Night Patrol

Night Patrol (1984)

The long arm of the law has reached an all time low!

Melvin White, a neurotic, accident-prone cop who gets demoted to the night shift, secretly moonlights as the Unknown Comic, an anonymous stand-up comedian who performs with a paper bag over his head. When someone using the same guise commits a string of bar robberies in town, some begin to suspect that White is the culprit.

Date of release
1984-11-16
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Jackie Kong

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Los Angeles
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

Night Patrol is a 1984 American comedy film starring Linda Blair, Pat Paulsen, Andrew Dice Clay, Billy Barty, and Murray Langston. The actor Murray Langston, who portrayed Melvin White, acted as his usual stage persona The Unknown Comic within the film. Blair received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress in 1985. Reception of the film was generally negative.

Production

Night Patrol was the second film directed by Jackie Kong, who co-wrote the script with Murray Langston, William A. Levey and Bill Osco. Kong also edited the film. The project began development in 1981.

The actor Murray Langston, who portrayed Melvin White, acted as his real-life The Unknown Comic persona within the film.

Andrew Dice Clay has a cameo appearance as a stand-up comedian named Tony Baroni. Pat Morita has a bit part in the film as a rape victim.

The film was shot in Los Angeles, with a budget of $4.5 million.

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