“An Undercover Nightmare.”
Plain Clothes
5.9
34 votes·1988
·1h 38m
·MovieComedyThrillerMysteryCrimeRomanceAction
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.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
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Significant financial loss
Keywords
high schoolmurderundercover copteacher student relationshipwoman director
Cast
Arliss Howard
Nick Dunbar
Suzy Amis
Robin Torrence
George Wendt
Chet Butler
Diane Ladd
Jane Melway
Seymour Cassel
Ed Malmburg
Larry Pine
Dave Hechtor
Jackie Gayle
Coach Zeffer
Abe Vigoda
Mr. Wiseman
Robert Stack
Mr. Gardner
Alexandra Powers
Dawn-Marie Zeffer
Peter Dobson
Kyle Kerns
Loren Dean
Matt Dunbar
Harry Shearer
Simon Feck
Reginald VelJohnson
Captain Graff
Max Perlich
Carter
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