Switching Channels (1988)

PG03/05/1988Comedy1h 45m
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There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kathleen Turner

    Christy Colleran

  2. Cast 1

    Burt Reynolds

    John L. Sullivan IV

  3. Cast 1

    Christopher Reeve

    Blaine Bingham

  4. Cast 1

    Ned Beatty

    Roy Ridnitz

  5. Cast 1

    Henry Gibson

    Ike Roscoe

  6. Cast 1

    George Newbern

    Siegenthaler

  7. Cast 1

    Al Waxman

    Berger

  8. Cast 1

    Ken James

    Warden Terwilliger

  9. Cast 1

    Barry Flatman

    Zaks

"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 ve...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$18,000,000.00

Revenue $9,129,999.00

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