Switching Channels

"There's a lot more going on around here than news, weather, and sports."

Mar 4 1988 PG 1h 45m
Comedy, Crime

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

Plot

Sully is the producer of a cable news network program. Christy is his ex-wife and best reporter. Her desire to quit the news business and marry Blaine, a sporting goods manufacturer comes as an innocent man is about to be executed. Sully's attempts to keep her in town and break up her upcoming marriage happen against the backdrop of a botched execution, a prison break and a possible pardon.

Written by

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Jonathan Reynolds

Directed by

Ted Kotcheff

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,457
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA