![]() The series creator, Garry Marshall, just opened his directorial feature film debut with "Young Doctors in Love." As it turned out, it was "Happy Days" star Ron Howard (who played Richie Cunningham and was also Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show") who would helm the more successful comedy of the summer. When Belinda's pimp ends up in the morgue, Bill and Belinda convince Chuck to start spending their late-night office hours running an escort service.Īt the time of this release, the television sitcom "Happy Days" was one of the biggest hits. Two people change his perspective: Bill Blazejowski (Keaton), his new manic hustling co-worker, and Belinda (Shelly Long), Chuck's neighbor who's a prostitute. His personal life isn't much better, as he's engaged to a fiancee who offers no physical or emotional reassurance for him. "Night Shift" quickly introduces us to Chuck Lumley (Henry Winkler), a fussy and insecure morgue attendant who is so passive that he barely makes any resistance when his boss changes his work schedule for the worst. With the debuts of their new movies during the last weekend of July 1982, Richard Gere affirmed his status in the industry with "An Officer and a Gentleman" while Michael Keaton experienced a breakthrough debut in the comedy "Night Shift." ![]() ![]() It was also a pivotal period to make generational stars out of several young actors. Several franchises were born and reborn during the classic movie summer of 1982. (from left) hassles Richard Gere in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” while Michael Keaton keeps riffing in “Night Shift.” () ![]()
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