Actors: Linda Blair, Murray Langston, Pat Paulsen, Pat Morita
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Night Patrol
Melvin (Langston), is a police officer who is moonlighting as "the unknown comic". He gets assigned to "night patrol" by his flatulent dwarf police captain (Billy Barty) and has to prove his innocence when a criminal starts committing a series of robberies while dressed as the unknown comic. Along the way, he befriends his sex-obsessed police partner (Pat Paulsen) and falls in love with a female police officer (Linda Blair).
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Analysis of Night Patrol
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- performer or comedian
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) average
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
