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Switching Channels(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-03-05
61%
72 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports.
Overview:
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $18,000,000.00
Revenue: $9,129,999.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Switching Channels
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kathleen Turner
Christy Colleran
Burt Reynolds
John L. Sullivan IV
Christopher Reeve
Blaine Bingham
Ned Beatty
Roy Ridnitz
Henry Gibson
Ike Roscoe
George Newbern
Siegenthaler
Al Waxman
Berger
Ken James
Warden Terwilliger
Barry Flatman
Zaks
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