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47% Critic Match
Rent-a-Cop
“Deadlier than Dirty Harry, faster than Cobra”
4.7 / 10• 1987• 1h 32m•R• English
ComedyCrimeAction
Storyline
Detective Tony Church is forced to retire and become a store rent-a-cop when his drug sting operation comes to a tragic end by a masked killer. He joins forces with a prostitute, the only one able to identify the killer, to bring him to justice.
Cast & Crew
Burt Reynolds
Tony Church
Lead
Liza Minnelli
Della Roberts
James Remar
Dancer
Richard Masur
Roger
Dionne Warwick
Beth
Bernie Casey
Lemar
Robby Benson
Pitts
John Stanton
Alexander
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jerry London's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rent-a-Cop is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
