Switching Channels

3/5/19881h 45m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$18,000,000.00

Revenue:

$9,129,999.00

Key words:

ex-husband ex-wife relationship

Cast

Kathleen Turner

~ as ~

Christy Colleran

Burt Reynolds

~ as ~

John L. Sullivan IV

Christopher Reeve

~ as ~

Blaine Bingham

Ned Beatty

~ as ~

Roy Ridnitz

Henry Gibson

~ as ~

Ike Roscoe

George Newbern

~ as ~

Siegenthaler

Al Waxman

~ as ~

Berger

Ken James

~ as ~

Warden Terwilliger

Barry Flatman

~ as ~

Zaks

Ted Simonett

~ as ~

Tillinger

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Reviews (1)

k
kevin2019
Written 1 year(s) ago
8
"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.