Night Call Nurses (1972)

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers:

George Armitage
Danny Opatoshu

Release Date:

June 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

It's always harder at night.

Plot:

The sweet and perky Barbara, the sunny Janis, and the responsible Sandra are a trio of young and attractive...

Plot Keywords:

Topless Female Nudity | Black Power | Female Frontal Nudity | White Panties | Fondling

Cast

Patty Byrne	...	Barbara (as Patti T. Byrne)
Alana Stewart	...	Janis
Mittie Lawrence	...	Sandra
Clint Kimbrough	...	Dr. Bramlett
Felton Perry	...	Jude
Richard Young	...	Kyle Toby
Dennis Dugan	...	Kit
Stack Pierce	...	Jon Sampson
Christopher Law	...	Zach
Bobby Hall	...	Warden Kelley
Martin Ashe	...	Bathrobe Benny
Robert Staats	...	E. Eddie Edwards
Kate Monahan	...	Nurse Mayall
Dick Miller	...	Mr. Jensen
James Millhollin	...	Dr. Rolland
Dixie Peabody	...	Robin (as Dixie Lee Peabody)
Tristram Coffin	...	Miles Bailey (as Tris Coffin)
Carlos Varzeas	...	Carlos
Barbara Keene	...	Chloe
Bob Brogan	...	George
Lynne Guthrie	...	Cynthia
Johnny Ray McGhee	...	Jackson
Jim Sullivan	...	Curtis
Harry Woolman	...	Policeman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Gans	...	Radio newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Jim Heinlen	...	Guard (uncredited)
Lyllah Torena	...	Melissa (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Kaplan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Armitage
Danny Opatoshu

Produced by
Julie Corman	....	producer

Cinematography by
R. Michael Stringer

Film Editing by
Jonathan Kaplan

Production Management
Barbara Peeters	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arne Schmidt	....	assistant director
George Van Noy	....	second unit director

Art Department
John Retsek	....	set design

Sound Department
Jim Heinlen	....	boom operator
James M. Tanenbaum	....	sound mixer (as James Tanenbaum)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Anderson	....	second unit cameraman
David Atkins	....	key grip
Larry Soma	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Neil Siegler	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Clancy B. Grass III	....	music producer

Other crew
Jon Davison	....	assistant to director
Danny Opatoshu	....	dialogue supervisor
Nicole Scott	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• New World Pictures

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Other Cinema Australia (1974) (Australia) (theatrical)
• New Concorde (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Shout! Factory (2012) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:R (1974)

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

This film was shot in fifteen days.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V)

Fun drive-in comedy.

The third entry in Roger Corman's "nurse" series marked the feature directing debut for Jonathan Kaplan, who went on to make such diverse fare as "Truck Turner", "Over the Edge", "Heart Like a Wheel", "The Accused", and "Unlawful Entry". With a script by George Armitage (who'd directed the previous nurse flick, "Private Duty Nurses"), it gives each of its three extremely comely gals their own story thread. Among other things, the gals get stalked / harassed by a creep who sends them letters, one has her consciousness raised by a new acquaintance, a black revolutionary, and another gets involved with a likable, talkative speed freak cowboy truck driver. There are some enjoyable bits throughout, if no real fireworks, but Kaplan knows full well what fans of exploitation fare want, and he delivers it - over and over again, with various scenes of delectable nudity. Naturally, the leading ladies are appealing and oh so easy to admire: the sweet Barbara (Patty Byrne), the serious minded Sandra (Mittie Lawrence), and the upbeat Janis (Alana Stewart). A fine cast of familiar faces is a true pleasure. Clint Kimbrough is the arrogant Dr. Bramlett, Felton Perry is the impassioned Jude, Richard Young is Kyle, the aforementioned truck driver, Dennis Dugan is cheerful orderly Kit, Stack Pierce is convict Jon Sampson, and the *always* welcome, and *always* funny, Dick Miller makes the most of his brief screen time as horny motorist Mr. Jensen. Armitages' script is often funny and occasionally weird (what *is* with that sequence of people pretending to be a machine?), and injects the kind of social & political commentary that was sometimes to be found in these Corman productions. Offbeat characters such as amiable compulsive flasher Bathrobe Benny (Martin Ashe) and sleazy pharmaceuticals peddler E. Eddie Edwards (Robert Staats) add to the fun. R. Michael Stringer does the slick cinematography and there's a good 'n' groovy rock soundtrack to help things move along well. Overall, this is worth watching for trash film enthusiasts. Seven out of 10.