Plain Clothes

Apr 15, 1988

1h 38m

★ 5.8

An Undercover Nightmare.

Overview

To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.

Genres

Comedy

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Romance

Action

Production Companies

Sierra Alta Productions

Paramount Pictures

Plain Clothes Trailers

Cast

Nick Dunbar

Arliss Howard

Robin Torrence

Suzy Amis

Chet Butler

George Wendt

Jane Melway

Diane Ladd

Ed Malmburg

Seymour Cassel

Dave Hechtor

Larry Pine

Coach Zeffer

Jackie Gayle

Mr. Wiseman

Abe Vigoda

Mr. Gardner

Robert Stack

Dawn-Marie Zeffer

Alexandra Powers

Kyle Kerns

Peter Dobson

Matt Dunbar

Loren Dean

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