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Night Shift (1982)

R 106 min  -  Comedy  -   30 July 1982 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Howard
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Winkler ...
Michael Keaton ...
Shelley Long ...
Belinda Keaton
Gina Hecht Gina Hecht ...
Charlotte Koogle
Pat Corley Pat Corley ...
Edward Koogle
Bobby Di Cicco Bobby Di Cicco ...
Leonard (as Bobby DiCicco)
Nita Talbot Nita Talbot ...
Vivian
Basil Hoffman ...
Drollhauser
Tim Rossovich Tim Rossovich ...
Luke
Clint Howard ...
Jefferey
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell ...
Manetti
Cheryl Carter Cheryl Carter ...
Tanya
Becky Gonzalez Becky Gonzalez ...
Lupe
Corki Corman Corki Corman ...
Sylvia
Jaid Barrymore ...
Joyce (as Ildiko Jaid)
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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 neighbour 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 as their brothel. Against his better judgement, he gets talked into the idea, only to find that it's more than his boss that has objections to this bit of entrepreneurship. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Morgue | Prostitute | Morgue Attendant | Pimp | Prostitution  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Årets man See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$23,600,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Ladd Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The spreadsheet program that Chuck is using on the computer is VisiCalc, the original "killer app" responsible for the personal computer boom. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, the pimp's arms are tied to the chair along with his body. As the body begins to fall, his arms are tied. As he progresses in the fall, his arms are up in the air (untied). When the pimp and the chair crash through the basketball hoop, his arms are tied to the chair again. See more »

Quotes

Chuck: [elevator door opens; Chuck sees Belinda lying on the elevator floor] Oh my God. Did you fall down? Did somebody hit you?
Belinda Keaton: Other way round. Somebody hit me and then I fell down.
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Connections

Referenced in "Spaced: Gatherings (#1.2)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"That's What Friends Are For"
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Performed and Produced by Rod Stewart See more »