Off Beat

1h 32min

Comedy

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.

Cast

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Rachel Wareham
Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Abe Washington
Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Pete Peterson
John Turturro

John Turturro

Neil Pepper
Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Mrs. Wareham
Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Mr. Wareham
Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

The Commissioner
Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Gun Shop Salesman
Mike Starr

Mike Starr

James Bonnell
Nancy Giles

Nancy Giles

Celestine
John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Lou Wareham
Chris Noth

Chris Noth

Ely Wareham Jr.
Ann McDonough

Ann McDonough

Bank Teller
Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan

Saleslady
Laura L. Crimmins

Laura L. Crimmins

Teenage Dance Student
Carmine Foresta

Carmine Foresta

E.S. Lieutenant
Madeleine Berger

Madeleine Berger

Bank Customer
Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

Waitress
Jhoe Breedlove

Jhoe Breedlove

Dancing Cop
Aisha Coley

Aisha Coley

Dancing Cop
Yvonne Erwin

Yvonne Erwin

Dancing Cop
Gregory Uel Cole

Gregory Uel Cole

Dancing Cop
Ed Deacy

Ed Deacy

Dancing Cop
Mike Lisenco

Mike Lisenco

Dancing Cop
Frank Patton III

Frank Patton III

Dancing Cop
Marilynn Lyons

Marilynn Lyons

Dancing Cop
Rome Neal

Rome Neal

Dancing Cop
Lisa Paulino

Lisa Paulino

Dancing Cop
Linda Ravin

Linda Ravin

Dancing Cop
Nelson Aspen

Nelson Aspen

Hustler (uncredited)
Tony LaFortezza

Tony LaFortezza

Hostage (uncredited)
Ronda Swindell

Ronda Swindell

Shouter (uncredited)
Stan Tracy

Stan Tracy

Cop (uncredited)

Release date

10th Apr 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English