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Switching Channels Switching Channels Switching Channels is a 1988 American comedy film remake of "The Front Page" and "His Girl Friday". It stars 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, and George Newbern as Sigenthaler. The film was notorious for its harsh infighting between Reynolds and Turner during filming. The film was a box office failure and received mixed reviews from critics. It is available on DVD in Regions 2 and 4. It is also available as a burn-on-demand DVD-R in Region