nebbish everyman henry winkler ( shed his fonzie image ) abandon wall street brokerage for the more quiet and subdue night shift at the city morgue and much to the aggravation of his weight worry girlfriend . while there and winkler meet a rambunctious and hyper active idea man play by a pre batman michael keaton in his first leading film role also the one that make him famous to begin with . after a somewhat rocky start and keaton talk winkler into start a call girl ring in their morgue and utilizing winkler wall street know how to win over the fellow prostitute of a prostitute he just happen to meet in the morgue and play by shelley long and whom he naturally fall for . surprisingly good natured and engage despite it seedy subject matter . winkler and keaton play well off each other and and long be adorable a the hooker with a heart of gold . director ron howard have a cameo a the annoying sax player on the subway . i be my hand and foot of you .