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Rent-a-Cop

Rent-a-Cop

Deadlier than Dirty Harry, faster than Cobra

Genres

ComedyCrimeAction

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

4.688/10

Release Date

28 November 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Tony Church

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Della Roberts

James Remar

James Remar

Dancer

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Roger

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Beth

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Lemar

Robby Benson

Robby Benson

Pitts

John Stanton

John Stanton

Alexander

John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Wieser

Larry Dolgin

Larry Dolgin

Capt. James

Roslyn Alexander

Roslyn Alexander

Miss Barley

Cyrus Elias

Cyrus Elias

Victor

Ned Schmidtke

Ned Schmidtke

Lindy

Rick LeFevour

Rick LeFevour

Young Cop

Mary Ann Thebus

Mary Ann Thebus

Woman in Mercedes

John Shannon

John Shannon

Lenny

Mickey Knox

Mickey Knox

Frank

Martin Dansky

Martin Dansky

Trick

Dennis Cockrum

Dennis Cockrum

Man at El

Matthew Libman

Matthew Libman

Little Roland

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Joe

Lamar Jackson

Lamar Jackson

Monster

Paul Raci

Paul Raci

Waiter

Rossana Canghiari

Rossana Canghiari

Party Guest (uncredited)

JoBe Cerny

JoBe Cerny

Hotel Clerk No. 1

Joe Greco

Joe Greco

Hotel Clerk No. 2

Barbara Houston

Barbara Houston

Mother

John Drury

John Drury

TV Announcer

Rich Wilkie

Rich Wilkie

Shoplifter (as Richard M. Wilkie)

Vince Viverito

Vince Viverito

Della's John No. 2

Stephan Schulberg

Stephan Schulberg

Freak

John Scott Ament

John Scott Ament

Transvestite

Percy Hogan

Percy Hogan

Drug buyer

Del Russel

Del Russel

Seller

Bruce McGuire

Bruce McGuire

Cop No. 2

Jason Gero

Jason Gero

Reporter

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Bodyguard (uncredited)

James Kall

James Kall

Rookie Police Officer (uncredited)

Helen Kelly

Helen Kelly

Woman at the Park (uncredited)

Robert Minkoff

Robert Minkoff

Bit (uncredited)

Angelo Ragusa

Angelo Ragusa

Drug Buyer (uncredited)

Christine Wagner

Christine Wagner

Reporter (uncredited)

Claudio Zucchet

Claudio Zucchet

Drug Buyer (uncredited)

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