Disorderlies (1987)

Three bumbling orderlies are hired to take care of an old rich man. Humorous mayhem follows.

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writers:

Mark Feldberg, Mitchell Klebanoff

Stars:

Mark Morales, Darren Robinson, Damon Wimbley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Morales	...	Markie
Darren Robinson	...	Buffy
Damon Wimbley	...	Kool
Anthony Geary	...	Winslow Lowry
Tony Plana	...	Miguel
Helen Reddy	...	Happy Socialite
Lisa Kingston	...	Dealer
Marco Rodríguez	...	Luis Montana
Ralph Bellamy	...	Albert Dennison
Jim Jackman	...	Orderly #1
Don Woodard	...	Orderly #2
Charles Green	...	Orderly #3
Joseph R. Sicari	...	Nursing Home Owner
JoMarie Payton	...	Kool's Mother (as Jo Marie Payton-France)
Linda Hopkins	...	Buffy's Mother

Storyline

Winslow needs money now to pay off gambling debts. If only his rich uncle Albert would die. But his orderlies are very good. Maybe by hiring three of the worst orderlies around, he can speed things up. Fortunately for him, he finds Markie, Buffy, and Kool, who have just been fired from their last job. With them around, he should have the money real soon.

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Plot Keywords:

orderly | gambling | debt | hospital | slapstick | 

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Taglines:

Lapping up luxury and rapping up a storm

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bolnicarji na kolesih

Filming Locations:

750 Bel Air Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$10,348,437 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mansion used is the Clampett mansion from "The Beverly Hillbillies".

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Goofs

At one point the medicine machine goes off alerting the Fat Boys that it's time for Albert's medication. The time on it reads 8:15. Later that evening when Albert's in bed, the camera pans to a clock that reads just a few minutes after 8:00.

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Quotes

Nursing Home Owner: [enters from the kitchen; angry tone] Who took the chocolate cakes? Buffy! Kool! Mark!
Buffy: [to himself] Damn!
Kool: [to himself] Shit!
Markie: [to himself] Busted!
Nursing Home Owner: Okay now, there were sixteen chocolate cakes in that refrigerator. Where are they?
Kool: [mumbling] I don't know.
Nursing Home Owner: I have had it up to here! This is the fifth time that's happened in a week.
Markie: [Markie, Buffy, and Kool are all pointing at each other saying] It was him.
Nursing Home Owner: Now, if any of you didn't do it, then who had the keys to the refrigerator?
Buffy: Not me.
[...]

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Work Me Down, Down"
Performed by Laura Hunter
Produced by David Bryant and Latin Rascals (as The Latin Rascals)
Laura Hunter appears courtesy of Kloten Productions/Chrysalis Records
Written by David Bryant / Diane Warren

User Reviews

Still Great Fun Over Twenty Years Later!!!

In an old school mood I spent a good weekend looking around for some great old school rap music. I was pleased to hear that Prince Markie Dee and Kool Rock were finally getting back together for a Fat Boys reunion album. Buffy, the largest of the group, died back in 1995 but it is nice for them to carry on the legacy of the group. There was Buffy recorded vocals for a comeback album that was planned during the nineties that never came about - so they those for the upcoming album.

ANYWAY I thought of Disorderlies - which I pulled off my friend's DVD shelf to watch. The Fat Boys stole the show in Krush Groove and their lighthearted humor would play out well for a starring feature. They landed Krush Groove director Michael Schultz who had, at that time, directed some classics like Car Wash and Cooley High (not to forget The Last Dragon) and Ralph Bellamy - who is usually known as 'one of the old dudes from Trading Places'.

The film was actually a very modest hit - making just a little more than 10 million dollars at the box office. Run-D.M.C.'s film, which came out just a year later, would only gross 3.5 million!!! Off the top of my head I went and looked up what Belly made in theaters - the film that starred Nas, DMX, and Method Man. Over 10 years later that film made just LESS than 10 million dollars. DMX you got PWNED by The Fat Boys Around 1987 was where Schoolly D, Public Enemy, and Ice-T were bringing their early gangster rap that would soon be solidified by N.W.A. The Fat Boys would see Disorderlies as one of their higher points as a group. They made a few more albums, the last one without Markie as he broke out to do a successfully early 90s solo career. And that would be it for the boys - at least moviewise. Sure this film isn't winning any awards but over twenty years later it is still FUN! Of course others have compared this the humor to The Three Stooges and perhaps owing a bit to The Marx Brothers as well. It's a welcomed comparison but the slapstick plays well with the Fat Boys.

So I was happy to rewatch the movie and enjoy the hell out of it. If you've never seen the movie or never even heard of the Fat Boys - it is really a treat to watch for the first time. The trio were amazing rappers and...while not great actors...made the most of a fun film. It almost makes you forgive Michael Schultz for directing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. ... Almost.