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Switching Channels

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6.1/10 • 71

1988-03-051h 45m

Comedy

There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports.

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

Directors
Ted Kotcheff
Writters
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Editors
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Thom Noble

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kathleen Turner

    Kathleen Turner

    Christy Colleran

  2. Burt Reynolds

    Burt Reynolds

    John L. Sullivan IV

  3. Christopher Reeve

    Christopher Reeve

    Blaine Bingham

  4. Ned Beatty

    Ned Beatty

    Roy Ridnitz

  5. Henry Gibson

    Henry Gibson

    Ike Roscoe

  6. George Newbern

    George Newbern

    Siegenthaler

  7. Al Waxman

    Al Waxman

    Berger

  8. Ken James

    Ken James

    Warden Terwilliger

  9. Barry Flatman

    Barry Flatman

    Zaks

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kevin2019

Mar 2, 2024

8/10

"Switching Channels" endeavours to recreate the sparkling and quick witted energy of the classic fast paced screwball comedies that dominated cinemas for years and in this respect it is considerably successful in doing so. The pace never slows down and it is very entertaining when the whole film takes an unexpected turn after Ike Roscoe engineers his escape from the electric chair and there is plenty of comedic byplay to enjoy around the office photocopying machine where he is hiding. The comedy works tremendously well in this film as do all the other elements which could have resulted in a very uneven film (especially when dealing with the politically ambitious Roy Ridnitz), but fortunately this is never allowed to happen in a film which is a wonderful slice of entertainment that works incredibly well throughout with memorable results.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$9,129,999.00
Keywords
ex-husband ex-wife relationship