The Cover Girl and the Cop

American television film
  • Les Alexander
  • Steve Ditlea
  • Don Enright
  • Michael Norell
  • James Norell
Directed byNeal IsraelStarring
  • Julia Duffy
  • Dinah Manoff
  • David Carradine
  • John Karlen
  • Arthur Taxier
  • Jonathan Frakes
Music bySylvester LevayCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducers
  • Les Alexander
  • Don Enright
CinematographyTimothy SuhrstedtEditorTom WallsRunning time93 minutesProduction companies
  • Barry & Enright Productions
  • Consolidated Distribution
Original releaseNetworkNBCReleaseJanuary 16, 1989 (1989-01-16)

The Cover Girl and the Cop, released on video as Beauty & Denise, is a 1989 American comedy television film directed by Neal Israel, written by Michael Norell, and starring Julia Duffy, Dinah Manoff, and David Carradine. It aired on NBC on January 16, 1989.[1]

Premise

In Washington, D.C., ditzy model-actress Jackie Flanders witnesses the murder of a powerful figure connected to the President. Claiming to the police that she has a stalker, she is protected by tough, streetwise cop Denise Danielovitch.

Cast

  • Julia Duffy as Jackie Flanders
  • Dinah Manoff as Denise Danielovitch
  • David Carradine as Slade
  • John Karlen as Lt. Wingo
  • Arthur Taxier as Capt. Pashnick
  • Jonathan Frakes as Joshua Boyleston
  • Blair Underwood as Horace Bouchet
  • Whip Hubley as Lester Sweazy
  • Robert Picardo as Denise's date

Production

Duffy at the time was best known for Newhart. Her role in the film was similar and she said, "It's simply a case of me playing different parts, but if people think they're the same (because of the strength of the Stephanie portrayal), there's nothing I can do about it. NBC has been pretty good about what they've offered me. It's really been a wide variety. Unfortunately, the ones for which I've been available don't mark that much of a departure, but that's just coincidence... I know that title sounds really fluffy, but (Manoff) plays a really terrific person who hides her light under a bushel, by dressing sloppily and talking tough. She thinks that men aren't attracted to her, and she just has no social life. I knew if that character were played by a really legitimate actress who was good at comedy as well as drama, the movie would have a real foundation."[2]

References

  1. ^ Movies of the Week: [Home Edition] Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 15 Jan 1989: 2.
  2. ^ ' NEWHART' STAR BECOMES `COVER GIRL' Bobbin, Jay. Palm Beach Post 15 Jan 1989: 7.
  • The Cover Girl and the Cop at IMDb
  • The Cover Girl and the Cop at the TCM Movie Database
  • Review at Los Angeles Times
  • The Cover Girl at the Cop at Letterbox DVD
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Films directed by Neal Israel