21 Jump Street (2012)

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

Directors:

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Writers:

Michael Bacall (screenplay), Michael Bacall (story),

Stars:

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube

8 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonah Hill	...	Schmidt
Channing Tatum	...	Jenko
Brie Larson	...	Molly Tracey
Dave Franco	...	Eric Molson
Rob Riggle	...	Mr. Walters
DeRay Davis	...	Domingo
Ice Cube	...	Captain Dickson
Dax Flame	...	Zack
Chris Parnell	...	Mr. Gordon
Ellie Kemper	...	Ms. Griggs
Jake Johnson	...	Principal Dadier
Nick Offerman	...	Deputy Chief Hardy
Holly Robinson Peete	...	Officer Judy Hoffs
Johnny Pemberton	...	Delroy
Stanley Wong	...	Roman

Storyline

In high school, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) was a dork and Jenko (Channing Tatum) was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs.

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Plot Keywords:

remake | undercover cop | parody | narcotics | high school | 

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Taglines:

They're too old for this shift.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Croatia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Comando especial

Filming Locations:

Riverdale High School, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$36,302,612 (USA) (16 March 2012)

Gross:

$138,447,667 (USA) (29 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Relativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The two guys dressed as ushers standing on either side of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as they exit the limo and enter the prom are actually their stunt doubles.

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Goofs

When Schmidt is running in the relay race, he throws his baton across the finish line. He has the baton again immediately afterward, and makes inappropriate gestures with it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Schmidt: Hey, Melodie.

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Crazy Credits

Footage of Stephen J. Cannell from his famous TV production company logo appears under his creator credit.

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Connections

References Blackboard Jungle (1955)

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Soundtracks

Rescue Song (Naked & Famous Remix)
Written by Tim Anderson and Monica Birkenes
Performed by Mr Little Jeans
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty. Ltd.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Finds a nice ground between entertaining and hysterical

On the surface, this movie looks like it would be somewhat mediocre. But it's actually pretty damn good. When you're not laughing your pants off (and believe me, you will be), you'll have no problem being just plain entertained by it's ability to just have fun. It does a great job of not only avoiding giant cliché's, but making fun of them in the process. Jonah Hill will have you laughing, and Channing Tatum actually did a good job in this movie.......not surprising seeing that the role called for him to be a douche bag. Which once again, is something to chuckle about. Towards the end, the movie does tend to drag on, but has no problem pulling you right back into it's fun. As far as comedies go, this is a pretty good way to start off 2012