Night Shift

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

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
Night Shift (1982)

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 .

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Producing Country:
USA
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Night Shift (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Jul 1982

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writer:

Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Main Actors:

Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Metacritic:
62%