Funny Movie
Added 9/27/2009
I saw this movie whaen it came out in 1982,and it has been a favorite of mine.
Realy great humor in this movie,with Henry Winkler having a big change of character from being the Fonz.The man who realy stole the show was Michael Keaton,he was just a laugh a minute.They turned this morgue into a place where they could be pimps and make a bundle out of prostitution.
Excellent movie this.
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? ? ? ? Widescreen ? ? ? ?
Added 9/18/2009
Where's the WS version (preferably anamorphic) of this wonderful movie ? ? ?
Or is Amazon listing the screen format of 1.33:1 by mistake ?
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Classic film
Added 9/14/2009
This is one Ron Howard made early in his directing career. It is very funny and to me the humor is timeless. Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler are genious. The story is a bit far-fetched, but it's a comedy...I laughed and laughed.
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Hey Fonz...go work the Night Shift!
Added 7/9/2009
I remember the first time I saw this film. I was so surprised seeing Henry Winkler aka "The Fonz" as such a submissive character! Michael Keaton got on my nerves a bit as Billy Blaze, but the overall story was pretty funny. This is a comedy for adults and not children, but it will make you laugh.
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Except for Michael Keaton's Performance, Almost Everything About This Movie Is Very Dated
Added 5/20/2009
Watching Michael Keaton's performance in Night Shift is kind of like watching Marlon Brandon in A Streetcar Named Desire. In spite of excellent performances by his co-stars, Brando's performance clearly shined in a league of its own charisma and creativity. Keaton's performance in Night Shift is kind of like that, but, of course, on a lot less influential level. Outside of Keaton's star-making performance, Night Shift is still a very good movie, but it looks very dated today -and Shelly Long is hardly believable as a hooker. On the other hand, Henry Winkler is funny and highly likeable as the "nebbish" lead Chuck Lumley. But, much like Vivian Leigh in Streetcar, you rarely hear people mention his performance.
People remember Night Shift as Michael Keaton's movie, because, much like Brandon in Streetcar, he steals the show. Considering Night Shift was made way back in 1982, one can make an argument for Keaton's performance as a precursor to arrested development, slacker, dreamer, visionary lovable-loser types like Kramer and most every part Owen Wilson has ever played. In short, the attributes of Ron Howard's direction and the performances of Henry Winkler and Gina Hecht (as Lumley's hysterically neurotic weight-obsessed fiancé) all deserve their due, but ultimately Night Shift will always be remembered as Michael Keaton's movie.
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Funny Movie
Added 9/27/2009
I saw this movie whaen it came out in 1982,and it has been a favorite of mine.
Realy great humor in this movie,with Henry Winkler having a big change of character from being the Fonz.The man who realy stole the show was Michael Keaton,he was just a laugh a minute.They turned this morgue into a place where they could be pimps and make a bundle out of prostitution.
Excellent movie this.
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? ? ? ? Widescreen ? ? ? ?
Added 9/18/2009
Where's the WS version (preferably anamorphic) of this wonderful movie ? ? ?
Or is Amazon listing the screen format of 1.33:1 by mistake ?
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Classic film
Added 9/14/2009
This is one Ron Howard made early in his directing career. It is very funny and to me the humor is timeless. Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler are genious. The story is a bit far-fetched, but it's a comedy...I laughed and laughed.
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