‘Night Shift’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
September 3, 2024 · Night Shift (1982) · Comedy · 1:15:37 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill SimmonsReggie Hammond, Billy Blaze Jowski, and Brian Flanagan are the three funniest movie characters of the 80s▶ 4:55
Casting What-Ifs
Chris RyanMarsha Mason — Compares Shelley Long to actresses from Neil Simon adaptations like Marsha Mason and Jill Clayburgh, suggesting these as similar casting types▶ 23:00
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsBilly's first scene - where he introduces himself as an idea man and demonstrates edible paper▶ 28:38
Chris RyanAgrees with Billy's first scene, relates it to workplace dynamics and discusses how such characters don't exist in real offices▶ 29:47
What's Aged the Best
Bill SimmonsRon Howard promoted this on SNL with Eddie Murphy's Raheem Abdul-Muhammad character, discussing the movie's lack of diversity in a very 80s way▶ 41:47
Chris RyanAll the asides that get made in the movie, specifically everybody reacting to pictures of Charlotte and Lupe saying 'don't be snobs, I used to be a pickle girl here once'▶ 40:44
Den of Thieves Benihana Award
Chris RyanAgrees with Paradise Found, describing it as a Jane and Tarzan themed indoor water park slash sex club▶ 43:18
Big Kahuna Burger Award
Bill SimmonsVincent Schiavelli taking Chuck's tuna fish sandwich with yellow mustard ('I took the mustard off for you')▶ 44:14
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsConsiders Charlotte character but seems to lean toward Belinda being a lady of the night as weakest element, questioning why her character needed that profession▶ 44:35
Chris RyanDiscusses Chuck's career change from investment banker to mortician as questionable character motivation▶ 45:15
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsNo to Keaton, Winkler, Shelley Long (but close), Ron Howard; suggests Tom Hanks for Cruiser Hanks category▶ 58:19
Chris RyanMichael Keaton — Agrees Keaton not Apex Mountain but significant career climb; discusses prostitute comedies and morticians categories▶ 58:27
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsBilly appears coked up in every scene; nobody dies in the morgue during night shift in 1982 NYC; they get their jobs back because the city finds it embarrassing; Chuck's girlfriend disappears halfway through; how long were they running the business▶ 1:00:36
Chris RyanBilly being coked out of his mind; the morgue night shift being quiet in Times Square 1982; Chuck's business plan economics don't make sense with only 10% cut and high overhead costs▶ 1:00:31
Movies Referenced (34)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risky Business (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:54 |
| Batman (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:16 |
| Rushmore (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 2:50 |
| Cube (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 38:12 |
| Trading Places (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 14:12 |
| Beetlejuice (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:16 |
| Pretty Woman (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 45:53 |
| Revenge of the Nerds (1984) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 3:54 |
| A Quiet Place (2018) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 28:19 |
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 10:20 |
| Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 51:02 |
| Blade Runner (1982) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 15:29 |
Directors Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Howard | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons | A Beautiful Mind | ▶ 15:44 |
| Sean Penn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking | ▶ 15:53 |
| Iyi Tubi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Ex Machina, World War Z | ▶ 19:50 |
| Roger Corman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Silence of the Lambs, Apollo 13, Little Shop of Horrors | ▶ 6:59 |
Actors Referenced (64)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Keaton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 30 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Spotlight, The Founder | ▶ 2:42 |
| Henry Winkler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Night Shift | ▶ 8:06 |
| Shelley Long | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 13:49 | |
| Clint Howard | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | ▶ 30:29 |
| Diane Chambers | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 22:20 | |
| Eddie Murphy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Nutty Professor, Beverly Hills Cop II | ▶ 4:21 |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | True Lies, Everything Everywhere All at Once | ▶ 14:49 |
| Joe Spinell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Taxi Driver, Rocky | ▶ 5:38 |
| Al Jarreau | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Out of Africa | ▶ 40:26 |
| Drew Barrymore | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, Never Been Kissed | ▶ 50:36 |
| Harrison Ford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive | ▶ 15:28 |
| Tom Cruise | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Top Gun, Minority Report | ▶ 13:49 |
Writers Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Ganz | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Parenthood | ▶ 6:28 |
| Neil Simon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 6:59 | |
| David Mamet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | House of Games | ▶ 49:04 |