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:

Darren Robinson, Damon Wimbley, Mark Morales

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
Jo Marie 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:

african american | female removes her clothes | voyeur | voyeurism | neo screwball comedy | 

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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

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,707,980, 16 August 1987, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,348,437

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

Julie K. Smith is the skinny dipper who goes down the slide.

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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

[Buffy and Kool are in a squad car being driven to a unknown destination by the huge cop and the racist Sgt. Bledsoe]
Buffy: Uh... look mister officer, Sergeant Bledsoe, sir. I want to point out an unfair situation here.
Huge Cop: [turns towards them] Shut your fat ugly face!
[both Buffy and Kool look at each other with dread]
Buffy: Kool, we gotta find a way to get away... now. These guys are gonna kick our asses, man!
Kool: Yeah, while we're gonna be hurt, Albert's gonna be dead!

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: Let's Doo-Wop It Again (2012)

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Soundtracks

Don't Treat Me Like This
Performed by Anita Heilker (as Anita)
Produced by Richard de Bois (as R. DeBois), Peter van Asten (as P. Van Asten),
Elliot Wolff (as E. Wolff)
Anita appears courtesy of 4-Tune Music/Tin Pan Apple/Polydor Records
Written by Elliot Wolff

User Reviews

Stupid movie, great soundtrack

This is one of those stupid movies with great soundtracks. The plot is weak... the characterisation is all but non-existent (this is what happens when one tries to teach rappers to act).

The soundtrack is about the only thing that makes this film worthwhile; check out the great Bananarama number "I Heard a Rumour". The Fat Boys are fine when they are in their element -- rapping. They contribute two passable numbers -- "Baby, You're a Rich Man" and "Wipeout".

Thank goodness Anne Dudley has moved on to better things ... like winning an Oscar for scoring "The Full Monty".