DVD

Night Shift
Straight-laced Henry Winkler takes a night-shift job as a morgue attendant. Winkler falls under the spell of wheeler-dealer coworker Michael Keaton, whose catchphrase "Is this a great country or what?" is the clarion call for his many get-rich-quick schemes. His latest plan is to turn the morgue into a nocturnal brothel, for the benefit of anything-goes hooker Shelley Long-and incidentally, to line their own pockets. Director Ron Howard and his frequent scripters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel turn the potentially lurid story material of Night Shift into an endearing comedy, with winning performances from its three often miscast stars. Keep an eye out during one of the party sequences for Kevin Costner as a carousing college boy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Henry Winkler as Chuck Lumley Michael Keaton as Bill Blazejowski Shelley Long as Belinda Keaton Gina Hecht as Charlotte Koogle Pat Corley as Edward Koogle Bobby Di Cicco as Leonard Nita Talbot as Vivian Basil Hoffman as Drollhauser Tim Rossovich as Luke Clint Howard as Jefferey Joe Spinell as Manetti

Crew Peter Smith - Art Director Jan Lloyd - First Assistant Director Ron Howard - Director Michael Hill - Editor Robert J. Kern, Jr. - Editor Daniel Hanley - Editor Don Kranze - Executive Producer Burt Bacharach - Composer (Music Score) Carole Bayer Sager - Songwriter Jack T. Collis - Production Designer James A. Crabe - Cinematographer Brian Grazer - Producer Allen Hall - Special Effects Gary Combs - Stunts Babaloo Mandel - Screenwriter Chris Columbus - Screenwriter Lowell Ganz - Screenwriter Lee Reynolds - Screenwriter

Night Shift
Young kids swear because doing something you are not supposed to do, something unexpected, usually provides a rush of freedom, the feeling that permeates Night Shift. Four of the brain trusts behind the genial situation comedy Happy Days, head writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, director Ron Howard and lead actor Henry Winkler declared their freedom from their past with this adult-themed comedy about morgue workers who become pimps. Winkler plays a character as far away from Fonzie as one could imagine, while the writers pepper the material with jokes they could never have dreamed of getting away with on the small screen. Winkler's character, who grows from a put-upon quiet "good" guy into an assertive man of action, feels like a symbol for the Happy Days alumni. Michael Keaton, in his first film role, is the spark of energy that allows them to break free; he is like the older kid at school who teaches the younger kids the dirty words. His explanation of the root meaning of "prostitution" is a great example of schoolyard comedy. As seemingly "adult" as this film pretends to be, it is at heart the work of nice young boys who are enjoying the rush of talking dirty. Mix this film's sense of freedom with Happy Days wholesomeness, and you have the best of Howard, Ganz, and Mandel's collaborations -- Parenthood. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

Henry Winkler: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: Interactive menus Scene access Subtitles: English & Français DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 106 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 0. Jump to a Scene 1. Deadfall [3:54] 2. Credits (Night Shift) [2:45] 3. Morgue Meeting [1:57] 4. Chuck's "Promotion" [1:28] 5. Charlotte's Web [4:18] 6. "Nice Frame" [2:23] 7. "Maybe You'll Lose Some Pounds" [4:38] 8. "I Cheated Today" [:45] 9. A Limo For Dead People [4:09] 10. "That Barney Rubble" [4:49] 11. Blue Bell Beating [3:00] 12. "Love Brokers!" [1:48] 13. Breakfast Buddies [3:12] 14. Bill Goes Ballistic [3:43] 15. Night Court [3:39] 16. Blaze Land USA [:39] 17. The Proposition [3:48] 18. C&B Enterprises (Girls Know How) [2:15] 19. "Mission in Life" [2:16] 20. Morgue Party [2:56] 21. "Operation Chuck" [2:58] 22. First Kiss [:50] 23. "Watch Out Whose Car You Sit On" [:38] 24. Christmas Poem [3:21] 25. "This One's Full" [1:36] 26. "My Eyes Had a Heart Attack" [2:53] 27. "Hey, I Don't Wear a Watch" [1:55] 28. "Get Out of Town-You Two Guys!" [3:41] 29. Belinda in Tears [1:12] 30. "Somebody Died? Who Cares?" [1:13] 31. "Somebody Got a Comb?" [3:21] 32. Jailed with Peter Lorre's Son [4:18] 33. "Pay the Cab Driver" [:47] 34. "Chuck, I'm Wearing White!" [4:29] 35. "Go Clean off My Door!" [3:10] 36. "The Ground Broke My Fall" [7:13] 37. End Credits (That's What Friends Are For) [4:02] Side #2 0. Jump to a Scene 1. Deadfall [3:54] 2. Credits (Night Shift) [2:45] 3. Morgue Meeting [1:57] 4. Chuck's "Promotion" [1:28] 5. Charlotte's Web [4:18] 6. "Nice Frame" [2:23] 7. "Maybe You'll Lose Some Pounds" [4:38] 8. "I Cheated Today" [:45] 9. A Limo for Dead People [4:09] 10. "That Barney Rubble" [4:49] 11. Blue Bell Beating [3:00] 12. "Love Brokers!" [1:48] 13. Breakfast Buddies [3:12] 14. Bill Goes Ballistic [3:43] 15. Night Court [3:39] 16. Blaze Land USA [:39] 17. The Proposition [3:48] 18. C&B Enterprises (Girls Know How) [2:15] 19. "Mission in Life" [2:16] 20. Morgue Party [2:56] 21. "Operation Chuck" [2:58] 22. First Kiss [:50] 23. "Watch Out Whose Car You Sit On" [:38] 24. Christmas Poem [3:21] 25. "This One's Full" [1:36] 26. "My Eyes Had a Heart Attack" [2:53] 27. "Hey, I Don't Wear a Watch" [1:55] 28. "Get Out of Town-You Two Guys!" [3:41] 29. Belinda in Tears [1:12] 30. "Somebody Died? Who Cares?" [1:13] 31. "Somebody Got a Comb?" [3:21] 32. Jailed with Peter Lorre's Son [4:18] 33. "Pay the Cab Driver" [:47] 34. "Chuck, I'm Wearing White!" [4:29] 35. "Go Clean Off My Door!" [3:10] 36. "The Ground Broke My Fall" [7:13] 37. End Credits (That's What Friends Are For) [4:02]