Rent-A-Cop (1988)

18% of critics liked it
(11 reviews)
19% of users liked it
(3,275 ratings)

Tony Church (Burt Reynolds) is a Chicago detective who loses his job when he is blamed for the deaths of his fellow officers gunned down in a botched drug bust. He becomes a bodyguard to hooker Della Roberts (Liza Minnelli), the lone witness who can identify the killer (James Remar). Bernie Casey is… More Tony Church (Burt Reynolds) is a Chicago detective who loses his job when he is blamed for the deaths of his fellow officers gunned down in a botched drug bust. He becomes a bodyguard to hooker Della Roberts (Liza Minnelli), the lone witness who can identify the killer (James Remar). Bernie Casey is Church's ill-fated partner Lamar, and Dionne Warwick appears briefly as the head of a call-girl ring in this unremarkable feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Jerry London
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1988 Wide
On DVD: May 23, 2000
Studio: HBO Video

Critic Reviews

Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
Minnelli's portrayal of a hooker is poorly written and difficult to accept, but everything else in the plot flows comfortably.
Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com
Another faceless Reynolds crime caper that handcuffs the audience's appreciation for real arresting comedy. As defective as a broken police siren
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Rent-A-Cop tried to recapture the magic that Reynolds and Minnelli shared in Lucky Lady (1975), but instead succumb to being one of the cheesiest action flicks of all time