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4.8Joe 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.
Released: 1986-04-1092 minDir: Michael DinnerComedyBudget: $10.0MBox office: $4.8M
Cast
- Judge Reinhold as Joe Gower
- Meg Tilly as Rachel Wareham
- Cleavant Derricks as Abe Washington
- Joe Mantegna as Pete Peterson
- John Turturro as Neil Pepper
- Amy Wright as Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Themes
- new york city
- dance
- police impersonator
- police officer
- librarian
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 532046
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- publication date
- 1986-04-11
- title
- Off Beat
- production code
- 0356
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IMDb
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Roger Ebert
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Rotten Tomatoes
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librarian
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Harvey Keitel
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James Horner
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comedy film
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Box Office Mojo
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John Turturro
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Company
Joe Mantegna
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Touchstone Pictures
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Police Academy
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Chris Noth
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Meg Tilly
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William Sadler
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James Tolkan
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Judge Reinhold
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Penn Jillette
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Categories
1986 American films1986 English-language films1986 films1986 romantic comedy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms directed by Michael DinnerFilms produced by Joe RothFilms scored by James HornerFilms shot in New York CityRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release dateTouchstone Pictures films