Loucos Paramédicos

My review was written in October 1988 after watching the movie on Vestron video cassette.

A formula comedy in the worn out "service" vein mined successfully in many features following the success of "Stripes" and "Police Academy", "Paramedics" has little to offer beyond technical expertise and an above average son score spotlighting Jim Messina.

George Newbern and Christopher McDonad are the peppy leads in this episodic exercise, sent to work by their mean boss John P. Rya in South Central in the tough part of town (nicely lensed in Dallas). Pic posits the as heroic rule-breakers, in this instance foiling a gang of cardboard meanies who are trafficking illicitly in human organs.

Though earning a PG-a3 rating, pic has the same quota of titillating sex comedy and topless footage of the genre's R entries. Main emphasis is on chasing around in the paramedics' ambulance vehicles, with an awards ceremony finale right out of the "Police Academy" textbook.

Actor-turned-director Stuart Magolin gets some laughs with some well-timed gags but audiences are tired of these lookalike comedy efforts.