Night Shift (1982)

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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.

• Released: 1982-07-30
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 245 votes

Directed by Ron Howard.

Top cast

• Henry Winkler as Chuck Lumley
• Michael Keaton as Bill Blazejowski
• Shelley Long as Belinda Keaton
• Gina Hecht as Charlotte Koogle
• Pat Corley as Edward Koogle
• Bobby Di Cicco as Leonard
• Nita Talbot as Vivian
• Basil Hoffman as Drollhauser
• Tim Rossovich as Luke
• Clint Howard as Jefferey

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Night Shift

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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