---
title: 'Night Shift (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ron Howard'
released: '1982-07-30'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-shift-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084412/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night Shift (1982)

1982 · 103 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Night Shift is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard. The film centers on a timid night-shift morgue employee whose life is turned upside down by a new co-worker who fancies himself a free-spirited entrepreneur. It stars Henry Winkler along with Michael Keaton, in his first starring role, and Shelley Long. Also appearing are Richard Belzer and Clint Howard. There are brief scenes with a young Kevin Costner as "frat boy #1", Shannen Doherty as a Bluebird scout, Vincent Schiavelli as a man who delivers a sandwich, and Charles Fleischer as one of the jail prisoners.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard)
- **Screenplay:** [Lowell Ganz](https://cinepixo.com/people/lowell-ganz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Burt Bacharach](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-bacharach)
- **Producer:** [Brian Grazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-grazer)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Crabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-crabe)
- **Editor:** [Mike Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-hill)

## Cast

- [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell)
- [Clint Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-howard)
- [Basil Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-hoffman)
- [Vincent Schiavelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-schiavelli)
- [Nita Talbot](https://cinepixo.com/people/nita-talbot)
- [Dawn Dunlap](https://cinepixo.com/people/dawn-dunlap)
- [Charles Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fleischer)
- [Pat Corley](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-corley)
- [Jaid Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaid-barrymore)
- [Michael Keaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-keaton)
- [Grand L. Bush](https://cinepixo.com/people/grand-l-bush)
- [Michael Pataki](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pataki)
- [Ron Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-howard)
- [Shelley Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-long)
- [Monique Gabrielle](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-gabrielle)

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