Night Shift

Name: Night Shift
Released: 1982-7-30
Cast: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley

Night Shift

R
1h 47m
1982

93%

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When down-on-his-luck financial planner Chuck Lumley (Henry Winkler), fast-talking loser with a million get-rich-quick schemes Bill Blazejowski (Michael Keaton) and prostitute in need of a pimp Belinda Keaton (Shelley Long) meet at the New York City morgue, nothing will ever be the same on the Night Shift. Now, as odd a group as the trio may be, their talents combine perfectly to transform a warehouse for the dead into the liveliest place in the City as the three go into business as "Love Brokers."

Director:

Ron Howard

Producer:

Brian Grazer, Don Kranze

Writer:

Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Cast:

Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley, Bobby DiCicco, Nita Talbot

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

93%

Critics Consensus: Night Shift bristles with pitch-perfect laughs thanks to Ron Howard's snappy direction and a side-splitting turn from Michael Keaton.

Reviews

Tilt Magazine

Stephen Silver

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)

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

Because I was never a big fan of Happy Days, I didn't hold out much hope for a film starring Henry Winkler and directed by Ron Howard, but I came out of this one very surprised. It's genuinely funny and well made.

Instantly and infinitely quotable. Michael Keaton delivers one of the all-time great comedic performances.

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.

October 22, 2018

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