Night Shift

Night Shift

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

R 1982 · 106 min · ★ 6.1 · 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.

Directed by Ron Howard · Written by Lowell Ganz

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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

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