Night Shift 1982

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 108 min

genre: comedy

director: Ron Howard

Score: 5 / 10

Night Shift is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard. The film centers on a timid night-shift morgue employee whose life is turned upside down by a new co-worker who fancies himself a free-spirited entrepreneur. It stars Howard's Happy Days co-star Henry Winkler along with Michael Keaton, in his first starring role, and Shelley Long. Also appearing are Richard Belzer and Clint Howard. There are brief scenes with a young Kevin Costner as "frat boy #1", Shannen Doherty as a Bluebell scout, Vincent Schiavelli as a man who delivers a sandwich, and Charles Fleischer as one of the jail prisoners.

Plot

Charles "Chuck" Lumley, formerly a successful stockbroker, has found a refuge from the ulcer-inducing Wall Street rat race in his job as an attendant at a New York City morgue. His displeasure at being "promoted" to night-shift supervisor to make room for his boss' nephew, Leonard, is exacerbated by the irrational exuberance of Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski, his new co-worker. They are inspired by the plight of Chuck's prostitute neighbor, Belinda, to apply Chuck's financial acumen and Bill's entrepreneurial spirit to open a prostitution service headquartered at the morgue.

Cast

More details

author	Lowell Ganz
contentLocation	New York City
director	Ron Howard
editor	Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill Robert J. Kern Jr.
events	prostitution
genre	comedy
keywords	apartment complex arrest assault morgue police officer rat race rescue wall street
musicBy	Burt Bacharach
producer	Brian Grazer
productionCompany	The Ladd Company
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	New York City