Product Details

• Actors: Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks, Joe Mantegna, Jacques d'Amboise
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Vid
• VHS Release Date: July 25, 1989
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303662714
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,237 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In this outrageous, off the wall romantic comedy, Judge Reinhold plays Joe Gower, a zany librarian who winds up impersonating a cop as a favor foe his friend in the New York City police department. The impersonation goes hilariously awry when Joe falls in love with one of "New York's Finest," beautiful policewoman Rachel Wareham. Mistaken identities, on-the-beat misfortunes and impromptu mayhem make Off Beat this year's most arresting comedy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'd watch anything with Meg Tilly in it, February 3, 2006

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K. Cooper (Phila. area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Off Beat [Region 2] (DVD)

Meg Tilly sitting in a chair reading the newspaper for an hour and a half gets 3 stars from me so anything that she's in starts from there. This is an okay story, plot, etc but not the best to be honest. She's done better movies but this one's not bad and she does get a good amount of screen time. It will keep you entertained and if you're a fan of Meg Tilly, you'll like it.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Comedy!!, April 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Off Beat [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Judge Reinhold and Meg Tilly star in this great off beat comedy about a make-believe Cop who gets into all types of mischief.It's a must see movie!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Cop Good Cop, May 30, 2011

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KHENSE (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Off Beat [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Off Beat" is one of those rare comedies that manages to be silly without being stupid - not an easy task. Meg Tilly is wonderful as always - and Judge Reinhold is good as well. I hope some more people discover this little gem.