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:

They thought the streets were mean. Then they went back to high school.

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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

Wilhelm Scream: Just before the One Percenter leader crashes his motorcycle into the chicken truck during the car chase.

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Goofs

Immediately after the fight at the party is over, Schmidt's back is visible with no stab wound. A few shots later, it's revealed he's been stabbed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Schmidt: Hey, Melodie.

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Connections

Referenced in Todd's Pop Song Reviews: Mac and Devin Go to High School (2013)

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Soundtracks

"So Into You"
Written by Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix
Performed by The Atlanta Rhythm Section
Courtesy of Universal Records
Under licensed from Universal Music Enterprises

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