Main Cast: Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel, Cleavant Derricks, Jacques D'Amboise, Joe Mantegna
Release Year: 1986
Country: US
Run Time: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In this charming comedy that lives up to its title, Judge Reinhold stars as Joe Gower, a librarian's assistant posing as a police officer and trying to win the heart of a beautiful police officer, Rachel Wareham (Meg Tilly). A complex chain of events is put in place when Joe agrees to help out a good friend who's a policeman by taking his place at an audition for the cop's annual benefit show. Once at the auditions, Joe falls for Rachel, who will be dancing in the benefit. Joe starts hanging out with the choreographer in order to spend more time with Rachel. Unfortunately, this gets him into his borrowed police uniform more than he would like, and soon he's carrying out the duties of a beat cop while wearing his disguise. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Fred Gwynne - The Commissioner; John Turturro - Neil Pepper; Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter - Dancing cop; Victor Argo - Leon; Madeleine Berger - Bank customer; Julie Bovasso - Mrs. Wareham; Paul Butler - Jordan; Ed Deacy - Dancing cop; Mary Duncan - Saleslady; Shawn Elliott - Hector; Fyvush Finkel - Vendor; Nancy Giles - Celestine; Helen Hanft - Waitress; John Kapelos - Lou Wareham; Yvonne Kersey - Lucinda; Ann McDonough - Bank teller; Irving Metzman - Deluca; Austin Pendleton - Gun shop salesman; Bill Sadler - Dickson; Mike Starr - James Bonnell; James Tolkan - Harry; Mel Winkler - Earl; Amy Wright - Mary Ellen Gruenwald; Anthony Zerbe - Mr. Wareham; Penn Jillette - Norman; Mark Medoff - Sgt. Tiegher; Jhoe Breedlove - Dancing cop; Gregory Uel Cole - Dancing cop; Aisha Coley - Dancing cop; Laura Crimmins - Teenage Dance Student; Yvonne Erwin - Dancing cop; Carmine Foresta - E.S. Lieutenant; Gia Galeano - Dancing cop; Christine Jacobson - Dancing Cop; Mike Lisenco - Dancing Cop; Marilynn Lyons - Dancing cop; Faye Fujisaki Mar - Dancing cop; Rome Neal - Dancing cop; Frank Patton - Dancing cop; Lisa Paulino - Dancing cop; Linda Ravin - Dancing cop; Stanley Simmonds - Pud; Howard Feuer; Chris Noth - Ely Wareham Jr.; Jack Fletcher - Alvin; Peter Wise - Car thief
Credit
Jacques D'Amboise - Choreography, Joseph G. Aulisi - Costume Designer, Michael Dinner - Director, Dede Allen - Editor, Angelo Corrao - Editor, James Horner - Composer (Music Score), Kevin Haney - Makeup, Woods Mackintosh - Production Designer, Carlo Di Palma - Cinematographer, Joe Roth - Producer, Harry Ufland - Producer, Justin Scoppa, Jr. - Set Designer, Cliff Cudney - Stunts, Dezso Magyar - Screenwriter, Mark Medoff - Screenwriter
