I also enjoyed Shelley Long a lot more than I have in her other works. They both create some seriously entertaining characters and their chemistry on screen rivals any buddy flick. Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton work so well together. I noticed that a lot of the people that I follow on Letterboxd didn’t care for it but I fucking loved it. The movie was funny, has a brilliant cast, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Chuck’s fiancé leaves him but he realizes that the prostitute that has helped him open up is the one he truly loves. Life looks up until he is arrested when undercover cops and the local gangsters angry that they are stepping on their turf, arrive at the morgue resulting in a shoot out. Chuck reluctantly agrees but soon the money is flowing and the women are happy with them. She’s a prostitute and when her pimp is murdered Bill comes up with the idea to use the morgue, hearse, and the lack of management at night so the prostitutes of the area can get the respect they deserve. However, a few doors down from him is a new tenant. Because she hasn’t hit her own goals she refuses to sleep with him with the lights on and makes him walk through the house to ensure no one can see her. His fiancé is self-conscience about her weight and is constantly dieting. Chuck’s home life is not as he would like. He’s loud, risky, and always looking for the next get rich quick scheme while Chuck enjoys the silence working in the morgue brings along with the predictability. They soon hire Bill (Keaton) who is the exact opposite of Chuck.

**Spoiler Alert** The film follows the timid Chuck (Winkler) who is demoted at his job at the city morgue to working nights. for taking the time to send this one over to me to check out. I was able to get a copy in a few weeks ago and it was one I was really looking forward to check out. I wasn’t going to let this one sneak passed me again so I reached out to them to review it. announced that they would be releasing the film on blu as part of their Archive Collection line. I always regretted not snagging it when I was younger and when I would see posts about it online I would feel the hot fire of guilt build up in my stomach. I can’t remember exactly where it was but I remember the artwork after all these years. During these years I remember seeing a copy of 1982’s Night Shift. I would always venture to the electronics department of these stores to browse the VHS they had to offer in hopes of snagging a new tape. When I would convince my dad to make a trip out of the county I would visit the stores my hometown didn’t have access to like Hills, Roses, K-Mart, and so on. I loved going up and down the isles looking at all the new releases, along with anything that was released in the 80s. When I was younger I was a regular visitor at my local video store.

Night shift 1982 trailer