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Kindergarten Cop

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  • PGPG
  • 1h 51m
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6.2/10
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Cave, Christian Cousins, Joseph Cousins, Ben Diskin, Miko Hughes, Sarah Rose Karr, Tom Kurlander, Ross Malinger, and Adam Wylie in Kindergarten Cop (1990)
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A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
151K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
791
376
    • Ivan Reitman
    • Murray Salem(story)
    • Herschel Weingrod(screenplay)
    • Timothy Harris(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Penelope Ann Miller
    • Pamela Reed
    • Ivan Reitman
    • Murray Salem(story)
    • Herschel Weingrod(screenplay)
    • Timothy Harris(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Penelope Ann Miller
    • Pamela Reed
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 173User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Kimble
    Penelope Ann Miller
    Penelope Ann Miller
    • Joyce
    Pamela Reed
    Pamela Reed
    • Phoebe
    Linda Hunt
    Linda Hunt
    • Miss Schlowski
    Richard Tyson
    Richard Tyson
    • Crisp
    Carroll Baker
    Carroll Baker
    • Eleanor Crisp
    Joseph Cousins
    Joseph Cousins
    • Dominic
    Christian Cousins
    Christian Cousins
    • Dominic
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Sylvester's Mother
    Park Overall
    Park Overall
    • Samantha's Mother
    Jayne Brook
    Jayne Brook
    • Zach's Mother
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Captain Salazar
    Tom Kurlander
    • Danny
    Alix Koromzay
    Alix Koromzay
    • Cindy
    Betty Lou Henson
    • Keisha's Mother
    Heidi Swedberg
    Heidi Swedberg
    • Joshua's Mother
    Bob Nelson
    • Henry Shoop
    Molly Cleator
    • Assistant to Schlowski
      • Ivan Reitman
      • Murray Salem(story) (screenplay)
      • Herschel Weingrod(screenplay)
      • Timothy Harris(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Arnold Schwarzenegger had a few conditions before accepting the role of Kimble; he wanted Ivan Reitman to direct the film, he wanted a physical fitness theme, and he and Reitman wanted broken homes, child abuse and family life written into the script.
    • Goofs
      As often happens in Hollywood productions, when one fire sprinkler was set off, the others were also. This is not how most fire sprinkler systems work.

      To minimize water damage to property, individual fire sprinkler heads are set off by extreme heat or flame, extinguishing the fire on scene.

      Running sprinklers in unaffected rooms and halls, would cause excessive damage and reduce water pressure for the important areas, and for any firefighters.
    • Quotes

      Detective John Kimble: I have a headache.

      Lowell: It might be a tumor.

      Detective John Kimble: It's not a tumor! It's not a tumor. At all!

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning of the film, the opening credits are used with written straight-line colors
    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by 19 secs by the BBFC for a 12 certificate with edits to footage of: a woman being slapped in the face, a head-butt, a man's head being hit against a car door, a baseball attack on a woman being reduced to one hit and the subsequent sight of the bat aimed at her midriff, and a reduction in gunshots (from 5 to 2). The cuts were fully restored in the 15 rated video release.
    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: Kindergarten Cop (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Party Starts Now!
      Music by Andy Shernoff
      Performed by Manitoba's Wild Kingdom

    User reviews173

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    7/10
    Edgy, Funny, Romantic, Cute
    A neat blend of rom-com, cop movie, and feel good story-Arnold Schwarzenegger goes for the trifecta in this classic. This gruff, violent, no-holds-barred cop named John Kimble has to transform his physical image and his personality in order to find the wife of a known drug dealer. His pursuit leads him to a kindergarten class in Astoria, Oregon where the tough and scary gives way to the cute and cuddly.

    Not that this could have really happened it still made for a fun and sometimes funny movie. The kids were the real comedy because I've never found Schwarzenegger really funny. The movie ranged from edgy, to funny, to romantic, to cute and it displayed each adequately.
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    • Is 'Kindergarten Cop' based on a book?
    • Where is Astoria?

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1990 (United States)
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    • Filming locations
      • Astoria, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Northern Lights Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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