Night Shift
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
- Ava Lazar
- Badja Djola
- Basil Hoffman
- Bobby Di Cicco
- Cassandra Gava
- Charles Fleischer
- Clint Howard
- Dawn Dunlap
- Gina Hecht
- Grand L. Bush
- Henry Winkler
- Jack Perkins
- Jaid Barrymore
- Joe Spinell
- Kevin Costner
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- Larry Gamell Jr.
- Michael Keaton
- Michael Pataki
- Monique Gabrielle
- Nita Talbot
- Pat Corley
- Richard Belzer
- Ron Howard
- Shannen Doherty
- Shelley Long
- Vincent Schiavelli
More details
author | Lowell Ganz |
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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 |