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Epicurus.com - Night Shift
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $9.98
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Henry Winkler
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0085392000623
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1999-07-27
Running Time: 106
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1982-07-30
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Editorial Reviews:
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Odd-couple partners Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton spice up the morgue night shift by running a call-girl ring. Year: 1982 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long Special Features: Interactive menus, Scene access Video Format: A: Standard; B: Widescreen Sound: English: Dolby Surround 2.0; Subtitles: English, French Region Coding: 1 (U.S. and Canada)
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: I wash my hands and my feet of you
Comment: 'Night Shift' was the first major release for film director Ron Howard. A child actor, best known for playing Opie Taylor on 210 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 to 1968 and Richard 'Richie' Cunningham on 171 episodes of "Happy Days" from 1974 to 1984; he wisely chose to work behind the camera, thus avoiding the "Different Strokes Syndrome" of child actors who aren't so cute as adults. It stars his fellow actor from "Happy Days," Henry Winkler, who must have been trying to break out of his typecasting by playing the polar opposite of his well known character Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli. Where Da Fonz is supremely confident, Chuck Lumley (Henry Winkler) is a doormat who works at the morgue, but was once a stock broker and financial advisor. When his boss hires his incompetent nephew to take his place and moves him to the night shift he is too much of a wimp to complain.
His new partner, Bill Blazejowski (Michael Keaton) is an idea man. Though most of his schemes are hare brained, he thinks they are golden and preserves his rambling inspirations on a tape recorder.
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Bill Blazejowski: I'm an idea man Chuck, I get ideas, sometimes I get so many ideas that I can't even fight them off!
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One scheme he cooks up that actually works (for a while at least) is to use the quiet city morgue as a base for a call girl operation. He also rents out the hearse as a limo. He is full of ideas, and even though he is a maniac, I was inspired by his example, and also aspire to be an idea man (note to self: get a digital recorder so I can have it with my at all times if the odd million dollar idea should strike).
Besides Keaton, Shelley Long as Belinda Keaton is the other reason I enjoyed this film. The film was released the same year as "Cheers" debuted, and is a great chance to see Dianne in her Chambers. There is just one scene that is really good where she makes scrambled eggs for Chuck since they both get home from work in the early morning hours.
For a movie that combines call girls and the city morgue, "Night Shift" is surprisingly mild. But what would you expect from Opie, anyway? Still, this is a good start for a director, and Ron Howard has certainly improved immensely since this early effort. I am hearing a lot of good buzz for his latest film, "Frost/Nixon."
HENRY WINKLER
Berkeley (2005) .... Sy
P.U.N.K.S. (1999) .... Edward Crow
The Waterboy (1998) .... Coach Klein
The Lords of Flatbush (1974) .... Butchey Weinstein
MICHAEL KEATON
Multiplicity (1996) .... Doug Kinney
Speechless (1994) .... Kevin Vallick
Batman Returns (1992) .... Batman / Bruce Wayne
Pacific Heights (1990) .... Carter Hayes
Batman (1989) .... Batman / Bruce Wayne
Clean and Sober (1988) .... Daryl Poynter
Beetlejuice (1988) .... Beetlejuice
SHELLEY LONG
Dr T and the Women (2000) .... Carolyn
A Very Brady Sequel (1996) .... Carol Brady
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) .... Carol Brady
Troop Beverly Hills (1989) .... Phyllis Nefler
The Money Pit (1986) .... Anna Crowley Beissart / Anna Fielding
Losin' It (1983) .... Kathy
Caveman (1981) .... Tala
DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD
Frost/Nixon (2008)
The Da Vinci Code (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) (2006)
Cinderella Man (2005)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Edtv (1999)
Ransom (1996)
Apollo 13 (Widescreen 2-Disc Anniversary Edition) (1995)
The Paper (1994)
Far and Away (1992)
Backdraft (1991)
Parenthood (1989)
Willow (1988)
Gung Ho (1986)
Cocoon (1985)
Splash (1984)
Night Shift (1982)
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore and Death (1969)
Deed of Daring-Do (1969)
Old Paint (1969)
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Bill Blazejowski: I wash my hands and my feet of you!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Funny Flick
Comment: I didn't know about this movie before meeting my husband, but I really enjoyed it the first time I saw it. It was very entertaining and quirky. Not your typical comedy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, fun movie!!!
Comment: Saw this movie when it first came out YEARS ago and laughed like crazy! Still packs the same comedic punch!
Customer Rating:
Summary: "This is Chuck reminding Bill to SHUT UP!!"
Comment: I'm surprised by the number of people that can quote Animal House and Caddy Shack inside and out, but never saw this movie. The other 5-Star reviews do a great job capturing the fun and charm of this movie, which at it's heart is a romantic comedy, but don't let that fool you! Keaton, Winkler and Long make a wonderfully endearing and hilarious team. Darn good little story too-- well crafted and doesn't fizzle at the end like most comedic movies do.
And if I had to pick just one comedy from this era (other than Animal House), it'd be this one hands down even over the other well-known classics like Caddy Shack, Stripes, Weird Science, Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, 10, Ghost Busters, etc.
This is a classic from that great era, and if you haven't seen it, it'll be like finding a hidden gem.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Keaton Sparkles
Comment: Michael Keaton is 2/3's of the show, ably supported by Da Fonz, add Eddie Murphy,and an interesting concept and you wish them well. Funny, captivating, and too bad it isn't legal. Legalize polygamy and prostitution and we'd have less wars for oil and more smiling men.
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