Night Shift

1h 46min

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.

Production Companies

The Ladd Company

Brian Grazer Productions

Cast

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Chuck Lumley
Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Bill Blazejowski
Shelley Long

Shelley Long

Belinda Keaton
Gina Hecht

Gina Hecht

Charlotte Koogle
Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Edward Koogle
Basil Hoffman

Basil Hoffman

Drollhauser
Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Jefferey
Ava Lazar

Ava Lazar

Sharon
Ashley Cox

Ashley Cox

Jenny Lynn
Floyd Levine

Floyd Levine

Sal Carboni
Reid Cruickshanks

Reid Cruickshanks

Sgt. Averbach
James Ritz

James Ritz

Morgue Worker
John Boyle

John Boyle

Leopard Boy
Brett Baxter Clark

Brett Baxter Clark

Paradise Doorman
Paul S. Kaufman

Paul S. Kaufman

Paradise Patron
Hugo Napier

Hugo Napier

Blind Man
Tom Candela

Tom Candela

Sailor #1
Horace Long

Horace Long

Turkey Man
Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Frat Boy #1
Russell Forte

Russell Forte

Frat Boy #3
Jim Greenleaf

Jim Greenleaf

Frat Boy #4
Jason FitzGerald

Jason FitzGerald

Frat Boy #5
Jeremy Lawrence

Jeremy Lawrence

Frat Boy #6
Cheryl Howard

Cheryl Howard

Girl Kissing Boyfriend in Front of Apartment (uncredited)
Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
Michael Pataki

Michael Pataki

Courtroom Mooner (uncredited)

Release date

30th Jul 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English