This breezy comedy was intended as a vehicle for director Ron Howard’s old Happy Days chum Henry “the Fonz” Winkler, but it is future Batman(1989) Michael Keaton that steals the show.
Winkler plays Chuck Lumley, the shy mild-mannered New York City morgue attendant who gets involved in a call-girl operation run from the morgue by his sharp-talking assistant Bill Blazejowski (Keaton).
The broad script by Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz doesn’t attempt to milk the black opportunities in the scenario, but the film is still very funny and remarkably free of the earnestness that has marred Howard’s subsequent hits.
As well as providing a showcase for Keaton’s talents, it also gave early exposure to a number of other future stars, including Shelley Long, Kevin Costner and Shannen Doherty.
Chuck Lumley
Henry Winkler Bill Blazejowski
Michael Keaton Belinda Keaton
Shelley Long Charlotte Koogle
Gina Hecht Edward Koogle
Pat Corley Leonard
Bobby DiCicco Vivian
Nita Talbot Drollhauser
Basil Hoffman Luke
Tim Rossovich Jefferey
Clint Howard Manetti
Joe Spinell Tanya
Cheryl Carter Lupe
Becky Gonzalez Sylvia
Corki Corman Joyce
Ildiko Jaid Sharon
Ava Lazar Frat boy
Kevin Costner Bluebird
Shannen Doherty
Director
Ron Howard
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