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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.9 / 100
1982·Comedy·1h 46m

NIGHT SHIFT

“Ever since two enterprising young men turned the City Morgue into a swinging business, people have been dying to get in.”

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 neighbor 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.

Above the Line
Ron Howard·DirectorLowell Ganz·WriterBabaloo Mandel·WriterJames Crabe·Director of PhotographyBurt Bacharach·Original Music ComposerDaniel P. Hanley·Editor
Cast
Henry Winkler·Chuck LumleyMichael Keaton·Bill BlazejowskiShelley Long·Belinda KeatonGina Hecht·Charlotte KooglePat Corley·Edward KoogleBobby Di Cicco·LeonardNita Talbot·VivianBasil Hoffman·DrollhauserTim Rossovich·LukeClint Howard·Jefferey
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 1
Ron Howard·Director
Writing· 2
Lowell Ganz·WriterBabaloo Mandel·Writer
Camera· 1
James Crabe·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Daniel P. Hanley·EditorRobert James Kern·EditorMike Hill·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Burt Bacharach·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Jodie Lynn Tillen·Costume DesignJack T. Collis·Production DesignPeter Landsdown Smith·Art DirectionRichard C. Goddard·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Brian Grazer·ProducerDon Kranze·Executive ProducerJane Jenkins·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Freddie Hice·Stunt DoubleBuddy Joe Hooker·Stunt DriverErik Cord·Stunt Double
By the Numbers
73.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
93%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$21M
ROI 160%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#FF7F00
Mood
Eerie, Gritty, Unsettling
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A full-body shot of a pale, blood-stained man in a dark hooded jacket and jeans standing in the middle of a dimly lit, dilapidated hotel hallway. The man's ches”

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Key Elements
Hooded JacketJeansBeltBloodNeon SignGraffiti
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty, Neon
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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