About Off Beat
- Released on April 10, 1986
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.
Full Cast of Off Beat
Judge Reinhold plays Joe Gower
Meg Tilly plays Rachel Wareham
Cleavant Derricks plays Abe Washington
Joe Mantegna plays Pete Peterson
John Turturro plays Neil Pepper
Amy Wright plays Mary Ellen Gruenwald
Harvey Keitel plays Mickey
Peter Wise
Irving Metzman plays Deluca
Jacques d'Amboise plays August
James Tolkan plays Harry
Julie Bovasso plays Mrs. Wareham
Anthony Zerbe plays Mr. Wareham
Fred Gwynne plays The Commissioner
Victor Argo plays Leon
Austin Pendleton plays Gun Shop Salesman
Penn Jillette plays Norman
Jack Fletcher plays Alvin
Mel Winkler plays Earl
Mike Starr plays James Bonnell
Shawn Elliott plays Hector
Stanley Simmonds plays Pud
Nancy Giles plays Celestine
Paul Butler plays Jordan
John Kapelos plays Lou Wareham
William Sadler plays Dickson
Chris Noth plays Ely Wareham Jr.
Yvonne Talton Kersey plays Lucinda
Fyvush Finkel plays Vendor
Ann McDonough plays Bank Teller
Mary Duncan plays Saleslady
Laura L. Crimmins plays Teenage Dance Student
Carmine Foresta plays E.S. Lieutenant
Madeleine Berger plays Bank Customer
Helen Hanft plays Waitress
Jhoe Breedlove plays Dancing Cop
Aisha Coley plays Dancing Cop
Yvonne Erwin plays Dancing Cop
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter plays Dancing Cop
Gregory Uel Cole plays Dancing Cop
Ed Deacy plays Dancing Cop
Gia Gracielle Galeano plays Dancing Cop
Christine Jacobsen plays Dancing Cop
Mike Lisenco plays Dancing Cop
Faye Fujisaki Mar plays Dancing Cop
Frank Patton III plays Dancing Cop
Marilynn Lyons plays Dancing Cop
Rome Neal plays Dancing Cop
Lisa Paulino plays Dancing Cop
Linda Ravin plays Dancing Cop
Nelson Aspen plays Hustler (uncredited)
Tony LaFortezza plays Hostage (uncredited)
Ronda Swindell plays Shouter (uncredited)
Stan Tracy plays Cop (uncredited)
Crew of Off Beat
Camera
Production
Editing
Art
Sound
Directing
- Judge Reinhold
- Meg Tilly
- Cleavant Derricks
- Joe Mantegna
- John Turturro
- Amy Wright
- Harvey Keitel
- Peter Wise
- Irving Metzman
- Jacques d'Amboise
- James Tolkan
- Julie Bovasso
- Anthony Zerbe
- Fred Gwynne
- Victor Argo
- Austin Pendleton
- Penn Jillette
- Jack Fletcher
- Mel Winkler
- Mike Starr
- Shawn Elliott
- Stanley Simmonds
- Nancy Giles
- Paul Butler
- John Kapelos
- William Sadler
- Chris Noth
- Yvonne Talton Kersey
- Fyvush Finkel
- Ann McDonough
- Mary Duncan
- Laura L. Crimmins
- Carmine Foresta
- Madeleine Berger
- Helen Hanft
- Jhoe Breedlove
- Aisha Coley
- Yvonne Erwin
- Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
- Gregory Uel Cole
- Ed Deacy
- Gia Gracielle Galeano
- Christine Jacobsen
- Mike Lisenco
- Faye Fujisaki Mar
- Frank Patton III
- Marilynn Lyons
- Rome Neal
- Lisa Paulino
- Linda Ravin
- Nelson Aspen
- Tony LaFortezza
- Ronda Swindell
- Stan Tracy