Night Shift (1982)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Lowell Ganz (written by) and
Babaloo Mandel (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.

Plot:

A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious...

Plot Keywords:

Morgue | Morgue Attendant | Pimp | Prostitute | Subway

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win

Cast

Henry Winkler	...	Chuck Lumley
Michael Keaton	...	Bill Blazejowski
Shelley Long	...	Belinda Keaton
Gina Hecht	...	Charlotte Koogle
Pat Corley	...	Edward Koogle
Bobby Di Cicco	...	Leonard (as Bobby DiCicco)
Nita Talbot	...	Vivian
Basil Hoffman	...	Drollhauser
Tim Rossovich	...	Luke
Clint Howard	...	Jefferey
Joe Spinell	...	Manetti
Cheryl Carter	...	Tanya
Becky Gonzalez	...	Lupe
Corki Corman	...	Sylvia
Jaid Barrymore	...	Joyce (as Ildiko Jaid)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (re-rating) (1999) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Ladd Company, The

Trivia:

Henry Winkler's character can't say "I love you" at the end of the movie, a nod to the character "Fonzie" from "Happy Days" who couldn't say it either (Director Ron Howard had starred with Winkler on the series).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chuck and Bill go upstairs in the club at the end of the movie, Bill is barefoot. When Bill jumps off the balcony and lands on the floor a few seconds later, he is wearing red sneakers.

Quotes:

Bill: Wanna know why I carry this tape recorder? To tape things. See, I'm an idea man, Chuck. I got ideas coming at me all day... I couldn't even fight 'em off if I wanted. Wait a second... hold the phone! Hold the phone!
[speaking into tape recorder]
Bill: Idea to eliminate garbage. Edible paper. You eat it, it's gone! You eat it, it's outta there! No more garbage!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making a 'Splash' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Night Shift

Blaze-O-Rama!

This movie was actually pretty believable, and the actors had such chemistry, it was great! Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton were great together and seem to be like the most likeable people you would meet. I wish they would have made Night Shift 2, or Keaton and Winkler just should have worked together again. 7.6 out of 10.