The Cover Girl and the Cop
- Les Alexander
- Steve Ditlea
- Don Enright
- Michael Norell
- James Norell
- Julia Duffy
- Dinah Manoff
- David Carradine
- John Karlen
- Arthur Taxier
- Jonathan Frakes
- Les Alexander
- Don Enright
- Barry & Enright Productions
- Consolidated Distribution
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
External links
- 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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