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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $8,100,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $21,095,683.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.439 |
Directed By
Ron Howard
Crew
Ron Howard
Lowell Ganz
Babaloo Mandel
Don Kranze
Robert James Kern
Jack T. Collis
Peter Landsdown Smith
Mike Hill
James Crabe
Daniel P. Hanley
Richard C. Goddard
Jane Jenkins
Brian Grazer
Burt Bacharach
Jodie Lynn Tillen
Freddie Hice
Buddy Joe Hooker
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
Ola Ray
Dawn
Cassandra Gava
J.J.
Ashley Cox
Jenny Lynn
Dawn Dunlap
Maxine
K.C. Winkler
Cheryl
Monique Gabrielle
Tessie
Richard Belzer
Pig
Beau Billingslea
Donny
Grand L. Bush
Mustafa
Floyd Levine
Sal Carboni
Charles Fleischer
Prisoner
Vincent Schiavelli
Carl
Brett Baxter Clark
Paradise Doorman
Kevin Costner
Frat Boy #1
Shannen Doherty
Bluebird
Michael Pataki
Courtroom Mooner
Elizabeth Carder
Dolores
Joy Michael Vogelbacher
Jacuzzi Girl
Ron Howard
Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
Badja Djola
Cleon
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