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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.”

19821h 46mComedy

Released

July 30, 1982

6.1

TMDB Score

61% match · 248 votes

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About the Movie

Night Shift poster

Comedy

Synopsis

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.

DirectorRon Howard

Released: July 30, 1982
Runtime: 1h 46m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $8.1M
Box office: $21.1M
Studios: The Ladd Company, Brian Grazer Productions

Top Billed 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

Nita Talbot

Vivian

Basil Hoffman

Drollhauser

Tim Rossovich

Luke

Clint Howard

Jefferey

Joe Spinell

Manetti

Cheryl Carter

Tanya

BG

Becky Gonzalez

Lupe

CG

Corki Grazer

Sylvia

Jaid Barrymore

Joyce

Ava Lazar

Sharon

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