Night Patrol (1984)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Jackie Kong

Writers:

Jackie Kong (writer)
Murray Langston (writer)

Release Date:

16 November 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They're making America safe...barely

Plot:

Melvin is a pathetic loser of a motorcycle cop who gets demoted to working the night shift as a punishment for his constant screw-ups...

Plot Keywords:

Paper Bag | Nudity | Flashback Sequence | Psychotronic | Secret Identity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Linda Blair	...	Officer Sue Perman
Pat Paulsen	...	Officer Kent Lane
Jaye P. Morgan	...	Kate Parker
Jack Riley	...	Doctor Ziegler
Billy Barty	...	Captain Lewis
Murray Langston	...	Officer Melvin White / The Unknown Comic
Pat Morita	...	Rape Victim
Sydney Lassick	...	Peeping Tom (as Sidney Lassick)
Kent Perkins	...	Tex
Lori Sutton	...	Edith Hutton
Roxanne Cybelle	...	Kicking Girl
Joe Battaglia	...	Bum
Mik One	...	Press Agent
Alex Folks	...	Leroy's Bartender
Patrie Allen	...	Officer Judy

Runtime:

USA:85 min | USA:87 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

RSL Company

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kent helps Melvin up to the hand dryer in the men's room to dry his pants they turn the dryer on. A man walks in the men's room, the scene cuts back to Kent and Melvin the dryer is off.

Movie Connections:

References "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)

Not Politically Correct, But Comedy Isn't Supposed To Be...

I'm not quite sure what the people who rate this as a total turkey were expecting, Schindler's List perhaps? C'mon folks, this is a COMEDY, and, as such, not to be taken so seriously. This movie came out around the same time as the first "Police Academy" movie and is a sort of a lower budget alternative that doesn't take itself too seriously. The humor is completely across the board from no holds barred raunchiness to some of the silly sight gags and campy deadpan humor that would later appear in the "Naked Gun" movies. I'm convinced the primary reason for all the venomous reviews is the politically correct crowd. Let's face it, Andrew Dice Clay (billed here as Andy Clay), who was the devil incarnate in the minds of the PC crowd back in his early 90's comic heyday, makes his film debut in a bit part in this movie. Add to that a healthy dose of humor involving gays (officers 4 and 1), lesbians (meat market saloon), dwarfs (flatulent police chief Billy Barty), blacks (Leroy A Go Go), The French, Prostitutes, etc. and you've got a movie that'll give any PC individual a conniption. The unknown comic's blue humor also features prominently in the film. Linda Blair is cute in her silly role, and the Pat Morita cameo is a hoot as well. Bottom Line; This movie is farcical, dirty, campy, raunchy, goofy, sleazy, or just simply put, FUNNY. If you are rating this poorly, you obviously don't get it. If you are the ultra sensitive type, you have no business watching this movie and/or posting a rating on it.