Film
Night Shift
1982· R· 1h 46m· Comedy
“Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.”
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.
1982-07-30
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorRon Howard
WriterBabaloo Mandel
ProducerBrian Grazer
Director of PhotographyJames Crabe
Original Music ComposerBurt Bacharach
EditorDaniel P. Hanley
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 18 crew)
Details
Released1982-07-30
Runtime1h 46m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosThe Ladd Company · Brian Grazer Productions
Budget$8M
Box office$21M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.1/10 · 235 votes
Original languageen
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