Switching Channels

– 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
Switching Channels (1988)

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

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Producing Country:
USA
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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.

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writer:

Ben Hecht (play), Charles MacArthur (play), Jonathan Reynolds (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty

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:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%