

Switching Channels
1988-03-05 · 105 min · ★ 6.1
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ted Kotcheff
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 18,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 9,129,999
Top Cast
Kathleen TurnerChristy Colleran
Burt ReynoldsJohn L. Sullivan IV
Christopher ReeveBlaine Bingham
Ned BeattyRoy Ridnitz
Henry GibsonIke Roscoe
George NewbernSiegenthaler
Al WaxmanBerger
Ken JamesWarden Terwilliger
Barry FlatmanZaks
Ted SimonettTillinger
Anthony SherwoodCarvalho
Joe SilverMordsini
Charles KimbroughThe Governor
Allan RoyalObregon
Monica ParkerJessica
Fiona ReidPamela Farbrother
Laura RobinsonKaren LudlowTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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