Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop
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1987
1h 32m
4.6(42 votes)
Comedy
Crime
Action

Overview

Detective Tony Church is forced to retire and become a store rent-a-cop when his drug sting operation comes to a tragic end by a masked killer. He joins forces with a prostitute, the only one able to identify the killer, to bring him to justice.

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Burt Reynolds

Tony Church

Burt Reynolds
Acting

Liza Minnelli

Della Roberts

Liza Minnelli
Acting

James Remar

Dancer

James Remar
Acting

Richard Masur

Roger

Richard Masur
Acting

Dionne Warwick

Beth

Dionne Warwick
Acting

Bernie Casey

Lemar

Bernie Casey
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Robby Benson

Pitts

Robby Benson
Acting

John Stanton

Alexander

John Stanton
Acting

John P. Ryan

Wieser

John P. Ryan
Acting

Larry Dolgin

Capt. James

Larry Dolgin
Acting

Roslyn Alexander

Miss Barley

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Cyrus Elias

Victor

Cyrus Elias
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Ned Schmidtke

Lindy

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Crew

Rick LeFevour

Young Cop

Rick LeFevour
Acting

Mary Ann Thebus

Woman in Mercedes

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John Shannon

Lenny

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Mickey Knox

Frank

Mickey Knox
Acting

Martin Dansky

Trick

Martin Dansky
Acting

Dennis Cockrum

Man at El

Dennis Cockrum
Writing

Matthew Libman

Little Roland

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Michael Rooker

Joe

Michael Rooker
Production

Lamar Jackson

Monster

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Acting

Paul Raci

Waiter

Paul Raci
Acting

Rossana Canghiari

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rossana Canghiari
Acting

JoBe Cerny

Hotel Clerk No. 1

JoBe Cerny
Acting

Joe Greco

Hotel Clerk No. 2

Joe Greco
Acting

Barbara Houston

Mother

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John Drury

TV Announcer

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Crew

Rich Wilkie

Shoplifter (as Richard M. Wilkie)

Rich Wilkie
Acting

Vince Viverito

Della's John No. 2

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Stephan Schulberg

Freak

No Image
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John Scott Ament

Transvestite

No Image
Acting

Percy Hogan

Drug buyer

Percy Hogan
Acting

Del Russel

Seller

Del Russel
Acting

Bruce McGuire

Cop No. 2

Bruce McGuire
Acting

Jason Gero

Reporter

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Giovanni Cianfriglia

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Giovanni Cianfriglia
Acting

James Kall

Rookie Police Officer (uncredited)

James Kall
Acting

Helen Kelly

Woman at the Park (uncredited)

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Robert Minkoff

Bit (uncredited)

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Acting

Angelo Ragusa

Drug Buyer (uncredited)

Angelo Ragusa
Acting

Christine Wagner

Reporter (uncredited)

No Image
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Claudio Zucchet

Drug Buyer (uncredited)

Claudio Zucchet

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