Night Shift

1982 · directed by Ron Howard

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

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.

Night Shift (1982), directed by Ron Howard, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Henry Winkler
• Michael Keaton
• Shelley Long
• Gina Hecht
• Pat Corley
• Bobby Di Cicco
• Nita Talbot
• Basil Hoffman
• Tim Rossovich
• Clint Howard

Crew

• James Crabe — Director of Photography
• Daniel P. Hanley — Editor
• Mike Hill — Editor
• Robert James Kern — Editor
• Burt Bacharach — Original Music Composer
• Babaloo Mandel — Writer
• Lowell Ganz — Writer

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2. Apollo 13 (1995) — 80/100 · hit
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5. Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — 80/100 · hit
6. Frost/Nixon (2008) — 79/100

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