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Off Beat

  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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Off Beat (1986)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place... Read allJoe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and 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... Read allJoe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and 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.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
956
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Dinner
  • Writers
    • Dezsö Magyar(story)
    • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judge Reinhold
    • Meg Tilly
    • Cleavant Derricks
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Dinner
  • Writers
    • Dezsö Magyar(story)
    • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judge Reinhold
    • Meg Tilly
    • Cleavant Derricks
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    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Off Beat (1986)
    Fred Gwynne and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold and Penn Jillette in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Joe Mantegna in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly in Off Beat (1986)
    Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)
    Meg Tilly and Judge Reinhold in Off Beat (1986)

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    Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold
    • Joe Goweras Joe Gower
    Meg Tilly
    Meg Tilly
    • Rachel Warehamas Rachel Wareham
    Cleavant Derricks
    Cleavant Derricks
    • Abe Washingtonas Abe Washington
    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Pete Petersonas Pete Peterson
    Jacques d'Amboise
    Jacques d'Amboise
    • Augustas August
    Amy Wright
    Amy Wright
    • Mary Ellen Gruenwaldas Mary Ellen Gruenwald
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Neil Pepperas Neil Pepper
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
    • Harryas Harry
    Julie Bovasso
    Julie Bovasso
    • Mrs. Warehamas Mrs. Wareham
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Mr. Warehamas Mr. Wareham
    Fred Gwynne
    Fred Gwynne
    • The Commissioneras The Commissioner
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Mickeyas Mickey
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Leonas Leon
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    • Gun Shop Salesmanas Gun Shop Salesman
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Normanas Norman
    Jack Fletcher
    Jack Fletcher
    • Alvinas Alvin
    Mel Winkler
    • Earlas Earl
    Irving Metzman
    • Delucaas Deluca
    • Director
      • Michael Dinner
    • Writers
      • Dezsö Magyar(story)
      • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer and 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. —Melissa Portell <mportell@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>
    • police
    • dance
    • library
    • new york city
    • urban setting
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    • Taglines
      • This year's most arresting comedy.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • PG
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    • Trivia
      Judge Reinhold got cast after having featured prominently in the box-office hit action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Off Beat/Echo Park/8 Million Ways to Die/The Quiet Earth (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Copacabana (at the Copa)
      Music by Barry Manilow

      Lyric by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman

      Kamakazi Music, Appaggiatura Music and Camp Songs Music (BMI)

    User reviews9

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    "I think, you think. Dancing is for women."
    Librarian assistant Joe Gower takes up the offer to help out his friend Abe by posing as a cop to take his place in a police dance performance, but he finds himself falling for female officer Rachel. Therefore he digs himself deeper when he starts acting like his a cop outside of the dance training to impress this lady. "Off Beat" is a pleasurably breezy, light-hearted 80s romantic comedy with plenty of familiar faces on show. The cast are indeed great, with Judge Reinhold and Meg Tilly in the leads. For me, the adorable Tilly is always a delight to watch, but she still can pack a punch. James Tolken sure finds out. A tolerable Reinhold is gawky, but likable as Gower. Loved the scenes he shares with the wise-cracking Cleavant Derricks, who plays his friend Abe. The sequence with them arguing in a change room and Derricks' final word to the shop assistant is priceless. Most of the lively support roles with character actors are spot-on and do over-shadow the leads. Harvey Keitel and Victor Argo might only have small roles towards the end, but their chemistry together was hilarious with Argo truly stealing the show. Austin Pendleton as a gun shop salesman is quite humorous too. Rocket launcher for home protection?! Joe Mantegna is a true live-wire as fellow-cop / ex-boyfriend of Tilly's character. Also dependably showing up is Mike Starr, Amy Wright, John Turturro, Penn Jillette, John Kapelos, Anthony Zerbe and Fred Gwynne. But the list still goes on. Quite a macho lot, where the script seems to sarcastically tear apart at this bravado and the dialogues are fun in nailing it. Even questioning one's own comfort, by taking a chance outside that familiar zone. Its bubblegum soundtrack gives it much added bounce. Commonplace, but endearing comedy.

    "I won't hurt them. I'll kill them. "
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Offbeat
    • Filming locations
      • East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Silver Screen Partners II
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,842,778
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,011,192
      • Apr 13, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,842,778
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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