Off Beat
Off Beat ★½ 1986 (PG)
A shy librarian unluckily wins a spot in a police benefit dance troupe, and then falls in love with a tough police woman. With a screenplay by playwright Medoff, and a good supporting cast, it still manages to miss the mark. 92m/C VHS . Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks, Fred Gwynne, John Turturro, Jacques D'Amboise, James Tolkan, Joe Mantegna, Harvey Keitel, Amy Wright, Christopher Noth; D: Michael Dinner; W: Mark Medoff; C: Carlo Di Palma; M: James Horner.
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