- HD 1080
- Runtime: 92m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Jerry London
- Stars: Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, James Remar, Richard Masur, Dionne Warwick
- keywords: prostitute, shootout
- Production_studio: Zealcorp Productions Limited, Kings Road Entertainment
- Slogan: Deadlier than Dirty Harry, faster than Cobra
- The Rent-a-Cop is featured in the top rankings of 1987
- #90 in Top Action Movies of 1987
- #68 in Top Crime Movies of 1987
Detective Tony Church is forced to retire and become a store rent-a-cop when his drug sting operation comes to a tragic end by a masked killer. He joins forces with a prostitute, the only one able to identify the killer, to bring him to justice.