Switching Channels
"There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports."
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
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
Ted Simonett
Tillinger
Anthony Sherwood
Carvalho
Joe Silver
Mordsini
Charles Kimbrough
The Governor
Allan Royal
Obregon
Andre Mayers
Jesse
Bill Randolph
Eric
Monica Parker
Jessica
Fiona Reid
Pamela Farbrother
Laura Robinson
Karen Ludlow
Angelo Rizacos
Ridnitz's Sidekick
Tony Rosato
Joker
Jackie Richardson
Abigail
Laurie Paton
Reporter
Katya Ladan
Reporter
Corrine Koslo
Yvonne
Judah Katz
Tillinger Sound Man
Jason Blicker
Sound Man
Diane Douglass
Upper Class Woman
Noel Gray
Nancy
Jane Schoettle
Booking Secretary
Ida Carnevali
Poor 'Yuppie' Mother
Megan Smith-Harris
Booking Secretary
Cheryl Wilson
SNN Anchor Person
Arlene Mazerolle
Hotel Receptionist
C.J. Lusby
Round Card Girl (uncredited)
Richard Comar
Governor's Aide
Grant Cowan
Crannock
Wayne Fleming
Bryce
Jonathan Welsh
Chaplain
Bill Cotterell
Rusty
Jack Duffy
Emil, the Waiter
Warren Davis
Reporter
Rex Hagon
Reporter
Philip Akin
Guard
Patrick Patterson
Guard
Diana Douglas
Upper Class Woman
Megan Smith-Harris
Booking Secretary (as Megan Smith)
Philip Malotte
6'8' Cameraman
Chick Roberts
Cop
James Loxley
Anchorman
Cheryl Wilson
SNN Anchor Person (as Cheryl S. Wilson)
Ray Landry
SNN Anchor Person
John Dee
Old Man in Lobby
Peter Walachy
Tattooee
John S. Davies
Aide
Eric Fink
Butler
Robert Morelli
Waiter
Heather Holmberg
Business Woman (uncredited)
Marlon Sterling Long
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Crew
Ben Hecht
Writer
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Charles MacArthur
Writer
Shelley Cook
Utility Stunts
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Jonathan Reynolds
Screenplay
Rose Marie McSherry
Set Decoration
Mark S. Freeborn
Set Decoration
Thom Noble
Editor
Charles Dunlop
Art Direction
Anne Pritchard
Production Design
Dwayne McLean
Stunt Coordinator
Mary E. McLeod
Costume Design
Don Carmody
Executive Producer
John Laning
Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Danyluk
Gaffer
Dave Sheridan
Clapper Loader
Ed Hanna
Assistant Art Director
Gustave Meunier
Property Buyer
Wayne Griffin
Supervising Sound Editor
Joyce Kozy King
Production Manager
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator
Thom Ryan
Focus Puller
Richard Cadger
Sound Editor
Deborah Zwicker
Production Coordinator
François Protat
Director of Photography
Jim Kaufman
First Assistant Director
Blair Roth
Second Assistant Director
Janet Spiegel
Third Assistant Director
Diana Ladyshewsky
Assistant Hairstylist
Teresa Robinson
Assistant Makeup Artist
Patricia A. Galvin
Assistant Editor
Katherine Southern
Key Makeup Artist
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Susanna David
Continuity
Tony Parkins
Carpenter
Robin Leigh
Sound Editor
Steve Switzer
Boom Operator
Jane Tattersall
Sound Editor
Kim W. Chow
Wardrobe Master
Joan E. Chapman
Assistant Editor
Susan Maggi
Assistant Editor
Frances Semple
Painter
Donna Powell
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter McBurnie
Foley Artist
Ray Boyle
Gaffer
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Bruce Macaulay
Still Photographer
Reet Puhm
Scenic Artist
Gail Filman
Assistant Costume Designer
Peter Ransohoff
Assistant Editor
Stephen Andrzejewski
Second Second Assistant Director
Tristan Tondino
Scenic Artist
Stacey Coker
Wardrobe Master
Cindy Burden
Production Secretary
David R. Beecroft
Key Hair Stylist
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Daniel R. Bradette
Assistant Set Decoration
Michael Kohne
Key Grip
Larry Engelmann
Color Timer
Jim Mathews
Production Accountant
Michael Rea
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Lavender
Extras Casting