Night Shift

A teenage waitress bites back against misogyny in her conservative 1980s town.

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Drama
Horror

Overview

"Night Shift" follows 18-year-old Cheryl and best friend Darcy as they waste away the Summer of ’85 waiting tables at the only diner in their middle of nowhere Oregon town. Suffocated by small-town conservatism and her sexist high school reputation, Cheryl longs for the day that she can finally ditch Myrtlewood and her vengeful ex, Scottie, for good. But after falling victim to a mysterious late-night animal attack, Cheryl undergoes a strange transformation that pushes her friendship with Darcy to the brink and pushes her to bite back against her tormentors once & for all.

Keywords

waitress
1980s
female protagonist
werewolf
coming of age
diner
monster movie
motorcycle
femme fatale
puberty
growing up
80s throwback
retro horror
womanhood
new wave
post-punk
final girl

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 1, 2023
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Bite the Hand Films
Cast: Kaleen Perkins,Neil Green,Marlowe Eduvijes Ostara,Yasmeen Magar,Eddie Lee Wollrabe,Emily Hyde,Preston Sabharwal,Chynna Rae Shurts
Director: Karlee Boon
Producer: Mikyla Bordner
Cinematography: Eduardo Jovanovic
Budget: $30,000
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt22028204