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Night Patrol

Night Patrol

4,4 /10 (35 Votes)
1984 EN 87 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

16/11/1984

Votes

35

Popularity

2.1

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

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

87 min

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RottenPop

RottenPop

2026-05-02

Here we have Night Patrol, the proto-Police Academy that is far more adult but also, like, actually funny. It’s witty, well-written, and the comedy treads into some interesting places, even though most of it goes way too far. To say that it pushes the envelope is an understatement. Director Jackie Kong is the creative mind behind oddities like The Being and Blood Diner, making her the perfect weirdo to bring this absurdist cop comedy to life. While the majority of the comedy is funny, those last few moments really harm the production. It’s a solid comedy that plays a little too hard and end…

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