Switching Channels
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- Original title
- Switching Channels
- Year
- 1988
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Kathleen Turner
- Burt Reynolds
- Christopher Reeve
- Henry Gibson
- George Newbern
- Al Waxman
- Ken James
- Barry Flatman
- Ted Simonett
- Anthony Sherwood
- Joe Silver
- Monica Parker
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy | Journalism. Remake
- Synopsis
- A remake of "Front Page", the play from Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur. Sully is the producer of a cable news network program. Christy is his ex-wife and best reporter. Her desire to quit the news business and marry Blaine, a sporting goods manufacturer comes as an innocent man is about to be executed. Sully's attempts to keep her in town and break up her upcomming marriage happen against the backdrop of a botched execution, a prison break and a possible pardon.
- Awards
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1988: 2 Nominations for Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Reynolds) and Sup. Actor (Reeve)
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