---
title: 'Off Beat (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Dinner'
released: '1986-04-11'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/off-beat-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091668/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Off Beat (1986)

1986 · 88 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Off Beat is a 1986 American comedy film about Joe Gower, a young librarian who impersonates a police officer. The film was directed by Michael Dinner, and stars Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks and Harvey Keitel.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Mark Medoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-medoff)
- **Director:** [Michael Dinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dinner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Joe Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-roth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Di Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-di-palma)
- **Editor:** [Dede Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-allen), [Angelo Corrao](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-corrao)

## Cast

- [Harvey Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-keitel)
- [Julie Bovasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-bovasso)
- [Chris Noth](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-noth)
- [Victor Argo](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-argo)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Cleavant Derricks](https://cinepixo.com/people/cleavant-derricks)
- [Judge Reinhold](https://cinepixo.com/people/judge-reinhold)
- [Meg Tilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-tilly)
- [Fred Gwynne](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-gwynne)
- [R. Paul Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-paul-butler)
- [Nancy Giles](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-giles)
- [Mike Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-starr)
- [Mel Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-winkler)
- [Fyvush Finkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/fyvush-finkel)
- [Mark Medoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-medoff)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/off-beat-1986
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