Rent-A-Cop (1988)
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Tony Church (Burt Reynolds) is a Chicago detective who loses his job when he is blamed for the deaths of his fellow officers gunned down in a botched drug bust. He becomes a bodyguard to hooker Della Roberts (Liza Minnelli), the lone witness who can identify the killer (James Remar). Bernie Casey is Church's ill-fated partner Lamar, and Dionne Warwick appears briefly as the head of a call-girl ring in this unremarkable feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jerry London
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Rent-A-Cop
Tony Church (Burt Reynolds) is a Chicago detective who loses his job when he is blamed for the deaths of his fellow officers gunned down in a botched drug bust. He becomes a bodyguard to hooker Della Roberts (Liza Minnelli), the lone witness who can identify the killer (James Remar). Bernie Casey is Church's ill-fated partner Lamar, and Dionne Warwick appears briefly as the head of a call-girl ring in this unremarkable feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast of Rent-A-Cop
- Burt Reynolds - Tony Church
- James Remar - Dancer
- Dionne Warwick - Beth
- Robby Benson - Pitts
- Roslyn Alexander - Miss Barley
- Larry Dolgin - Capt. James
- Mickey Knox - Frank
- Paul Raci - Waiter
- Del Russell - Seller
- Ned Schmidtke - Lindy
- Percy Hogan - Buyer
- Mary Ann Thebus - Woman in Mercedes
- Liza Minnelli - Della Roberts
- Richard Masur - Roger
- Bernie Casey - Lemar
- John Stanton - Alexander
- Dennis Cockrum - Man at El
- Cyrus Elias - Victor
- Bruce McGuire - Cop No. 2
- Michael Rooker - Joe
- John Ryan - Wieser
- Judith Holstra
- Rick LeFevour - Young Cop
- Director(s):
- Jerry London
- Writer(s):
- Michael Blodgett, Dennis Shryack, Rob Thompson
- Producer(s):
- Raymond Wagner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Profanity, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language.
You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at
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