Night Shift
Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.
- 1982
- Rated R
- 1h 46m
- Comedy
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $21.1M worldwide, about 2.6 times its $8.1M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Burt Bacharach
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Cinematography
Cinematography by James Crabe
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lowell GanzWriter
- Babaloo MandelWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 30, 1982
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $8.1M
- Revenue
- $21.1M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Henry WinklerChuck Lumley
Michael KeatonBill Blazejowski
Shelley LongBelinda Keaton
Gina HechtCharlotte Koogle
Pat CorleyEdward Koogle
Bobby Di CiccoLeonard
Nita TalbotVivian
Basil HoffmanDrollhauser
Tim RossovichLuke
Clint HowardJefferey
Joe SpinellManetti
Cheryl CarterTanya- Becky GonzalezLupe
- Corki GrazerSylvia
Jaid BarrymoreJoyce
Ava LazarSharon
Robbin YoungNancy
Ola RayDawn
Cassandra GavaJ.J.
Mimi LieberLinda
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