Off Beat
Off Beat
Off Beat
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1986
1h 32m
4.7(20 votes)
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.

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Touchstone Pictures

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Cast & Crew

54 members
Acting

Judge Reinhold

Joe Gower

Judge Reinhold
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Meg Tilly

Rachel Wareham

Meg Tilly
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Cleavant Derricks

Abe Washington

Cleavant Derricks
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Joe Mantegna

Pete Peterson

Joe Mantegna
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John Turturro

Neil Pepper

John Turturro
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Amy Wright

Mary Ellen Gruenwald

Amy Wright
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Harvey Keitel

Mickey

Harvey Keitel
Production

Peter Wise

Unknown Role

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Irving Metzman

Deluca

Irving Metzman
Acting

Jacques d'Amboise

August

Jacques d'Amboise
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James Tolkan

Harry

James Tolkan
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Julie Bovasso

Mrs. Wareham

Julie Bovasso
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Anthony Zerbe

Mr. Wareham

Anthony Zerbe
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Fred Gwynne

The Commissioner

Fred Gwynne
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Victor Argo

Leon

Victor Argo
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Austin Pendleton

Gun Shop Salesman

Austin Pendleton
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Penn Jillette

Norman

Penn Jillette
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Jack Fletcher

Alvin

Jack Fletcher
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Mel Winkler

Earl

Mel Winkler
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Mike Starr

James Bonnell

Mike Starr
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Shawn Elliott

Hector

Shawn Elliott
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Stanley Simmonds

Pud

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Nancy Giles

Celestine

Nancy Giles
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Paul Butler

Jordan

Paul Butler
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John Kapelos

Lou Wareham

John Kapelos
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William Sadler

Dickson

William Sadler
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Chris Noth

Ely Wareham Jr.

Chris Noth
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Yvonne Talton Kersey

Lucinda

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Fyvush Finkel

Vendor

Fyvush Finkel
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Ann McDonough

Bank Teller

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Mary Duncan

Saleslady

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Laura L. Crimmins

Teenage Dance Student

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Carmine Foresta

E.S. Lieutenant

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Madeleine Berger

Bank Customer

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Helen Hanft

Waitress

Helen Hanft
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Jhoe Breedlove

Dancing Cop

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Production

Aisha Coley

Dancing Cop

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Yvonne Erwin

Dancing Cop

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Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

Dancing Cop

Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
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Gregory Uel Cole

Dancing Cop

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Ed Deacy

Dancing Cop

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Gia Gracielle Galeano

Dancing Cop

Gia Gracielle Galeano
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Christine Jacobsen

Dancing Cop

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Mike Lisenco

Dancing Cop

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Faye Fujisaki Mar

Dancing Cop

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Frank Patton III

Dancing Cop

Frank Patton III
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Marilynn Lyons

Dancing Cop

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Rome Neal

Dancing Cop

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Lisa Paulino

Dancing Cop

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Linda Ravin

Dancing Cop

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Nelson Aspen

Hustler (uncredited)

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Tony LaFortezza

Hostage (uncredited)

Tony LaFortezza
Acting

Ronda Swindell

Shouter (uncredited)

Ronda Swindell
Acting

Stan Tracy

Cop (uncredited)

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