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Off Beat (1986)

PG 92 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   11 April 1986 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Dinner

Writers:

Dezsö Magyar (story), Mark Medoff

Stars:

Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly and Cleavant Derricks
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judge Reinhold ...
Joe Gower
Meg Tilly ...
Rachel Wareham
Cleavant Derricks Cleavant Derricks ...
Abe Washington
Joe Mantegna ...
Pete Peterson
Jacques d'Amboise Jacques d'Amboise ...
August
Amy Wright ...
Mary Ellen Gruenwald
John Turturro ...
James Tolkan ...
Harry
Julie Bovasso Julie Bovasso ...
Mrs. Wareham
Anthony Zerbe ...
Mr. Wareham
Fred Gwynne ...
The Commissioner
Harvey Keitel ...
Mickey
Victor Argo Victor Argo ...
Leon
Austin Pendleton ...
Gun Shop Salesman
Penn Jillette ...
Norman
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Storyline

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 Melissa Portell <mportell@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Dance | Library | Partner | Wrong Side Of The Tracks  | See more »

Taglines:

The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Policía por error See more »

Filming Locations:

Katz's Delicatessen - 205 East Houston Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,011,192 (USA) (13 April 1986)

Gross:

$4,842,778 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver Screen Partners II, Touchstone Pictures See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Referenced in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"Embraceable You"
Words by Ira Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin See more »