Off Beat poster
FilmComedy

Off Beat (1986)

PG · 1986-04-10 · 1h 32m · EN
47%
User score
17 votes
▶ Play trailerIMDb ↗
Sign in to build your library →

The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.

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.

Read the Off Beat feature →
Michael DinnerDirector
Budget
$10M
Box office
$4.8M

Media

▶ Off Beat TV Spot - 1986 - Judge Reinhold

Top billed cast

Full cast & crew →
Judge ReinholdJudge ReinholdJoe GowerMeg TillyMeg TillyRachel WarehamCleavant DerricksCleavant DerricksAbe WashingtonJoe MantegnaJoe MantegnaPete PetersonJohn TurturroJohn TurturroNeil PepperAmy WrightAmy WrightMary Ellen GruenwaldHarvey KeitelHarvey KeitelMickeyPeter WisePeter WiseIrving MetzmanIrving MetzmanDelucaJacques d'AmboiseJacques d'AmboiseAugustJames TolkanJames TolkanHarryJulie BovassoJulie BovassoMrs. Wareham

Keywords

Police officerNew york cityDanceImpersonating a police officerLibrarian

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityPolice Officer · New York City · DanceDialogue densityComedyDirector preference377150Actor preference40503 · 65159 · 176861Country preferenceUs

More like this

More Comedy →
Wonka★ 7.2Viewing moment
Wonka
2023
Migration★ 7.7Viewing moment
Migration
2023
Anyone But You★ 7.4Viewing moment
Anyone But You
2023
Scary Movie★ 5.4Viewing moment
Scary Movie
2026
Elemental★ 7.7Viewing moment
Elemental
2023
Trolls Band Together★ 7.3Viewing moment
Trolls Band Together
2023
Barbie★ 7.1Viewing moment
Barbie
2023
Grumpy Christmas★ 7.8Viewing moment
Grumpy Christmas
2021
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie★ 7Viewing moment
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie★ 7.7Viewing moment
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse★ 8.4Viewing moment
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation★ 7.2Viewing moment
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989

Frequently asked questions about Off Beat

What is Off Beat about?

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.

How long is Off Beat?

Off Beat has a runtime of 92 minutes.