Switching Channels

Name: Switching Channels
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1988-03-04
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.90
Cast: Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner

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

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1988

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

Styles:

Bad Ending, Dramatic, Melancholic, Talky, Satirical, Suspense, Semi Serious, Witty, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Chicago Illinois, Illinois, New York, USA

Genre:

Comedy, Crime

Editor's Pick for:

Date Night

Switching Channels (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Mar 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Switching Channels

Directed by:

Ted Kotcheff

Story Written By:

Jonathan Reynolds, Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht

Main Actors:

Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner

Plot:

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 upcoming marriage happen against the backdrop of a botched execution, a prison break and a possible pardon.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production Company:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

55%