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Storyline
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 neighbour 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 as their brothel. Against his better judgement, he gets talked into the idea, only to find that it's more than his boss that has objections to this bit of entrepreneurship. Written by
Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Together they are going to make the day pay off... all night long!
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Trivia
John Belushi was offered the role of Bill but turned it down. Belushi later died during production of the film.
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Goofs
The big black dog that "terrorizes" Chuck as he enters his apartment, rounds the corner and slides twice.
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Quotes
Chuck:
I used to be an investment counselor.
Bill:
Yeah?
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pause]
Bill:
What's that?
Chuck:
It's like a stockbroker.
Bill:
So what're you doing babysitting stiffs? What were you... drinker? Big drinker?
Chuck:
No!
Bill:
Doper! Toothead! Nose candy! Coke!
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Connections
Referenced in
Dirty Work (1998)
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Soundtracks
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Written by
Mick Jagger &
Keith Richards
Performed by
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This movie finds it's humor in seeing the absurdity of situations that are unusual but not completely unbelievable. The characters are memorable, especially as Henry Winkler plays a role that is a complete departure from previous roles and he does so convincingly. Winkler is a great straight man to Michael Keaton's high energy "idea man" and Shelley Long is well cast as the quintessential hooker-with-a-heart of gold. It's a very 80's film, but one that has stood the test of time. Even if the story line is "formula" it produces exactly the result you would expect: it's a loud, colorful, rollicking good time. It may be dated, but it is still funny after all these years.