Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Judge Reinhold | ... | Joe Gower | |
| Meg Tilly | ... | Rachel Wareham | |
| Cleavant Derricks | ... | Abe Washington | |
| Joe Mantegna | ... | Pete Peterson | |
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Jacques d'Amboise | ... | August |
| Amy Wright | ... | Mary Ellen Gruenwald | |
| John Turturro | ... | Neil Pepper | |
| James Tolkan | ... | Harry | |
| Julie Bovasso | ... | Mrs. Wareham | |
| Anthony Zerbe | ... | Mr. Wareham | |
| Fred Gwynne | ... | The Commissioner | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Mickey | |
| Victor Argo | ... | Leon | |
| Austin Pendleton | ... | Gun Shop Salesman | |
| Penn Jillette | ... | Norman | |
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Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and 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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Country:
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11 April 1986 (USA) See more »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 »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,011,192, 13 April 1986Gross USA:
$4,842,778Company Credits
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Meek librarian (Judge Reinhold) assumes the identity of his pal (Clevant Derricks) who happens to be a police officer. The charade leads to some very mild comedy. With such a fine cast, this should have been a far better film. Unfortunately the talent of Joe Mantegna, John Turturro, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel, Mike Starr, Fred Gwynne, and Anthony Zerbe is badly wasted. Reinhold sandwiched between Mantegna and Tilly in the front seat of a speeding police car, while they calmly discuss their failed relationship, is the best scene. Fred Gwynne in a small part as the mayor is great, but that's about it. How could such an interesting cast wind up in such a dull comedy? - MERK