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Plain Clothes
“An Undercover Nightmare.”
59%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
Plain Clothes (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Plain Clothes (1988) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Thriller, and Mystery with funny, tense, and nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Plain Clothes 59% (34 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 34 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-04-15
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 55728
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Where can I watch Plain Clothes (1988)?
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Is there an official trailer for Plain Clothes?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Plain Clothes directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Plain Clothes about?
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 rea... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Plain Clothes?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Plain Clothes?
The official runtime for Plain Clothes is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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
- J
James D. Parker Jr.
Deaf Jeff

Tee Dennard
Sal
- B
Brenda Hayes
Camille
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