Rent A Cop (1987)

Set in Chicago, when a drug bust goes horribly wrong, the surviving cop (Burt Reynolds) on the case is fired. The only witness who can identify the mass murderer is a call girl (Liza Minnelli). After she barely survives an attempt on her life by the killer (James Remar), she contacts the disgraced cop to protect her and ferret out the killer. Directed by Jerry London (SHOGUN), the film was universally reviled upon its original release. It's a sloppily put together pulpy potboiler to be sure but I enjoyed it in the way you can often enjoy a bad movie but mercifully, it never crosses over into the dreaded "camp". Reynolds looks tired and doesn't even try which leaves it up to Minnelli (looking terrific in her Moss Mabry costumes) to pick up the ball which she does. Although set in Chicago, the film was actually shot in Rome with only the film's exteriors shot in Chicago. There's a nice score by Jerry Goldsmith that propels the movie along. With Dionne Warwick, Robby Benson, Richard Masur, Bernie Casey