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Night Shift
“Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.”
6.0 / 10• 1982• 1h 46m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbor complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night.
Cast & Crew
Henry Winkler
Chuck Lumley
Lead
Michael Keaton
Bill Blazejowski
Shelley Long
Belinda Keaton
Gina Hecht
Charlotte Koogle
Pat Corley
Edward Koogle
Bobby Di Cicco
Leonard
Nita Talbot
Vivian
Basil Hoffman
Drollhauser
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ron Howard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Night Shift is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
