...some choosing to sleep around and some choosing other outlets and having different stories.