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 ...
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Title: Rent-a-Cop (1987)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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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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b movie | looking at oneself in a mirror | witness protection | prostitute | call girl |Taglines:
Deadlier than Dirty Harry, faster than Cobra See more »Parents Guide:
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Liza Minnelli was once asked in an interview what her worst picture was? She replied: "I think Burt (Reynolds) and I would both agree, Rent-a-Cop (1987)." See more »Quotes
Della Roberts: I bet you had a lot of dates with a lot of... different girls... when you were young.See more »
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Featured in At the Movies: The Couch Trip/For Keeps/Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam/Rent-a-Cop/The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearn (1988) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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15 January 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$295,000, 17 January 1988Gross USA:
$295,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$295,000Company Credits
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Well I was entertained. I like it. Sue me! I'm not saying it's art but it's an enjoyable time-passer of a movie. I'm not sure if I would call it a romantic comedy since there's a lot of violence and dark parts but there is comedy and there is romance so...yeah. Seems like most Burt Reynolds movies I like are the ones most people hate and the ones most people like I don't care much for. Anyway Burt isn't even the best part here. The best part is Liza Minnelli, who I'm not normally a fan of but she's good here. Also James Remar's psycho villain has some memorable scenes.