

1986 · 1h 32m · Movie
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.
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In theaters: April 10, 1986
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Amy Wright
Mary Ellen Gruenwald
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