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Overview

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5.8/10   345 votes
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Director:
Martha Coolidge
Writers:
Scott Frank (story) and
Dan Vining (story) ...
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Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
An Undercover Nightmare.
Plot:
To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
The movie it self is kind of comfusing...but... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Arliss Howard ... Nick Dunbar

Suzy Amis ... Robin Torrence
George Wendt ... Chet Butler

Diane Ladd ... Jane Melway

Seymour Cassel ... Ed Malmburg
Larry Pine ... Dave Hechtor
Jackie Gayle ... Coach Zeffer
Abe Vigoda ... Mr. Wiseman

Robert Stack ... Mr. Gardner
Alexandra Powers ... Dawn-Marie Zeffer

Peter Dobson ... Kyle Kerns

Harry Shearer ... Simon Feck
Loren Dean ... Matt Dunbar
Reginald VelJohnson ... Captain Graff

Max Perlich ... Carter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The poem read by Nick in class is a classic poem by the famous poet e.e. cummings entitled "She Being Brand New." more
Quotes:
Matt Dunbar: Just pretend to be a student - you're supposed to be good at that kind of thing.
Nick: Matt, no one is going to believe I am a high school kid.
Matt Dunbar: Nick, be serious - no one believes you're a cop!
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Soundtrack:
GOODBYE more

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1 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
The movie it self is kind of comfusing...but..., 13 May 2004
Author: Steff from long beach california

It has some very funny lines..and he isnt that bad too look at either...i think it was a 4 out of 10 ever all.. but i probable would watch it agin...I was just a little confused because i didnt watch it from the beginnign...so you really do have to watch the whole thing to underastand it...but it was good...no rotten apples here.!!!lol...ok..i have to have ten lines so...ill...talk...about ....somethin.....else....lol...... ok ill talk about nothin.. ok ok ok much love....steff

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