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Switching Channels poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 55.1 / 100
1988·Comedy / Crime·1h 45m

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.

Above the Line
Ted Kotcheff·DirectorJonathan Reynolds·ScreenplayBen Hecht·WriterFrançois Protat·Director of PhotographyMichel Legrand·Original Music ComposerThom Noble·Editor
Cast
Kathleen Turner·Christy ColleranBurt Reynolds·John L. Sullivan IVChristopher Reeve·Blaine BinghamNed Beatty·Roy RidnitzHenry Gibson·Ike RoscoeGeorge Newbern·SiegenthalerAl Waxman·BergerKen James·Warden TerwilligerBarry Flatman·ZaksTed Simonett·Tillinger
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Ted Kotcheff·DirectorStephen Andrzejewski·Second Second Assistant DirectorJimmy Kaufman·First Assistant DirectorBlair Roth·Second Assistant DirectorJanet Spiegel·Third Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Ben Hecht·WriterCharles MacArthur·WriterJonathan Reynolds·Screenplay
Camera· 1
François Protat·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Thom Noble·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Michel Legrand·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 10
Charles Dunlop·Art DirectionMary E. McLeod·Costume DesignAnne Pritchard·Production DesignMark S. Freeborn·Set DecorationRose Marie McSherry·Set DecorationTeresa Robinson·Assistant Makeup ArtistKatherine Southern·Key Makeup ArtistDaniel R. Bradette·Assistant Set DecorationEd Hanna·Assistant Art DirectorGustave Meunier·Property Buyer
Production· 4
Don Carmody·Executive ProducerMartin Ransohoff·ProducerLynn Stalmaster·CastingJoyce Kozy King·Production Manager
Other Departments· 5
Shelley Cook·Utility StuntsDwayne McLean·Stunt CoordinatorDavid R. Beecroft·Key Hair StylistDiana Ladyshewsky·Assistant HairstylistPhilip Leto·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
55.1
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$9M
ROI -49%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Switching Channels's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0D0D1A
#8C8C8C
#CC9933
Mood
Professional, Retro
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster features three individuals, two men and one woman, positioned behind a dark television set with a blank blue screen. The background shows a contr”

comedyromance
Key Elements
Television SetMicrophoneControl Room Monitors
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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