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Switching Channels

1988•1h 45m•★ 6.1•Released

Comedy

There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports.

Poster for Switching Channels

Overview

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

Movie details

Release date: 1988
Runtime: 1h 45m
Genres: Comedy
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United States of America
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Production: TriStar Pictures
Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $9,129,999

Cast

Portrait of Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Christy Colleran

Portrait of Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

John L. Sullivan IV

Portrait of Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Blaine Bingham

Portrait of Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Roy Ridnitz

Portrait of Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson

Ike Roscoe

Portrait of George Newbern

George Newbern

Siegenthaler

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