Movie·1986·1h 32m
Off Beat
The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.
Directed By
Michael Dinner
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.
Written By
Mark Medoff
Producer
Harry J. Ufland
Cinematography
Carlo Di Palma
Music
James Horner
Editor
Angelo Corrao
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
21 votes
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Cast
Judge Reinhold
Joe Gower
Meg Tilly
Rachel Wareham
Cleavant Derricks
Abe Washington
Joe Mantegna
Pete Peterson
John Turturro
Neil Pepper
Amy Wright
Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Harvey Keitel
Mickey
Peter Wise
Irving Metzman
Deluca
Jacques d'Amboise
August
James Tolkan
Harry
Julie Bovasso
Mrs. Wareham
Anthony Zerbe
Mr. Wareham
Fred Gwynne
The Commissioner
Victor Argo
Leon
Austin Pendleton
Gun Shop Salesman
Penn Jillette
Norman
Jack Fletcher
Alvin
// crew
Crew
Michael Dinner
Director
Harry J. Ufland
Producer
Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
Angelo Corrao
Editor
Dede Allen
Editor
Dezsö Magyar
Story
Mark Medoff
Screenplay
James Horner
Original Music Composer
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