Night Shift

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Night Shift

R,

1982,

1h 46m,

Comedy

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29 Reviews

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63%

5,000+ Ratings

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63%

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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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Critics Consensus

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

Oct 22, 2018

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.

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Bruce McCabe

Boston Globe

Apr 27, 2018

Still, Howard's assured style and instinct for comedy keep "Night Shift" light and breezy for most of the time.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

Apr 24, 2018

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.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Aug 31, 2024

3/4

Keaton's epiphany over tuna fish sandwiches is beautiful to behold.

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Aug 5, 2022

4.5/5

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)

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Peter Sobczynski

The Spool

Jul 31, 2022

Unlike most of his subsequent features, Howard is not exactly striving for respectability here and Night Shift is all the better for it.

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Mar 1, 2019

This is one of my most favorite movies. Henry Winkler's character is the opposite of The Fonz, he is funny, Keaton is funny, Shelly Long is too. I love underdog stories. And the old school 70s New York vibe and soundtrack takes me back to sweeter times. Ron Howard is a great storyteller with a camera, and directs his actors well. I can watch this movie over and over. Same with the film After Hours.

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Feb 2, 2019

The best comedy movie ever made!

Ron S

Sep 10, 2018

Great Old 80's comedy fick.

Albus W

Mar 24, 2018

It succeeds by coasting on Michael Keaton's manic energy... and that's good enough for me.

George P

May 4, 2017

Lovely old timey comedy!

Luke R

Apr 3, 2017

Henry Winkler was an odd choice to play Chuck. Ron Howard obviously chose him because they were friends and because Henry was popular on television at the time. But Winkler ruins this movie. On the other hand, Keaton makes it really good. Funny guy. So I'm split between a bad actor and a good one.

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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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