Switching Channels
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$9,129,999
Release Date
March 5, 1988
Popularity
2
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Writer
Ben Hecht
Writer
Charles MacArthur
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Mordsini
Charles Kimbrough
The Governor
Allan Royal
Obregon
Andre Mayers
Jesse
Bill Randolph
Eric
Monica Parker
Jessica
Fiona Reid
Pamela Farbrother
Laura Robinson
Karen Ludlow
Angelo Rizacos
Ridnitz's Sidekick
Gallery
Reviews
kevin2019
"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.
