Nightshift - The morgue is completely freaking out
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Nightshift - The morgue is completely freaking out |
| Original title | Night Shift |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1982 |
| length | 108 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ron Howard |
| script |
Lowell Whole Babaloo Almond |
| production | Brian Grazer |
| music | Burt Bacharach |
| camera | James Crabe |
| cut |
Mike Hill Daniel P. Hanley |
| occupation | |
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Nightshift - The morgue freaks entirely out (Original title: Night Shift ) is an American comedy film from the year 1982 . Directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel .
action
Chuck Lumley works as a broker on Wall Street , but he is dissatisfied with his job. Lumley finds new job in the New York morgue . There he is assigned the night shift so that a relative of the boss who spends his working hours watching TV can take over the day shift.
Lumley meets Bill Blazejowski, who has numerous business ideas, on the night shift. Meanwhile, his relationship with Charlotte Koogle, to whom he is engaged, is in crisis. Lumley finds his neighbor, prostitute Belinda Keaton, attractive. The woman inspires Lumley and Blazejowski to start a call girl service with the morgue as an office.
Reviews
Janet Maslin wrote in the New York Times on July 30, 1982 that the film was "halfway funny" - it had good gags in the first half and serious problems in the second half. Ron Howard and the debuting Michael Keaton are the "real discoveries" of the film.
Film-Dienst wrote that the film was to a large extent a "peppy comedy about the development of a man from a cowardly to a self-confident contemporary" . He offers "except for a few flat moments, enjoyable entertainment" .
Awards
Henry Winkler was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1983 for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical . Michael Keaton won the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award in 1983 .
backgrounds
The film was shot in New York City . It grossed approximately $ 23.6 million in US cinemas .
Soundtrack
The following songs can be heard in this film:
- Night Shift - sung by Quarterflash
- Girls Know How - sung by Al Jarreau
- The Love Too Good To Last - sung by The Pointer Sisters
- Talk Talk - sung by Talk Talk
- Someday, Somewhere - sung by Marshall Crenshaw
- Jumpin 'Jack Flash - sung by The Rolling Stones
- Penthouse and Pavement - sung by Heaven 17
- Everlasting Love - sung by Rufus and Chaka Khan
- That's What Friends Are For - sung by Rod Stewart
Web links
- Nightshift - The morgue freaks entirely out in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nightshift - The morgue freaks entirely out at Rotten Tomatoes (English)