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In this charming comedy that lives up to its title, Judge Reinhold stars as Joe Gower, a librarian's assistant posing as a police officer and trying to win the heart of a beautiful police officer, Rac... read more read more...hel Wareham (Meg Tilly). A complex chain of events is put in place when Joe agrees to help out a good friend who's a policeman by taking his place at an audition for the cop's annual benefit show. Once at the auditions, Joe falls for Rachel, who will be dancing in the benefit. Joe starts hanging out with the choreographer in order to spend more time with Rachel. Unfortunately, this gets him into his borrowed police uniform more than he would like, and soon he's carrying out the duties of a beat cop while wearing his disguise. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Michael Dinner

Release Date: April 11, 1986

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  • April 9, 2008
    Here's a forgettable one for ya. If anyone gets too nostalgic for the eighties, you can always have them watch this for an easy cure. Great cast though.

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James Sanford
July 10, 2003
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Not at all -- it's pure, forgettable formulaic sitcom

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Walter Goodman
May 21, 2003
Walter Goodman, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Emanuel Levy
September 17, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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