Night Shift
“Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.”
1982•R•1h 46m•6.1•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Ron Howard
Writer
Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$21M
Languages
English
Studio
The Ladd Company
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
Becky Gonzalez
Lupe
Corki Grazer
Sylvia
Jaid Barrymore
Joyce
Production
Company
The Ladd Company
Company
Brian Grazer Productions
Producer
Brian Grazer
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