Rent-a-Cop (1987)

Directed by

Jerry London

Genre

comedy film, action film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disgraced police officer works as a security guard. He falls in love with a prostitute. The two get involved in a crime adventure.

lightheartedquirkydatedsillyromanticaction-lightcampylow-key

What happens

Rent-a-Cop is a 1987 American thriller comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli. Reynolds plays Tony Church, a disgraced police officer working as a security guard, who falls in love with Della Roberts (Minnelli), a prostitute. The film saw both lead actors to be nominated at the 9th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor and Worst Actress. (These nominations were not solely on the merits of Rent-a-Cop, however; Reynolds and Minnelli were also cited for Switching Channels and Arthur 2: On the Rocks, respectively). Minnelli ended up "winning" the Worst Actress prize. The film earned under $300,000 in American ticket sales. Initially released on 26 November 1987 in West Germany, its American premiere came two months later on 15 January 1988. Although set in Chicago, the movie was mostly filmed in Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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