The read
Scores higher than 76% of the 997 1980s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic63/100
245 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron HowardDirector
- Lowell GanzWriter
- Babaloo MandelWriter
- Burt BacharachOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Henry WinklerChuck Lumley
- Michael KeatonBill Blazejowski
- Shelley LongBelinda Keaton
- Gina HechtCharlotte Koogle
- Pat CorleyEdward Koogle
- Bobby Di CiccoLeonard
- Nita TalbotVivian
- Basil HoffmanDrollhauser
- Tim RossovichLuke
- Clint HowardJefferey
- Joe SpinellManetti
- Cheryl CarterTanya
Stills
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Themes
new york citypimpmorgueprostitution
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