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Rent-a-Cop (1987)
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15 January 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
There's a killer on the loose and the lady is the target morePlot:
When call-girl Della gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
I really like it more (8 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Burt Reynolds | ... | Tony Church | |
| Liza Minnelli | ... | Della Roberts | |
| James Remar | ... | Dancer | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Roger | |
| Dionne Warwick | ... | Beth | |
| Bernie Casey | ... | Lemar | |
| Robby Benson | ... | Pitts | |
| John Stanton | ... | Alexander | |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Wieser | |
| Larry Dolgin | ... | Capt. James | |
| Roslyn Alexander | ... | Miss Barley | |
| Cyrus Elias | ... | Victor | |
| JoBe Cerny | ... | Hotel Clerk No. 1 | |
| Joe Greco | ... | Hotel Clerk No. 2 | |
| Ned Schmidtke | ... | Lindy |
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Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Netherlands:12FAQ
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I love the music score, the relaxed jokes and the expected turns in the story. I have no idea how it did in 1987, but it is among my favorite cop comedies from the period. A little rip of off Beverly Hills Cop but I'm able to forgive them. It is among those I go back to watch again when I have forgotten it.
The worst thing about it is the villains. None of them go down in history. No special features to mention on the DVD I got, which is crappy. However, I believe they could have created a lasting DVD audience if they had invested a little in the extra quality features.
You can probably drop buying it if you're not likely to enjoy the genre, Minelli or Reynolds. If you can rent/borrow it cheap and are able to enjoy simple action/comedy from the eighties then pop the corn, relax and enjoy.