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… Read more
42% ★★☆☆☆ (19,938)
Night Shift
Where to watch: Buy
Movie · Comedy · R
1982 · 1h 46m · ★ 42% (20K)
Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long
Overview
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
Production
The Ladd Company, Brian Grazer Productions
Cast
Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley, Bobby Di Cicco, Nita Talbot, Basil Hoffman, Tim Rossovich, Clint Howard, Joe Spinell, Cheryl Carter, Becky Gonzalez, Corki Grazer, Jaid Barrymore, Ava Lazar, Robbin Young, Ola Ray, Cassandra Gava, Mimi Lieber