Night Shift (1982)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,100,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $21,095,683.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.9268 |
Directed By
Ron Howard
Crew
Ron Howard
Lowell Ganz
Babaloo Mandel
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Daniel P. Hanley
Richard C. Goddard
Robert James Kern
Brian Grazer
Don Kranze
Burt Bacharach
James Crabe
Jane Jenkins
Mike Hill
Jack T. Collis
Peter Landsdown Smith
Freddie Hice
Buddy Joe Hooker
Erik Cord
TOP CAST
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
Becky Gonzalez
Lupe
Corki Grazer
Sylvia
Jaid Barrymore
Joyce
Ava Lazar
Sharon
Robbin Young
Nancy
Ola Ray
Dawn
Cassandra Gava
J.J.
Mimi Lieber
Linda
Ashley Cox
Jenny Lynn
Elizabeth Carder
Dolores
Dawn Dunlap
Maxine
Jeanne Mori
Marsha
K.C. Winkler
Cheryl
Monique Gabrielle
Tessie
Jim Staahl
Red
Barbara Ann Grimes
Mrs. Koogle
Richard Belzer
Pig
Badja Djola
Cleon
Marc Flanagan
Steve
Beau Billingslea
Donny
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Tyrone
Grand L. Bush
Mustafa
Julius LeFlore
Franklin
Floyd Levine
Sal Carboni
Reid Cruickshanks
Sgt. Averbach
Charles Fleischer
Prisoner
Tom Mahoney
Judge
Vincent Schiavelli
Carl
Jack Perkins
Tuttle
James Ritz
Morgue Worker
John Boyle
Leopard Boy
Brett Baxter Clark
Paradise Doorman
Paul S. Kaufman
Paradise Patron
Joy Michael Vogelbacher
Jacuzzi Girl
Hugo Napier
Blind Man
Tom Candela
Sailor #1
Eddie Gattalin
Sailor #2
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