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Night Shift

Play trailer Poster for Night Shift R Released Jul 30, 1982 1h 46m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Chuck (Henry Winkler) has given up life as a stockbroker because it was too stressful. Now, he works an easy gig as a night shift attendant at a New York City morgue. His co-worker, Bill Blazejowski (Michael Keaton), on the other hand, is always looking to make a quick buck. When Bill finds out that Chuck's prostitute neighbor, Belinda (Shelley Long), needs a place to do her work, he convinces Chuck to turn the morgue into a brothel where they can work as her pimps.
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Night Shift bristles with pitch-perfect laughs thanks to Ron Howard's snappy direction and a side-splitting turn from Michael Keaton.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press Winkler is perfect as the redeemed nerd, and Keaton is a super find, bristling with raw energy. Director Ron Howard sometimes takes the easy route to a laugh, drawing from his wealth of sitcom experience, but he also pays attention to his characters. Oct 22, 2018 Full Review Bruce McCabe Boston Globe Still, Howard's assured style and instinct for comedy keep "Night Shift" light and breezy for most of the time. Apr 27, 2018 Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post Night Shift makes it apparent that Howard acquired an enormous amount of savvy about comic staging and acting during those 20 years or so on the tube. Apr 24, 2018 Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Keaton's epiphany over tuna fish sandwiches is beautiful to behold. Rated: 3/4 Aug 31, 2024 Full Review Stephen Silver Tilt Magazine When the two stars of "Happy Days" reunited to make a movie about a mild-mannered young man who finds a way out of his crisis of masculinity, by becoming a pimp. (40th anniversary) Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 5, 2022 Full Review Peter Sobczynski The Spool Unlike most of his subsequent features, Howard is not exactly striving for respectability here and Night Shift is all the better for it. Jul 31, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brent A 40% rating ... Pretty decent storyline with some fun laughs. Michael Keaton is the clear star of this film. The ending felt very stale though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores, e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/25 Full Review Audience Member I liked this movie a lot, unfortunately this movie suffers from the same thing most 80’s do. A lack of guts. If it had ended with Chuck losing everything after giving it his all and letting loose, it would have been much more profound. Similar to goodfellas I guess. Of course at the end, he gets the girl or whatever. Happy endings are nice though, so I can’t be too upset. Keaton wasn’t all that good. Shelley Long played Belinda perfectly though, Ron Howard didn’t do bad at all. A decent little 80’s comedy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/29/24 Full Review ed m I liked this back in the '80's but it doesn't hold up. Incredibly average. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Carol P I saw this movie years ago when it was initially released and watched it again tonight. I remembered a few of the classic lines "feed the tuna mayonnaise" and "Barney Rubble; what an actor", but until rewatching it, I had forgotten just how outrageously funny Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler are. But this movie is more than funny. Its a warm, sweet story of a pushover (Winkler), his new coworker (Keaton) and the the woman (Shelly Long) who loves him. This is definite MUST SEE. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Alan J. S One of Michael Keatons greatest movies! I laughed non stop. It's to bad that they don't make movies like this anymore… Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Chuck (Henry Winkler) has given up life as a stockbroker because it was too stressful. Now, he works an easy gig as a night shift attendant at a New York City morgue. His co-worker, Bill Blazejowski (Michael Keaton), on the other hand, is always looking to make a quick buck. When Bill finds out that Chuck's prostitute neighbor, Belinda (Shelley Long), needs a place to do her work, he convinces Chuck to turn the morgue into a brothel where they can work as her pimps.
Director
Ron Howard
Producer
Brian Grazer
Screenwriter
Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Ladd Company, Major Studio Partners
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 30, 1982, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 15, 2008
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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