Kindergarten Cop (1990)

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),

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Detective John Kimble
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Joyce Palmieri / Rachel Crisp
Pamela Reed	...	Detective Phoebe O'Hara
Linda Hunt	...	Miss Schlowski
Richard Tyson	...	Cullen Crisp, Sr.
Carroll Baker	...	Eleanor Crisp
Cathy Moriarty	...	Sylvester's Mother
Joseph Cousins	...	Dominic Palmieri / Cullen Crisp, Jr.
Christian Cousins	...	Dominic Palmieri / Cullen Crisp, Jr.
Park Overall	...	Samantha's Mother
Jayne Brook	...	Zach's Mother
Richard Portnow	...	Captain Salazar
Tom Kurlander	...	Danny
Alix Koromzay	...	Cindy
Betty Lou Henson	...	Keisha's Mother

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!

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | astoria | kindergarten | kindergarten teacher | undercover | 

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Taglines:

An undercover cop in a class by himself.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

21 December 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un detective en el kinder

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$91,457,688 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poem that Kimble reads to the children before naptime is "Spring Morning" from A.A. Milne's book "When We Were Very Young", with illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

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Goofs

The story is supposed to take place in Astoria, Oregon. When Arnold meets the class he asks if any of them are from outside of "the California".

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Quotes

Phoebe: Well, what are you going to do? Handcuff her to the bumper of your car and take her for a ride?
Detective John Kimble: Let's just say I'm not going to offer to cook her dinner.

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Connections

Referenced in Vecinos: Cursos de verano (2007)

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Soundtracks

"The Party Starts Now!"
Music by Andy Shernoff
Performed by Manitoba's Wild Kingdom

User Reviews

This movie is fun!

To the person who posted before me, I'd like to tell you to get a grip! Those big words don't mean anything to everyday people, they want the truth, not some quaffed up proposals from someone who takes things way too seriously. I suppose you're entitled to your opinion, but don't give up your day job to be a critic! Here's the lowdown: this movie is just that, a movie. It has a lot of funny characters, and it's really funny in some scenes. It's fantasy, and it gives the viewer a chance to escape. Arnold might never have gotten an Oscar for this, but this is not that kind of movie to begin with! It's about a cop who tries to find a Criminals ex wife as a witness and ends up being a Kindergarten teacher, who brings a lot of goodness to the community whilst saving the damsel in distress. It's fun to watch, and goes well with anyone who's building an Arnie collection. rent it, buy it, you'll enjoy it.