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Kindergarten Cop (1990)

PG_13 111 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -   21 December 1990 (USA)
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Reviews: 89 user | 33 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com

A tough cop is given his most difficult assignment: masquerade as a a kindergarten teacher in order to find a drug dealer.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Murray Salem (story), Murray Salem (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

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Linda Hunt ...
Richard Tyson ...
Carroll Baker ...
Cathy Moriarty ...
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Jayne Brook ...
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Danny
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Cindy
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Keisha's Mother
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Storyline

John Kimble is a tough city cop who's been on the trail of drug dealer Cullen Crisp for years. He finally tracks Crisp down but it seems the only person that can testify against him is his ex-wife. The problem is she's disappeared and all Kimble knows is the name of the school in Oregon where her son attends. When things don't quite go to plan, Kimble finds he has to go undercover on his toughest assignment yet - Kindergarten teacher! Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

He's the toughest undercover cop in LA. If you're bad he'll know it. If you're hiding something he'll find out. If you cheat he can tell. Now... See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Un detective en el kinder See more »

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$91,457,688 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Odette Annable's film debut; she was five years old. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Kimble is grilling Crisp after Crisp's arrest, Kimble pushes him onto a table and a paper cup gets knocked over. When we see Crisp from the front, the coffee cup is upright. See more »

Quotes

Detective John Kimble: I really appreciate your honesty. You happen to know someone that is not better than me?
Dominic: I don't know that many people.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.77" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Manito"
Music by Kinito Méndez
Performed by Alfonso 'Pochy' Vasquez y su Cocoband (as Pochi y su Cocoband) See more »