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# The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.
Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 10,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1986-04-10
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.9

Beloved Cast

Judge Reinhold original image
Joe Gower
Judge Reinhold
Meg Tilly original image
Rachel Wareham
Meg Tilly
Cleavant Derricks original image
Abe Washington
Cleavant Derricks
Joe Mantegna original image
Pete Peterson
Joe Mantegna
John Turturro original image
Neil Pepper
John Turturro
Amy Wright original image
Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Amy Wright
Harvey Keitel original image
Mickey
Harvey Keitel
Peter Wise original image
Peter Wise
Irving Metzman original image
Deluca
Irving Metzman
Jacques d'Amboise original image
August
Jacques d'Amboise
James Tolkan original image
Harry
James Tolkan
Julie Bovasso original image
Mrs. Wareham
Julie Bovasso
Anthony Zerbe original image
Mr. Wareham
Anthony Zerbe
Fred Gwynne original image
The Commissioner
Fred Gwynne
Victor Argo original image
Leon
Victor Argo
Austin Pendleton original image
Gun Shop Salesman
Austin Pendleton
Penn Jillette original image
Norman
Penn Jillette
Jack Fletcher original image
Alvin
Jack Fletcher
Mel Winkler original image
Earl
Mel Winkler
Mike Starr original image
James Bonnell
Mike Starr
Shawn Elliott original image
Hector
Shawn Elliott
Stanley Simmonds original image
Pud
Stanley Simmonds
Nancy Giles original image
Celestine
Nancy Giles
Paul Butler original image
Jordan
Paul Butler
John Kapelos original image
Lou Wareham
John Kapelos
William Sadler original image
Dickson
William Sadler
Chris Noth original image
Ely Wareham Jr.
Chris Noth
Yvonne Talton Kersey original image
Lucinda
Yvonne Talton Kersey
Fyvush Finkel original image
Vendor
Fyvush Finkel
Ann McDonough original image
Bank Teller
Ann McDonough
Mary Duncan original image
Saleslady
Mary Duncan
Laura L. Crimmins original image
Teenage Dance Student
Laura L. Crimmins
Carmine Foresta original image
E.S. Lieutenant
Carmine Foresta
Madeleine Berger original image
Bank Customer
Madeleine Berger
Helen Hanft original image
Waitress
Helen Hanft
Jhoe Breedlove original image
Dancing Cop
Jhoe Breedlove
Aisha Coley original image
Dancing Cop
Aisha Coley
Yvonne Erwin original image
Dancing Cop
Yvonne Erwin
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter original image
Dancing Cop
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
Gregory Uel Cole original image
Dancing Cop
Gregory Uel Cole
Ed Deacy original image
Dancing Cop
Ed Deacy
Gia Gracielle Galeano original image
Dancing Cop
Gia Gracielle Galeano
Christine Jacobsen original image
Dancing Cop
Christine Jacobsen
Mike Lisenco original image
Dancing Cop
Mike Lisenco
Faye Fujisaki Mar original image
Dancing Cop
Faye Fujisaki Mar
Frank Patton III original image
Dancing Cop
Frank Patton III
Marilynn Lyons original image
Dancing Cop
Marilynn Lyons
Rome Neal original image
Dancing Cop
Rome Neal
Lisa Paulino original image
Dancing Cop
Lisa Paulino
Linda Ravin original image
Dancing Cop
Linda Ravin
Nelson Aspen original image
Hustler (uncredited)
Nelson Aspen
Tony LaFortezza original image
Hostage (uncredited)
Tony LaFortezza
Ronda Swindell original image
Shouter (uncredited)
Ronda Swindell
Stan Tracy original image
Cop (uncredited)
Stan Tracy

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