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Off Beat

Off Beat

The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.

Genres

Comedy

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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. 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.

Others

Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$4842778

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

10 April 1986

Country

United States of America

Cast

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Joe Gower

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Rachel Wareham

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Abe Washington

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Pete Peterson

John Turturro

John Turturro

Neil Pepper

Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Mary Ellen Gruenwald

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Mickey

Peter Wise

Peter Wise

Irving Metzman

Irving Metzman

Deluca

Jacques d'Amboise

Jacques d'Amboise

August

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Harry

Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Mrs. Wareham

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Mr. Wareham

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

The Commissioner

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Leon

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Gun Shop Salesman

Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

Norman

Jack Fletcher

Jack Fletcher

Alvin

Mel Winkler

Mel Winkler

Earl

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

James Bonnell

Shawn Elliott

Shawn Elliott

Hector

Stanley Simmonds

Stanley Simmonds

Pud

Nancy Giles

Nancy Giles

Celestine

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Jordan

John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Lou Wareham

William Sadler

William Sadler

Dickson

Chris Noth

Chris Noth

Ely Wareham Jr.

Yvonne Talton Kersey

Yvonne Talton Kersey

Lucinda

Fyvush Finkel

Fyvush Finkel

Vendor

Ann McDonough

Ann McDonough

Bank Teller

Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan

Saleslady

Laura L. Crimmins

Laura L. Crimmins

Teenage Dance Student

Carmine Foresta

Carmine Foresta

E.S. Lieutenant

Madeleine Berger

Madeleine Berger

Bank Customer

Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

Waitress

Jhoe Breedlove

Jhoe Breedlove

Dancing Cop

Aisha Coley

Aisha Coley

Dancing Cop

Yvonne Erwin

Yvonne Erwin

Dancing Cop

Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

Dancing Cop

Gregory Uel Cole

Gregory Uel Cole

Dancing Cop

Ed Deacy

Ed Deacy

Dancing Cop

Gia Gracielle Galeano

Gia Gracielle Galeano

Dancing Cop

Christine Jacobsen

Christine Jacobsen

Dancing Cop

Mike Lisenco

Mike Lisenco

Dancing Cop

Faye Fujisaki Mar

Faye Fujisaki Mar

Dancing Cop

Frank Patton III

Frank Patton III

Dancing Cop

Marilynn Lyons

Marilynn Lyons

Dancing Cop

Rome Neal

Rome Neal

Dancing Cop

Lisa Paulino

Lisa Paulino

Dancing Cop

Linda Ravin

Linda Ravin

Dancing Cop

Nelson Aspen

Nelson Aspen

Hustler (uncredited)

Tony LaFortezza

Tony LaFortezza

Hostage (uncredited)

Ronda Swindell

Ronda Swindell

Shouter (uncredited)

Stan Tracy

Stan Tracy

Cop (uncredited)

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