Off Beat

The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.

Duration: 92 min
Release date: 1986-04-10
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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.

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