A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.
- Awards
- 2 wins
- Leanne
- (as Anaïs Evans)
- Pub Thug
- (as Mongo)
- Female Paramedic
- (as Candy Brown Houston)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia(at around 8 mins) The photograph on the bulletin board at the guard desk that Martin notices when he shows up for his first shift and asks the old watchman about, is a famous photo of Lewis Thornton Powell (also known as Lewis Paine or Lewis Payne), a conspirator with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
- GoofsAll entries contain spoilers
- Quotes
Inspector Thomas Cray: Most people, when they see something like this, their immediate reaction is to ask how could somebody do this and why. Even when we catch the killer, they want to know the how and why. In movies or television, the killer always explains the how or why. He always has some reason, however crazy, with a mad gleam in his eye. But I've interrogated murderers like this one before, and let me tell you, they are well beyond the need to justify what they do. They just do it. Explanations are just a fiction to make us feel safe. Because if it can't be explained, then it's just meaningless chaos. It could touch any one of us at any moment. Which is exactly what it is.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits feature an alternate version of the Super 8 song "Pain", which originally appeared on their self-titled debut album. It cuts out the opening verses, and also removes noises made by the vocalist towards the end of the song.
- Alternate versionsThe original cut of the film was just about 2-1/2 hours and included a different score and different opening sequence which was just an extended version of the two couples having dinner together followed by an extended scene at the local pub. The entire subplot of discussion of marriage between Lauren Graham and Josh Brolin's characters was cut, including a sequence at the end where they are married at a double wedding alongside Patricia Arquette and Ewan McGregor's characters. This version also included an extended restaurant scene with Joyce and more contact between her and Martin throughout the film, including a much more graphic death sequence in Joyce's apartment.
- SoundtracksHappy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Нічне чергування
- Filming locations
- Royce Quad, UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Martin and James' school)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,179,002
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $585,733
- Apr 19, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $1,179,002
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1