Ep. 102: Night Zoo

We continue #NIGHTvember with 1987's Night Zoo.  With a
title like Night Zoo, you'd expect a fun, family comedy. 
Maybe something along the lines of Night at the Museum. 
Spoiler alert!  You would be wrong.  Dead Wrong.
 

Night Zoo, directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon, is a dark film that
spends the majority of its time focusing on the night and very
little time at a zoo.  Night Zoo follows Marcel's release
from prison as he tries to rebuild his estranged relationship
with his father and hide $200,000 from some corrupt cops. 
He also tries to get back together with his girlfriend but that's
only a small part of the movie which is surprising given her
appearance on the movie poster.  There's also some cocaine
hidden in a thermos, a prized parakeet, and someone seems to
always have lube in their pocket. 

We talk about the apartment rental market in Quebec during the
1980's, Marc's 
follicly challenged head, and the retirement benefits provided by
Peepshow providers.  It's just what you'd expect from a
Night Zoo.