Night Shift (1982 film)

Night Shift
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Howard
Written by	Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel
Produced by	Brian Grazer
Starring	Henry Winkler Michael Keaton Shelley Long
Cinematography	James Crabe
Edited by	Robert J. Kern Jr. Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
Music by	Burt Bacharach
Production company	The Ladd Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 30, 1982 (1982-07-30)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8.1 million[1]
Box office	$21.1 million

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,^[2] and Shelley Long. Also appearing are Richard Belzer and Clint Howard. There are brief scenes with a young Kevin Costner^[3] as "frat boy #1", Shannen Doherty as a Bluebird scout,^[4] Vincent Schiavelli as a man who delivers a sandwich,^[5] and Charles Fleischer^[6] as one of the jail prisoners.

The film was a critical and financial success. Winkler, who had previously worked with Ron Howard on the hit television show Happy Days, was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy,^[7] while Keaton won the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[8]