Night Patrol (1984) User Reviews

This would destroy minds today

[BandSAboutMovies · 4/10 · 12 June 2019]

If you learn anything today, know that Linda Blair and Murray Langston, AKA The Unknown Comic, made two movies together: the romantic comedy Up Your Alley and this film, which takes Police Academy to an even filthier and more ridiculous level. Seriously: there's no way this movie could have been made in 2019.

Jackie Kong directed four movies: The Being, The Underachievers, Blood Diner and this one, all with Bill Osco. Osco started his career producing adult films and would go on to star in The Being under the name Rexx Coltrane before starting to direct his own projects, starting with the comedy special The Unknown Comedy Show, a vehicle for Langston. Seeing as how two of his directing efforts are The Art of Nude Bowling and Cat Fight Wrestling, you'll get an idea of where this film is heading.

Officer Melvin White (Langston) wants to be a stand-up comic, so to hide from his boss Captain Lewis (Billy Barty!), he becomes The Unknown Comic. At the very same time, a man with a paper bag over his head - and here I am assuming anyone in 2019 knows who The Unknown Comic is or what he looks like - is committing crimes.

Linda Blair comes in as Officer Sue Perman, who operates the switchboard for the police. Then there's comedian and perennial Presidential candidate Pat Paulsen as Melvin's partner, Officer Kent Lane. Pat Morita also shows up as a sexual assault victim and there's an ongoing joke with Sydney Lassick (Charlie from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) as a peeping tom.

Jack Riley, who played Bob Newhart's patient Elliot Carlin has graduated from patient to doctor, here playing Murray's therapist Dr. Zieglar. Throw in comedians Johnny Dark, Bill Kirchenbauer and Vic Dunlop, as well as Jaye P. Morgan, disc jockey Machine Gun Kelly (who is also in Roller Boogie and Voyage of the Rock Aliens) and an incredibly young Andrew Dice Clay.

There really isn't any story here, but you do get Billy Barty farting throughout the film and the heroes donning blackface to solve a crime. There's also a gay copy team, so this movie goes out of its way to offend nearly everyone. That said, it does have Linda punching a really obnoxious rich girl, which makes the movie.

Offensive, crude, immature, tasteless, ... and quite funny!

[Coventry · 5/10 · 29 March 2023]

Being a devoted and unconditional Linda Blair fanboy puts you through watching a whole lot of crazy and abominably awful stuff. I learned that via guilty pleasures like "Night Force", "Witchcraft", "Fatal Bond", and now I can add "Night Patrol" to the list as well. How, in Pazuzu's name, did you end up here Linda?

As far as slapstick/24 jokes-per-minute parodies go, there's a mighty good reason why "Night Patrol" isn't appearing in the same lists as films like "Airplane!", "The Naked Gun", "Top Secret", or "Hot Shots!". It simply is not as funny as those. That is not an issue, and you honestly can't expect from director Jackie Kong to be as skilled and gifted as the ZAZ-trio. "Night Patrol" can best be considered as a naughtier, schlockier, and politically incorrect R-rated version of "Police Academy". The script makes fun of every minority group, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or physical disability imaginable, and even traumatizing events like rape are shamelessly mocked.

The biggest risk with these rapid-fire comedies is that many jokes become misfires. "Night Patrol" scores quite bad in this department. For every ingenious and genuinely funny moment, there are approximately 10-12 downright embarrassing jokes. And yet, even the painfully unfunny gags (including every scene with Andrew Dice Clay) didn't bother me much, because this is basically nothing more than harmless and infantile comedy you cannot get offended by. The only thing I regret is that I didn't watch "Night Patrol" when I was 11 years old, as it features everything I wanted to see back then (like boobs, toilet humor, ...)

Weird, disgusting cult comedy flick

[Groverdox · 4/10 · 5 June 2016]

"Night Patrol" is one of those tasteless, revolting '80s comedies like "Bachelor Party" and so many more. It's also an obvious cult flick, with some really strange, unusual touches that will no doubt make it a must-see in some circles, just not mine.

The main character, a hapless policeman, is unusually charisma-less, and the actor has nothing like the presence to drive the movie. The only bright spots come from Linda Blair, as another cop with an inexplicable crush on our moustachioed, plane faced hero, and, dare I say it, Andrew Dice Clay as an obsessed wannabe actor. As much as I hate his stand-up, he was a decent comedic actor.

The movie has a bizarre plot about the crappy policeman having more success as a stand up comedian with a bag over his head (although his act isn't funny in the least), and there being another guy with a bag over his head robbing people, or something.

The movie is, simply put, truly ridiculous, but not consistently funny enough to take you along with it. Details like the police captain being played by the 3'9" vaudevillean actor Billy Barty, who farts constantly, just make the proceedings surreal in a bland kind of way.

Did I mention the movie is frequently disgusting? What was it with the '80s and revolting restaurants? Chefs with gordonly stained undershirts, spitting and coughing into food? Why was this ever considered funny?

All up, I did laugh a few times, and I guess you have to admire the audacity to make something this out-there, but I was mostly just waiting for it to end, and looking away in a few disgusting moments.

the most tasteless comedy ever made i think

[jaws! · 15 March 1999]

night patrol is one of the most funniest movies i have ever seen,but the first time i saw it i didn't really like it much. then later on i can't tell you how much i love this movie. almost every scene is tasteless, and i love that. this movie is also a spoof of police movies. it's funnier than police academy. every scene in this movie is wild or tasteless or both, but mostly tasteless.i give it ***1/2 out of ****

A stinker

[aberlour36 · 1/10 · 14 October 2001]

If this isn't the worst American film of the 1980s, it might be the worst American film of the century. It is incredibly juvenile, vulgar, crude, and totally unfunny. Every aspect of the film is terrible, from the "acting" to the photography. I know that Pat Paulson was embarrassed by the film, once telling a television interviewer "It wasn't my fault." It was apparently Jackie Chan's fault. In any case, this dud deserves a permanent spot on the Golden Turkey list.

Embarrassing "Police Academy" ripoff

[jhaggardjr · 3/10 · 10 July 2000]

"Night Patrol" is a stupid and vulgar comedy that made me laugh a couple of times, but I'm not sure why. "Night Patrol" contains some of the most disgusting jokes that I've ever seen. These jokes aren't funny; they're just tasteless. Plus, this movie is a perfect example of just how sloppy filmmaking can get. Jackie Kong, the director of "Night Patrol" has no talent whatsoever. Just think of what Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker ("Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun") or the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber") could have done with this material. Stick with "Police Academy", which "Night Patrol" pretty much rips off.

*1/2 (out of four)

Very cheap with rapid-fire jokes.

[TOMASBBloodhound · 5/10 · 12 June 2009]

Night Patrol is one sleazy movie. From the opening frames, the attention grabbing sexual and toilet humor are relentless. Though kind of redundant, this film does actually produce some good laughs. This movie is like a very raunchy Airplane. And like those films, they hit you with so many jokes that you can't help but laugh at more than a few of them.

The story deals with a mild-mannered policeman who moonlights as a comedian who wears a bag over his head while telling jokes. This guy is played by someone named Murray Langston who may or may not have been a successful comic at this time. All I got from his routine is that he seems to be reading his jokes straight out of those Truly Tasteless Jokes books that were all the rage in the early 1980s. I recognized a lot of humor from this movie as also being found in those books. Pat Paulsen, also a comic, played his partner on the force. And the guy is physically a dead ringer for former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy. Dwarf Billy Barty, Linda Blair(?), and Andrew Dice Clay have smaller parts. The film also wishes to be some type of mystery, as someone pretending to be this "Unknown Comic" is robbing every sleazy bar in L.A.. Is the unknown comic also the robber, or are they planning some big unmasking scene for the film's conclusion that is supposed to be surprising? If you did not guess the second option, then.... I guess it doesn't matter anyway.

Night Patrol would probably best be viewed drunk and with a bunch of rowdy friends. You will probably laugh at it more than you'll plan to, but it is far from classic. There are some very hot women in it, and some good nudity, too. Remember those days when movies had notable nude scenes? This film may jog your memory. And a pretty funny cameo from Pat Morita as a "rape victim" is also found here. 5 of 10 stars.

The Hound.

"Night" of the creeps....

[Mister-6 · 1/10 · 22 November 1999]

Oh my (put your own deity here), was this a bad movie.

Bad in every sense of the word. So bad that even hell dis-owned it. So bad that it makes the spoof movies of the ZAZ (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) team variety look like "Battleship Potemkin" or "Gone With the Wind".

There is so much wrong with the movie that a list of what's right with it isn't only shorter - it doesn't exist!

This one's basically a parody of movies like "Police Academy". Did you read what I just read - a PARODY OF A COMEDY!

The cast isn't even good in this one. Though to be sure, this is the only (hopefully) time you'll ever see the Dice-Man share screen time with Pat Paulsen.

The script is full of jokes that they'd find distasteful in the junior high locker room. And it was co-written by Langston - at one time known as "The Unknown Comic". Now I know why he wore the bag: embarrassment.

There is not one honest-to-goodness laugh to be had in this disaster area of a film. None at all. It's like searching the Gobi Desert for a drinking fountain. Trust me, you'll find more laughs in your old home movies.

No stars. "Night Patrol" is the absolute lowest point in color motion picture history. If you know of worse than this, keep it to yourself - I'm emotionally scarred enough already.

I feel dumber just having seen it.

[BrettErikJohnson · 1/10 · 14 May 2002]

"Night Patrol" is awful. I'm talking mind-numbingly atrocious. If you are about 12 years old and are highly entertained by farting then you'll love this film. Otherwise, there is nothing redeeming in it whatsoever. Linda Blair? Awful. Pat Morita? Awful. Andrew Dice Clay? Awful. Please, do the world a favor and don't waste a moment of your valuable human life on this horrible film.

Great schlock!

[whammy666 · 7/10 · 18 June 2006]

This is a schlock masterpiece, and a truly funny film. It is stupid, tasteless, and perverted, and funny as hell. I like this BETTER than Police Acadamy and many of those 80's cop films like that. Sure, it is raunchy and dumb but it is all in good fun. This also has one of the greatest restaurant jokes I have ever seen...the refill gag. If you don't know what I am talking about see this film. A scene that is also hilarious is a scene when random people on the street suddenly break out and sing. Also, the unknown comic is a real laugh...his jokes are not funny, which is why it makes it so funny! Make any sense? The movie is basically about another unknown comic who is ruining the unknown comic's reputation for an unknown reason! And the worst cops ever are sent to bring justice to this Unknown Comic. These cops make Police Academy look good! See this film if you are a fan of schlock, if not, stayyy awayyy...

I can't believe that anyone would admit to seeing the whole thing.

[bennysch · 1/10 · 5 February 2002]

I went to see this movie on the night it was released in LA. While watching it, my friend and I repeated over and over, "It can't get worse." It did! In a theater of over 500 people who started watching, only 5 masochists were there at the end (including my friend and I.) This is a movie of poorly produced puns with one decent joke, which got a laugh more of pain then anything else. I have to assume that anyone who gave this movie a grade higher then a 2 never saw it.

Absolutely RIDICULOUS!!

[baddmachine · 10/10 · 8 June 2000]

"Ridiculous" is a word I use very often. It can mean very good or very bad. In Night Patrol's case, it means both. Night Patrol is RIDICULOUS!! If you are wondering exactly how ridiculous it is, just look at the cast listing- Pat Morita as the rape victim(!) If you are a fan of trashy,low-budget, absolute dreck, this film is a must-see! 10stars/10stars!!

Interesting facts about Night Patrol:

1. Murray Langston's Unknown Comic act IS A REAL ACT in Las Vegas!!

2. On the Linda Blair episode of E!'s True Hollywood Stories, the narrator says, "...And then, in 1984, Linda Blair hit her career all-time-low." They show a scene from Night Patrol!!

3. Sydney Lassick- Cheswick from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, makes a cameo appearance as a peeping Tom!

4. Bill Kirchenbauer- Coach from Just the Ten of Us, makes a cameo appearance as the "fed up Japanese guy."

5. Pat Paulsen (Kent Lane) ran for President of the U.S.!!

One of a Kind

[refinedsugar · 7/10 · 16 September 2000]

Make no mistake, Night Patrol is a mix of juvenile stupidity and toilet humor.

Maybe that's why I liked it so much.

Comedy of this nature doesn't ask much of your brain. Your age and/or sense of humor fills in the blanks. Even years down the road some pretty funny segments stand up. On a shoestring budget and featuring the likes of The Unknown Comic from the 80's (who? Yeah exactly), Pat Paulsen, Linda Blair and a few other familiar faces.

The whole thing isn't trying to be anything it's not. Sure you could say it was riding the coat tails of the 80's Police Academy screwball cop genre, but it does it way cruder and funnier than anything Guttenberg and Co. Ever did. Night Patrol has it's own camp style.

I was pretty young when I first seen this (no surprise there). Now much older it still ranks as one of my favorite comedies. Sure some of it is dated. Some of the material didn't hold up well. There's also some gags I'm sure you couldn't get away with today, but some things are classic shtick. Bodily function jokes, boobs, a The Good, The Bad and The Ugly parody, more boobs, etc. I'm not going to attempt to sell this movie to you. If you like it - you already know why. The humor is raw, crude and lastly funny.

Full Moon Fever

[Mr Parker · 3/10 · 17 January 2006]

Two cops are driving down the street and one of them says to the other, "Look, there's a full moon out tonight." Cut to an apartment window a couple of stories up with someone sticking their ass out of it.

The owner of a recently robbed lesbian bar complains to the police that after robbing them, the suspect asked them if their favorite TV show was... "The Dyke van Dick Show".

That's the kind of movie this is. There are some (I'm really stressing "some") funny jokes and a post "Exorcist" Linda Blair to check out but I can't recommend this one to anyone other than those that thought Police Academy was high brow humor.

RATING: *1/2 out of *****.

A horrible movie whose audience is too young to watch it

[subzero288 · 23 April 2002]

I rented this movie more than 10 years ago when I was in my very early teens. It's loaded with juvenile sex, gas and lesbian jokes. It also had so much gratuitous nudity that I often watched it for no other reason than to stare at the bodacious breasts. I LOVED IT!! Too bad I decided to give it another viewing a few years back. JEEZ was I a stupid kid. In fact, I couldn't even sit through it again and the below review is from my childhood memory of this disaster caught on celluloid. Remarkable, how age completely alters perception.

Not that it matters, but the plot (if you could call it that) involves a stupid masked ('Unknown') comic running around robbing convenience stores, subjecting his victims and the audience to a barrage of horrible jokes. For reasons that become clear at the movie's 'twist ending', a certain police officer becomes interested in catching the masked madman. Into this mess, throw Pat Morita as a girl-voiced sex-crime victim forced to abuse himself repeatedly to amuse a gang of lesbians, women repeatedly coming under a bizarre spell causing them to spontaneously remove their shirts, Bill Barty walking around releasing enough gas to inflate the Hindenberg and 'The Unknown Comic' gaining enormous popularity, despite telling worse jokes than Jackie Martling.

A lot of nonsense happens, all supposedly related to the police investigation of the masked thief's crime spree. It all comes together in the end when we learn the 'Unknown Comic's' true identity and the leads fall in love and have sex (giving us a glimpse of Linda Blaire's ample bosom).

Still interested? Then keep in mind that this movie is shot in such an amateurish manner, you'll swear the cinematographer was either blind, or couldn't bare to watch what he was filming. Further, the dialogue is so inane, you'll be scrambling for a knife to cut your ears off.

In the end? Avoid at all costs, unless you are 12. However, if you want your girlfriend to leave you, I suggest you rent this movie, tell her you saw it just before you met her and you know she'll love it.

"Did he have any distinguishing features?" .. "Yeah, he was wearing a bag over his head."

[moonspinner55 · 1/10 · 26 July 2017]

Wretched excuse for a comedy, featuring a nonstop barrage of flatulence gags, gay and lesbian jokes, groan-worthy one-liners and amateurish slapstick. Klutzy Los Angeles patrolman is hot on the case of a masked-by-a-bag criminal, a stand-up comedian whose M.O. is to work the room and then rob it. "Police Academy" wannabe isn't badly-made, and Murray Langston and Linda Blair have nice chemistry, but the toilet humor isn't all that funny because the comic timing is perpetually off. Gives the impression of a group of friends making a movie for their own amusement. The outtakes at the end provide the film with its only bright moments. NO STARS from ****

You'll crack up!!!

[darth_chockula · 7/10 · 21 April 2008]

This is one of those gross-out comedies from the 80's and it's really funny, trust me kiddies. It's what I call "stupid funny" like teen comedies such as Screwballs, Police Academy, The Last American Virgin and other 80's teen-comedies. All you gotta do is get together with some friends who have an appetite for slapstick comedy and laugh at the simplest things and you'll be all set for a "stupid" good time.

If you were around during the early 1980's, you'll probably remember this film. Well, if you didn't go to see it then, why not give it a go now?! It'll take you back for a nostalgic trip to a somewhat simpler time in the world, before the dark times...before the 90's. I'm a bit disappointed to find there were no quotes from the film however. Oh well. My advice to you is buy this film, don't rent it!

So bad it's great.

[haildevilman · 9/10 · 12 May 2006]

I could NOT stop laughing.

Does that mean I have a juvenile sense of humor? I'll try to feel as bad about that as I can.

Great casting. Murray Langston runs off with this one in both roles. And I agree with Michael (Psychotronic Magazine) Weldon. Pat Paulsen can make me laugh with a facial expression.

Billy Barty's gassy chief was a trip too. And Linda Blair was great looking in her semi-serious role.

The best scene was the two gay cops getting their assignment. "Yes, I'm 1 are you 1 too?" "If you're 1 then you must be 4." "I'm 4 whatever he's 4." It was great seeing a pre 'Diceman' Andrew Dice Clay playing basically himself too.

A laugh riot.

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

[dandtk · 9/10 · 18 July 2004]

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.

A wonderfully crass and vulgar laugh riot

[Woodyanders · 9/10 · 30 January 2006]

Man, reading all the ferociously harsh reviews of this one is depressing. I can't believe so many people mercilessly slag this blissfully stupid, witless and tasteless chunk of choice 80's comedy cheese. I personally think this delightfully raucous and rambunctious movie is funny as all hell. Sure, it's dumb, gross and unsubtle, plus very politically incorrect (there are foul jokes made about rape, voyeurism, lesbianism, vertically challenged folks with problem flatulence, and much, much worse), so of course I love it. The best humor is no-holds-barred humor that dares to be possibly offensive and picks on every conceivable target without shame, fear or apology. "Night Patrol" is loaded with this kind of gleefully brazen and disgusting humor. We've got the alarmingly buxom Kitten Natavidad exclaiming "No, this is a bust!" while baring her ample breasts. Billy Barty drives a bunch of hookers out of town in his car because he promised to. Sydney Lassick does an uproarious cameo as a leering peeping tom. Pat Morita has a truly bizarre bit part as a male rape victim who speaks in a whimpering woman's voice (!). Then there's the lesbian bar ... well, I can't go into specifics on that one, but it's one of the most hilariously rude moments in a film that's just ripe to bursting with 'em. Moreover, the luscious Lori Sutton doffs her duds and gives us a nice, long, lingering look at her generous assets, Andrew "Dice" Clay tells a lot of groaningly awful jokes, Murray "the Unknown Comic" Langston performs his sidesplitting stand-up act several times, the ever-bubbly Linda Blair looks mighty cute, Pat Paulson lends fine support, and such folks as Jaye P. Morgan, Vic Dunlop, and Jack Riley pop up in suitably embarrassing secondary roles. Sure, it's no work of art, but "Night Patrol" overall is way too energetically inane and blatantly moronic to hate. Hell, I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit I enjoyed this terrifically tacky hoot tremendously. And, yes, I do indeed own the Anchor Bay DVD for this honey, which it goes without saying I watch all the time.

Jackie Kong's masterpiece, absolute Hilarity

[doyoulikeschlong · 10/10 · 3 December 2006]

This is one of those classic funny comedies from the 1980's. This film has everything comedy, action, and romance. One of my most favorite characters is "Tony Baroni" played by Andrew Dice Clay. Baroni wants to desperately become a comic, but can not. He is believed to be "not funny," so he dons a paper bag, and tries to act like the "unknown comic, " still no cigar. Billy Barty's excessive farting is superb. I did not know that any human being could fart for such a long length of time. Pat Morita as a rape victim with a dubbed voice is priceless. I am surprised that there were no special features on the DVD. Pat Paulsen should also be mentioned, he was funny on "The Smothers Brothers" show, and he is crazy funny here. Cheers for the unknown comic, and his bags of zany jokes. A 10/10

A funny movie

[michealscritters · 10/10 · 28 May 2007]

This was a funny movie without a great deal of subtext. In our world anything which makes us laugh for a moment is a welcome relief.It is certainly not a literature in cinematic form. Neither is it the junk we are subjected to in this day and age. The movie speaks of a time when bangle bracelets and big hair bands ruled the day, and movies like this are not any more crude than the junk which is located on many channels without any warning whatsoever. I laughed at this movie for at least three hours. My husband and I seldom agree on movies but for some reason we can watch and re-watch this movie for hours. It may not be family entertainment, yet it is entertainment none the less.

So over-the-top SO FUNNEEEEE! too funny at times

[safeinheaven · 10/10 · 27 July 2005]

I don't think anything herein gives away aspects of plot or surprises at all. The greatest police-unknown-comic-bag-man-thunder-peal-comedy-movie comedy you will find anywhere . . . that little fella of a police inspector who farts all the time makes me crack up every time i see this movie . . . and the dude: pat Paulson, God bless him! funneeee: marry an ugly girl, he says. Murray Langston asks: why, suppose she leaves you too. Pat Paulson replies: yeah well "who cares" (edited). something else funny . . . let's see: there's the cock fighting scene . . . with the NUNS!!!!!! bad taste, but funny. And of course there's Edith Hutton and . . . ANDREW DICE CLAY . . .see Night Patrol if you're feeling: blue, green, yellow, purple no matter how you're feeling . . . night patrol is a guaranteed fave!!!! I had Linda Blair inscribe my Exorcist hard-cover first edition w/ NIGHT PATROL . . . i think she loves night patrol, too sentimentally. Night Patrol is SO GOOD!

One zany patrol of ingenic crude brilliance

[videorama-759-859391 · 8/10 · 5 December 2016]

I will admit this. This is the movie I've watched, more times in my life, than any other movie. Cheap, smutty, crude, funny, with more one-liners than you can poke your, well you know. I regard this movie as a comedic masterpiece of genius, suffering dearly, cinema wise, with a one week obscure running here, in Adelaide. They actually put it on a double bill, with the re running of 83's Breathless. Police Academy paved the way the year before, for these types of comedies. Here in '85, the other two were Moving Violations, and the dreaded and terrible Doin' Time, also put on a double bill with Police Academy 2. This is just an addictively wacky film from start to finish, being cheap and smutty, are just two of these film's winning qualities. We got a lovable, but kind of awkward cop Melvin, who moonlights as a budding comic, at night, bag on head and all. So you can imagine his impasse when he's transferred to Night Patrol. Then to make things worse, he's talent scouted and signed up by a female manager (Jaye P. Morgan) Apparently, Charles Bronson, didn't take her advice, that he was a comedian. Now Melvin, is getting quite an education, where every weirdo and pervert coming out at night. He's partnered with this older lady's man of a cop, (Paulsen, who's IMDb is shorter than my thumb). He schools him, even on ordering supper. Melvin's life gets more complicated where a young receptionist (Blair) falls for him, but he has his eyes on someone else. Also someone's robbing places with the same disguise Melvin has, so we have a bit of a thriller going on. Night Patrol is a colorful crude, if unique piece of comedy that really goes all the way, you have to see it to believe it. It has a Superman acquaintances joke, a jail cell of degenerates, and then a more degenerate admittance by Melvin, though he could be joking. We have full moons, cock fights, and literal sperm banks, as well as a great music choreographed piece involving many parties, dykes, Santa, all instigated by a braking car, bumping the one in front. The film gives new definition to a back up squad, and really touches on cafe hygiene, and uncaring pig waiters. The film has a bizarrely impressive opening (again, this is a film you have to see to believe) involving illegal u turns, strait jackets, and subtitles, before lapping up some beautiful shots of Los Angeles Beach. Some surprise stars pop up here like Sydney Lassick, and a dubbed Pat Morita, while Billy Barty is a hoot as a chronic farting Captain. You are guaranteed many laughs, depending on when your sense of humors at. If it's in the gutter, it's an affirmative, you'll love this film, by a woman who knows how to make cheap and addictive pop corn flicks, sort of the female American Brian Trenchard Smith. Love the opening music score. Movie cover poster is a riot. Check out the other one, with Langston and Paulsen on the cover. Paulsen doesn't look like Paulsen. There will only ever be one of these films, and never will be again.

one of the greatest comedies of all times

[boombaby1970 · 10/10 · 19 August 2006]

If you want to see a great comedy, this is the one. I first saw this movie back in 1985, and have watched it over a 100 times. Every time it gets funnier and funnier. I just love it, and I think you will too. I am not going to comment on anything in the movie because I don't want to spoil it for someone who hasn't seen it, but rest assured, you won't regret watching this movie. I bet, you will not only watch it once, but over and over, it is that good. It is a real gut buster the first time you see it for sure. I don't think I every laughed so hard in a movie. It ranks right up there with some of the best comedies of all times. I would put it up there with dumb and dumber, liar liar, and air plane. It has some of the same type of comedy you would expect to see in the original airplane. Overall it ranks up there as one of my favorites, and I think it will rank up there with yours if you watch it.