Switching Channels (1988)

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PG | 1 hr 45 mins | Comedy, Romance, Adaptation | Released: 3/4/1988 |Box Office Total: $8.1M

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Synopsis:

Updated version of Howard Hawks' 1940 film "His Girl Friday" and Lewis Milestone's 1931 film "The Front Page" which were based on the Hecht-MacArthur play "The Front Page." In this version, the story focuses on a career television news anchorwoman, fed up with having no social life, preparing to marry a dull millionaire she met on vacation.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/4/1988

Director	Credit
Ted Kotcheff	Director
Cast	Credit
Kathleen Turner	Christy Colleran
Burt Reynolds	John L Sullivan IV
Christopher Reeve	Blaine Bingham
Ned Beatty	Roy Ridnitz
Henry Gibson	Ike Roscoe
George Newbern	Siegenthaler
Al Waxman	Berger
Ken James	Warden Terwilliger
Barry Flatman	Zaks
Ted Simonett	Tillinger
Anthony Sherwood	Carvalho
Joe Silver	Morosini
Charles Kimbrough	The Governor
Monica Parker	Jessica
Allan Royal	Obregon
Fiona Reid	Pamela Farbrother
Andre Mayers	Jesse
Bill Randolph	Eric
Richard Comar	Governor's Aide
Grant Cowan	Crannock
Wayne Fleming	Bryce
Laura Robinson	Karen Ludlow
Angelo Rizacos	Ridnitz's Sidekick
Tony Rosato	Joker
Jackie Richardson	Abigail
Laurie Paton	Reporter
Warren Davis	Reporter
Katya Ladan	Reporter
Rex Hagon	Reporter
Philip Akin	Guard
Patrick Patterson	Guard
Jonathan Welsh	Chaplain
Russell Gordon	Jasper
Corrine Koslo	Yvonne
Judah Katz	Tillinger Sound Man
Jason Blicker	Sound Man
Diane Douglass	Upper Class Woman
Ida Carnevali	Poor "Yuppie" Mother
Noel Gray	Nancy
Megan Smith	Booking Secretary
Jane Schoettle	Booking Secretary
Philip Malotte	Six Foot Eight Inch Cameraman
Chick Roberts	Cop
Bill Cotterell	Rusty
James Loxley	Anchorman
Cheryl S Wilson	SNN Anchor Person
Ray Landry	SNN Anchor Person
John Dee	Old Man in Lobby
Peter Walachy	Tattooee
John Davies	Aide
Eric Fink	Butler
Jack Duffy	Emil--the Waiter
Robert Morelli	Waiter
Arlene Mazerolle	Hotel Receptionist
Production Credits	Credit
Martin Ransohoff	Producer
Don Carmody	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Martin Ransohoff Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video/Epic Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Sovexportfilm	Theatrical Distributor
TriStar Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Rank Film Distributors Ltd	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Chicago, Illinois
Laguna Studios in Florida
Writer	Credit
Jonathan Reynolds	Screenplay
Howard Hawks	Story By - from film
Ben Hecht	Play as Source Material
Charles MacArthur	Play as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Jim Mathews	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Ed Hanna	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
James F Breithaupt	Art Department - art department comptroller
Charles Dunlop	Art Director - art direction
Mark Freeborn	Set Decorator
Anne Pritchard	Production Designer
Rose Marie McSherry	Set Decorator
Lynn Trout	Set Decorator
Daniel R Bradette	Set Decorator - set decorator assistant
Casting	Credit
Stuart Aikins	Casting
Peter Lavender	Casting
Elizabeth Geddes	Casting
Brad Daris	Casting
Lynn Stalmaster - Toni Howard & Associates	Casting Agency casting
Film Extras	Casting Agency casting
Elite Casting	Casting Agency casting
Film Camera	Credit
Francois Protat	Director of Photography
Bruce Macaulay	Photography - stills
Larry Engelmann	Color Timer
Andy Chmura	Camera Operator
Cindy Morton	Video - video coordinator
Matt Tundo	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Tom Schurke	Video - video engineer
Joe Unsinn	Video - video engineer
Greg Lundsgaard	Camera Operator
Mystery Song Publishing	Video - M&M video
Jeff Simon	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Dan Garde	Music Editor - music editor supervisor
Michel Legrand	Music
Michel Legrand	Theme Music
Neil Diamond	Theme Music
Production Management	Credit
Susanna David	Continuity
Michael Brownstone	Location Manager
Michael Brownstone	Unit Manager
Billy Higgins	Unit Production Manager
Richard Lalonde	Unit Location Manager
Jim Kaufman	Assistant Director
Joyce Kozy King	Production Manager
Deborah Zwicker	Production Coordinator
Steve Wakefield	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Kim Winther	Assistant Director
Bob Hidgins	Location Manager
Josi W Konski	Unit Production Manager
Blair Roth	Assistant Director
Janet Spiegel	Assistant Director
James Giovannetti Jr	Assistant Director
Michelle Marx	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Wendi Laski	Unit Publicist
Public Relations	Credit
Rogers & Cowan/PSA	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Peter McBurnie	Foley Artist
Karen Noble	Foley - foley assistant
Wayne Griffin	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
David Lee	Sound - sound recording mixer
Steve Switzer	Boom Operator
David Evans	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Bernie Blynder	Sound - sound recording mixer
Rick Cadger	Sound Editor
Robert W Glass Jr	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Jane Tattersall	Sound Editor
Robert M Thirlwell	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Robin Leigh	Sound Editor
David Giammarco	Sound Editor
Michael Rea	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
John Laing	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Donna Powell	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Visual Effects	Credit
Rory Cutler	Special Effects
Wayne Fitzgerald	Titles - title design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Stacey Coker	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Diana Ladyshewsky	Hair Assistant - hairdresser assistant
Phil Leto	Hair - hairstyles
Mary E McLeod	Costume Designer
Teresa Robinson	Makeup Assistant
David R Beecroft	Hairdresser - key hairdresser
Katherine Southern	Makeup - key makeup
Kim Chow	Wardrobe - wardrobe master
Mary Lou Bird	Wardrobe

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