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Quick Info

Rating

6.1/10

Release1988

Runtime1h 45m

StatusReleased

Budget$18,000,000

Revenue$9,129,999

Production

TriStar Pictures

Movie

Switching Channels

1988

1h 45m

6.1

Comedy

Synopsis

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

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