Night Patrol (1984) (1984)

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The early to mid 80s saw a plethora of wacky and ridiculous police themed movies. From the ill fated tv series "Police Squad" that became the basis for the Naked Gun movies to the ever popular Police Academy movies to one offs like "Moving Violations" and "Armed and Dangerous" to name a few. This was another one. Largely a vehicle for the unknown comic character, a comedian who tells bad jokes wit... read more

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. During his off-duty time, however, Melvin turns to his secret obsession: comedy. He puts a paper bag over his head and performs in front of audiences as "The Unknown Comic". Unable to balance his two lives, he seeks psychiatric help to try and resolve who he really wants to be.