Switching Channels (1988)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1988-03-05
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 78 votes
Directed by Ted Kotcheff.
Top cast
- Kathleen Turner as Christy Colleran
- Burt Reynolds as John L. Sullivan IV
- Christopher Reeve as Blaine Bingham
- Ned Beatty as Roy Ridnitz
- Henry Gibson as Ike Roscoe
- George Newbern as Siegenthaler
- Al Waxman as Berger
- Ken James as Warden Terwilliger
- Barry Flatman as Zaks
- Ted Simonett as Tillinger
Where to watch Switching Channels
- United States: watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
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