Night Shift

R 6.5
1982 1 hr 46 min 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.

  • Cast:
    Henry Winkler , Michael Keaton , Shelley Long , Gina Hecht , Pat Corley , Bobby Di Cicco , Nita Talbot

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Reviews

Hellen
1982/07/30

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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SpunkySelfTwitter
1982/07/31

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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filippaberry84
1982/08/01

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Darin
1982/08/02

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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slightlymad22
1982/08/03

Continuing my plan to watch every Kevin Costner movie in order, I come to Night Shift.Plot In A Paragraph: Chuck (Henry Winkler) is a morgue attendant, who with the help of his new assistant (Michael Keaton) inadvertently becomes a pimp or as they call it "Love Brokers."I think this is a really enjoyable movie, Henry Winkler is fine and Shelly Long is OK, basically she is just her Cheers character, who is now a hooker, but Michael Keaton (In one of his first movie roles) is simply off the wall crazy. It's hard not to have a good time when he is on the screen. KC pops up during a party at the morgue. An early Ron Howard directorial effort, I enjoy this. 7/10

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Uriah43
1982/08/04

"Chuck Lumley" (Henry Winkler) is an unassertive, mild-mannered New Yorker who has a bossy girlfriend and works at the city morgue. He is a genuinely nice guy who simply wants to live a normal life. As luck would have it, however, two unexpected events suddenly turn his life upside-down and things will never be the same for him afterward. The first major change is when he gets a new office worker by the name of "Bill Blazejowski" (Michael Keaton) who is the complete polar opposite of Chuck. Whereas Chuck is quiet and considerate, Bill is totally loud, spontaneous and unpredictable. The second person to suddenly appear in Chuck's life is a prostitute named "Belinda Keaton" (Shelley Long) who has just lost her pimp and needs someone to help her out. While Chuck is sympathetic to her plight, Bill sees an opportunity and soon all three of them become part of something that none of them can control. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an exceptional comedy which benefits from the great chemistry displayed by the three aforementioned actors. It was like each of them tailor-were made for their specific characters. Be that as it may, while the subject matter might be a little risqué, I found this to be an enjoyable film and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.

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preppy-3
1982/08/05

Mild mannered Chuck Lumley (Henry Winkler) is assigned to work the night shift at the city morgue. His helper is Bill Blazejowski (Michael Keaton) who is full of manic energy and wild ideas. Eventually he convinces Chuck to become a pimp with him and run a prostitution ring--with the morgue as the headquarters. Believe it or not this was based on a true story! A big hit in 1982 and this made Michael Katon a big comedy star. I think it's an amusing little movie with a preposterous plot and some good acting. A lot of the jokes fell flat for me (a running joke about a dog attacking Winkler whenever he tries to get into his apartment wasn't even remotely funny) but a few good ones snuck through. Winkler is wonderful playing his role in a funny low-key way. Shelley Long appears as a prostitute and is sexy and funny. That leaves Keaton who I don't like at all. I don't think he's funny or likable--just obnoxious and stupid. For many people he made the movie--for me he's the biggest problem. Also look quick for Kevin Costner as a frat boy and Shannen Doherty as a girl scout! Great title song by Quaterflash which was a minor hit when this came out. Rod Stewart sings "That's What Friends Are For" also before it became a hit and known as a song for AIDS victims. All in all a cute little movie.Best line--"Fortunately the ground broke my fall".

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Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW)
1982/08/06

This movie's got plenty of star power there. Henry Winkler of "Happy Days"; Shelly Long of "Cheers" fame; Michael Keaton way before "Beetlejuice" and "Batman". He was a total riot! Winkler plays Chuck Lumley, a lowly morgue attendant who used to work for Wall Street got stuck doing the night shift with a very wild and outlandish partner named Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski(Keaton) who happens to be businessman wannabe. Lumley has a next door neighbor named Belinda Keaton(Long) who happens to be a prostitute. She and several others needed a way to make the money, while avoid two pimps who taking more than their shares of the profits. The two morgue attendants decide to turn the city morgue into the ultimate brothel. They made the prostitutes dreams come true with items they can only imagine having. Lumley and Blaze call themselves, "Love Brokers", and it worked. The competition starts to heat up, and they get the surprise they'll never forget. Especially when the other's gun goes off prematurely on his foot! Though Lumley had a low key, but when Belinda came into his life, he became stronger and puts his foot down on those who pushed his aside. This movie delivers a sense of bolster, and self-assurance. It's a lot of fun, I enjoyed it very well. 3 out of 5 stars!

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