Product Details

• Actors: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson
• Directors: Ted Kotcheff
• Writers: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Jonathan Reynolds
• Producers: Don Carmody, Martin Ransohoff
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios
• VHS Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302331161
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,843 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of My Favorite Comedies!, March 30, 2004

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M. Hencke "m hencke" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Switching Channels [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Gets better and better with each viewing. This is a highly enjoyable and entertaining remake of His Girl Friday and The Front Page. Ted Kotcheff (First Blood:Rambo, Whose Killing the Great Chefs of Europe-also one of the producers of Law and Order Special Victims Unit) directs with terrific pacing and a wonderfully likeable cast that includes Henry Gibson, Kathleen Turner(giving one of her absolute best performances-which is saying quite a lot), Christopher Reeve in a brilliant and over the top comedic turn, Burt Reynolds (charming as usual) and Ned Beatty who basically steals the show from everyone in every single scene he is in. I love this movie! It has been coming on cable for years and it is having seen this film literally over a hundred times that I realize just how good it really is...It is HIGHLY underappreciated. Very funny, well made and lots of fun. Great script. One of the better remakes.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deserving the DVD treatment, December 2, 2006

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Sheri Richardson (Formerly San Jose, CA US, now in the Wilds of OR US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Switching Channels [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Turner is unstoppable, Reynolds is his smarmy, manipulative best, and Reeve is...so darned statuesque, even in the elevator scene, in a just-right comedic turn. Excellent performances right down to his honor, the Gov. A fun romp.

I keep looking, hoping for a DVD release. But alas.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Picture resolution of this DVD approaches Blueray quality., August 16, 2011

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Dean A. Bengen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Switching Channels (DVD)

This DVD at $17 plus was a little pricey for a 1988 film, but compared to many cheap BD that offer a picture no better than their DVD counterparts, this is a vast improvement over the films VHS version. Switching Channels DVD has no extras, in fact it does not even have a menu, just a great picture.

As for the film, all three actors Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds,and Christopher Reeve were just starting to turn the corner on their acting careers and beginning their downward slope. Kathleen Turner would be diagnosed with rhematoid arthritis in 92, Burt would suffer PR problems with his breakup with Loni in 93, and Christopher Reeve would suffer his riding accident in 95.

But for this film in 1988, all three actors were in top form in their performances.The result is a very entertaining comedy that fans of these stars should not miss.