Psycho Cop is a 1989

1989 in film

-Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...

 horror film

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 starring Robert R. Shafer

Robert R. Shafer

Robert Shafer is an American actor who has amassed a substantial cult-following for having played Officer Joe Vickers in the 1989 horror-comedy Psycho Cop and the sequel Psycho Cop 2. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is best known for playing Bob Vance on The Office...

 as Police Officer Joe Vickers. The film is very similar to Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop is a 1988 action/horror film directed by William Lustig and written by Larry Cohen. The film spawned two sequels, Maniac Cop 2 and Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence .-Synopsis:...

, though the titular character is not a mutilated monster, unlike Maniac Cop. Also like the Maniac Cop series this film was criticized by the Police Interest Group for what they considered an unrealistic portrayal of police. The film spawned a sequel, Psycho Cop 2

Psycho Cop 2

Psycho Cop 2, also known as Psycho Cop Returns, is a 1993 horror film that follows the exploits of the psychopathic cop Joe Vickers as he kills the attendees of a bachelor party. The film was first released on videocassette in 1993 in Germany and later on in the United States in 1994 by Columbia...

, in 1993. The film is currently unavailable on DVD in Region 1.

Cast

• Robert R. Shafer
  Robert R. Shafer
  Robert Shafer is an American actor who has amassed a substantial cult-following for having played Officer Joe Vickers in the 1989 horror-comedy Psycho Cop and the sequel Psycho Cop 2. Shafer, sometimes credited as Bobby Ray Shafer, is best known for playing Bob Vance on The Office...
  
   - Greg Henley/Ted Warnicky/Officer Joe Vickers
• Jeff Qualle - Doug
• Palmer Lee Todd - Laura
• Dan Campbell - Eric
• Cindy Guyer
  Cindy Guyer
  Cindy Guyer is an American model and actress. She is from Stamford, Connecticut.-Career:Guyer is most famous for being a cover model for Nancy Drew romance novels, appearing on over 2000 book and magazine covers. She was a presenter on the 2005 game-show/reality television series Mr...
  
  - Julie
• Linda West - Sarah
• Greg Joujon-Roche - Zack
• Bruce Melena - Officer Bradley (Cop #1)
• Glenn Steelman - Officer Chris (Cop #2)
• Julie Araskog - Dead Woman
• Denise Hartman - Barbara and Cop #3
• David L. Zeisler - Greg and Cop #4