Switching Channels

1988
PG
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

4.3K

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Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner, and Christopher Reeve in Switching Channels (1988)

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Satire Comedy Crime

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

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Trailer 0:31

Switching Channels

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Trivia
In his biography, Christopher Reeve claims this film's failure, along with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), The Aviator (1985), and Street Smart (1987), knocked him off the A-list in Hollywood and he would have to audition for major roles for the rest of his career.

Goofs
When Christy is chasing Ike, she loses her shoes and leaves them behind. However, after catching and directing Ike to the news building, Christy is seen entering the building and putting her shoes back on, though she never returned to retrieve them.

However, as the news building is across the field from where Christy tackled Ike, it is likely she retrieved her shoes on the way as she ran to the news building. She wouldn't have stopped to put her shoes back on while running in the grass, but waited until she was on solid footing just before entering the building.

Quotes
The Governor: He's pardoned.
Roy Ridnitz: You can't do that!
The Governor: Yes I can. He's pardoned, and he's pardoned, and she's pardoned and you're not!

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Burt Reynolds/Teresa Ganzel/Eddie Edwards (1988)

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Featured review

5/10

Burt shines but the movie...

I'm a big fan of Burt Reynolds despite his hit-or-miss batting average. Burt Reynolds is a first ballot Hall of Famer. "Switching Channels" has a solid performance from Reynolds. This movie isn't the greatest but Reynolds does a really nice job. This fast talking, wise crack stuff is right up Burt's alley. Burt's supporting cast is likeable but whenever Burt's not on screen the movie dies. Unfortunately at one point, he's not on screen for about twenty minutes. The movie never recovers from that gap. I first saw this movie in the theaters (Movie World, Douglaston, NY). I've seen it quite a few times since. It's not my favorite but Burt is terrific in it.