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Title: Rent-a-Cop (1987)
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Cast
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| Burt Reynolds | ... | Tony Church | |
| Liza Minnelli | ... | Della Roberts | |
| James Remar | ... | Dancer | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Roger | |
| Dionne Warwick | ... | Beth | |
| Bernie Casey | ... | Lemar | |
| Robby Benson | ... | Pitts | |
| John Stanton | ... | Alexander | |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Wieser | |
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Larry Dolgin | ... | Capt. James |
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Roslyn Alexander | ... | Miss Barley |
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Cyrus Elias | ... | Victor |
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JoBe Cerny | ... | Hotel Clerk No. 1 |
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Joe Greco | ... | Hotel Clerk No. 2 |
| Ned Schmidtke | ... | Lindy | |
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When call-girl Della gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick, she is held hostage by a robber that busted in on the drug agents and the drug dealers. She gets rescued by vice cop Church who is accused of staging the aborted bust. Ex-ballplayer turned drug dealer Roger is in tight with corrupt vice cops and their superiors And the fireworks start popping. Written by Richard Jones <rjo339@swbell.net>
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looking at oneself in a mirror | prostitute | call girl | hotel | street shootout |Taglines:
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15 January 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$295,000, 17 January 1988, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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A low-rent, cheaply made police thriller that's kept bearable by some fair humorous bits, the nice chemistry between the two leads and, especially, by James Remar's satisfying turn as a narcissistic, psychopathic (and, naturally, indestructible) villain. Obviously a low-quality picture, both visually and dramatically, with a rather resigned Burt, but not unwatchable. (**)