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, Chris Miller

Writers:

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

Stars:

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson

6 wins & 17 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:

high school | drug | arrest | police | underachiever | 

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Taglines:

The only thing getting blown tonight is their cover.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material, teen drinking and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [hr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comando especial

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, 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

While Jenko and Schmidt are being briefed on HFS there is a video sharing site on the computer. Two of the related videos in the sidebar were uploaded by users Chanchan and Brielar. These are references to Channing Tatum and Brie Larson.

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Goofs

One of the undercover women is seen in the background while Captain Dickson talking to Jenko and Schmidt. She is there for a second, but is gone when it switches to them again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Schmidt: Hey, Melodie.

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Connections

References Cat Ballou (1965)

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Soundtracks

"21 Jump Street"
Written by Liam Sternberg
Produced and Performed by Wallpaper
Wallpaper appears courtesy of Boardwalk Records/Hype Music

User Reviews

Best Comedy so far of 2012

So if you like Jonah Hill and comedies with really great cameo appearances, I think you would definitely like this film.

I must admit I expected this to be at the same standard as maybe The Change-Up or The Hangover Part II which weren't terrible movies, but they weren't the funniest movies I have seen either. This movie is more on par with The Hangover (the first installment), Superbad and Anchorman.

The chemistry between Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum is brilliant, and it's nice to see Tatum in something other than his standard rom-com or "rom" setting. I was already laughing from the first scene, which is generally hard to do and the humour was the correct balance of wit and slapstick. There were actually a lot more clever jokes than I expected and there were some scenes were I couldn't even control my laughter in a full cinema.

All in all, I'm not saying this movie is for everyone but the way I would tell you to see it is if you like Jonah Hill's ridiculous dialogue with sometimes unnecessary swears and you have no expectations of it being anything like the original TV show, I would definitely recommend this one! Best comedy film I've seen at the cinema in 2012.