Film1982106 min

Night Shift

Name: Night Shift
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1982
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley

Taste attributes: comedyfastunsavouryimaginarysimpleglossy

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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."

Boxlist takeExpect a pacy, stylised comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 128 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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 neighbour 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 .

Synopsis: TMDB