Plain Clothes

1988

Action / Comedy / Mystery / Romance

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 1172 1.2K

high school murder undercover cop teacher student relationship woman director

Plot summary

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.

Director

Martha Coolidge Photo
Martha Coolidge

Top cast

Peter Dobson Photo
Peter Dobson as Kyle Kerns
Arliss Howard Photo
Arliss Howard as Nick Dunbar
Seymour Cassel Photo
Seymour Cassel as Ed Malmburg
Abe Vigoda Photo
Abe Vigoda as Mr. Wiseman
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
900.95 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 3
1.63 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ykjdh 7 / 10

Just don't take it serious

This is one of the mindless dumb comedies that you know is going to be dumb. Still, it's not as bad as I expected. Question: how in the world do they not see then 34 year old Arliss Howard is a grown man? I mean, look, he goes undercover as a teen in high school but his character is supposed to be 24 years old. Even as a 24 year old he's not believable.Still, I found myself chuckling a couple times, even cheering a bit. This came out during the 21 junpstreet era which was huge in 1988. Other than miscasting it's not really a bad movie.if you've got 90 minutes to kill and can find it, why not?
Reviewed by peterseaby 9 / 10

A very pleasant surprise

A light-hearted and completely enjoyable movie. The one liners and situations were humorous and quirky. The constant flow of jokes and double entendres in the background make this a movie to enjoy again and again. The comments made over the PA are worth the price of admission. Some of the acting was a little soft but did little to take away from the fun. Worth the time to watch and if you ever see it at your local video store - buy it. Seeing George Wendt and Robert Stack hamming it up is a treat for those of us who watched these actors growing up. The sexual situations were light and harmless and the violence was low-key. Still not sure if this would qualify as a teen movie, crime drama, love story or something else. It is quite unique.
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