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 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 Bluebird 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 |