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Off Beat

  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 1h 32m
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5.0/10
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Off Beat (1986)
ComedyCrimeRomance
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... Read allJoe 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... Read allJoe 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.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
980
YOUR RATING
    • Michael Dinner
    • Dezsö Magyar(story)
    • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judge Reinhold
    • Meg Tilly
    • Cleavant Derricks
    • Michael Dinner
    • Dezsö Magyar(story)
    • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judge Reinhold
    • Meg Tilly
    • Cleavant Derricks
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    • 9User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Off Beat (1986)
    Fred Gwynne and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold and Penn Jillette in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Joe Mantegna in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)

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    Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold
    • Joe Gower
    Meg Tilly
    Meg Tilly
    • Rachel Wareham
    Cleavant Derricks
    Cleavant Derricks
    • Abe Washington
    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Pete Peterson
    Jacques d'Amboise
    Jacques d'Amboise
    • August
    Amy Wright
    Amy Wright
    • Mary Ellen Gruenwald
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Neil Pepper
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
    • Harry
    Julie Bovasso
    Julie Bovasso
    • Mrs. Wareham
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Mr. Wareham
    Fred Gwynne
    Fred Gwynne
    • The Commissioner
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Mickey
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Leon
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    • Gun Shop Salesman
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Norman
    Jack Fletcher
    Jack Fletcher
    • Alvin
    Mel Winkler
    • Earl
    Irving Metzman
    • Deluca
      • Michael Dinner
      • Dezsö Magyar(story)
      • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Judge Reinhold got cast after having featured prominently in the box-office hit action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Off Beat/Echo Park/8 Million Ways to Die/The Quiet Earth (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Copacabana (at the Copa)
      Music by Barry Manilow

      Lyric by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman

      Kamakazi Music, Appaggiatura Music and Camp Songs Music (BMI)

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    8/10
    Forgotten gem! NOT a cop movie, but a romantic comedy, which happens to involve a (fake) cop. Quite charming and lovely
    NOT a cop movie. All those wanting to see a cop movie walk on by.

    This is a charming, SLOWburning romantic comedy, with lots of tongue in cheek jokes.

    The good: excellent supporting actors, among which Harvey Keitel and John Turturro.

    More good: Judge Rheinhold. I have been a fan of this actor from his early acting days (Beverly Hills Cop). Judge Rheinhold doesnt have to say anything to be funny, he simply has to look puzzled. And puzzled he is in this mixed up story.

    The story: Judge Rheinhold is a total looser working a dead end job in a basement in a library. BUT he has got a cop friend, whose identity he takes over, with hilarious and romantice results.

    Lots of charming tongue in cheek jokes (not laugh out loud funny). Lots of budding romance. One heck of a lovely romantic "cop" comedy.

    Definitely a forgotten eighties gem. I have been looking for years for this very movie. I couldnt find it anywhere. And to my surprise it can be seen for free on Youtube! What a joy!
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    • May 10, 2022

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1986 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Films
      • Silver Screen Partners II
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Dolby

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