| The Cover Girl and the Cop | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Teleplay by | Michael Norell |
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| Directed by | Neal Israel |
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| Music by | Sylvester Levay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Timothy Suhrstedt |
| Editor | Tom Walls |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 16, 1989 |
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]
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.
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]