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The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$10000000
Revenue
$4842778
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1986-04-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
4.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Judge Reinhold
Joe Gower
Meg Tilly
Rachel Wareham
Cleavant Derricks
Abe Washington
Joe Mantegna
Pete Peterson
John Turturro
Neil Pepper
Amy Wright
Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Harvey Keitel
Mickey
Peter Wise
Irving Metzman
Deluca
Jacques d'Amboise
August
James Tolkan
Harry
Julie Bovasso
Mrs. Wareham
Anthony Zerbe
Mr. Wareham
Fred Gwynne
The Commissioner
Victor Argo
Leon
Austin Pendleton
Gun Shop Salesman
Penn Jillette
Norman
Jack Fletcher
Alvin
Mel Winkler
Earl
Mike Starr
James Bonnell
Shawn Elliott
Hector
Stanley Simmonds
Pud
Nancy Giles
Celestine
Paul Butler
Jordan
John Kapelos
Lou Wareham
William Sadler
Dickson
Chris Noth
Ely Wareham Jr.
Yvonne Talton Kersey
Lucinda
Fyvush Finkel
Vendor
Ann McDonough
Bank Teller
Mary Duncan
Saleslady
Laura L. Crimmins
Teenage Dance Student
Carmine Foresta
E.S. Lieutenant
Madeleine Berger
Bank Customer
Helen Hanft
Waitress
Jhoe Breedlove
Dancing Cop
Aisha Coley
Dancing Cop
Yvonne Erwin
Dancing Cop
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
Dancing Cop
Gregory Uel Cole
Dancing Cop
Ed Deacy
Dancing Cop
Gia Gracielle Galeano
Dancing Cop
Christine Jacobsen
Dancing Cop
Mike Lisenco
Dancing Cop
Faye Fujisaki Mar
Dancing Cop
Frank Patton III
Dancing Cop
Marilynn Lyons
Dancing Cop
Rome Neal
Dancing Cop
Lisa Paulino
Dancing Cop
Linda Ravin
Dancing Cop
Nelson Aspen
Hustler (uncredited)
Tony LaFortezza
Hostage (uncredited)
Ronda Swindell
Shouter (uncredited)
Stan Tracy
Cop (uncredited)
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