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Off Beat

Play trailer Off Beat PG,  1986,  1h 32m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A library clerk (Judge Reinhold) covers for a policeman friend and gets carried away with impersonating an officer.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4
Off Beat is a movie with a sharp edge and more than a little hostility, but the over-all feeling is sort of warm and romantic. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 17, 2005
2/5
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Jul 10, 2003
2/5
Not at all -- it's pure, forgettable formulaic sitcom Go to Full Review
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Theodore L Feb 25, 2010 One of the earliest Touchstone movies does not seem to have aged well, but it wasn't bad. An OK comedy with some funny moments from Judge Reinhold. (First and only viewing - 12/6/2009) See more
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Dinner

Director

Judge Reinhold

Joe Gower

Meg Tilly

Rachel Wareham

Cleavant Derricks

Abe Washington

Joe Mantegna

Pete Peterson

Jacques d'Amboise

August

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Off Beat

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Movie Info

Synopsis A library clerk (Judge Reinhold) covers for a policeman friend and gets carried away with impersonating an officer.
Director
Michael Dinner
Producer
Joe Roth, Harry J. Ufland
Screenwriter
Mark Medoff
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.1M
Runtime
1h 32m
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