Cop & ½ (1993)

After witnessing a murder, a young boy named Devon refuses to testify unless he is given the chance to be a policeman.

Director:

Henry Winkler

Writer:

Arne Olsen

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II, Ruby Dee

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds	...	Nick McKenna
Norman D. Golden II	...	Devon Butler
Ruby Dee	...	Rachel
Holland Taylor	...	Captain Rubio
Ray Sharkey	...	Vinnie Fountain
Sammy Hernandez	...	Raymond Sanchez
Frank Sivero	...	Chu
Rocky Giordani	...	Quintero
Marc Macaulay	...	Waldo
Tom McCleister	...	Rudy
Ralph Wilcox	...	Det. Matt McPhail
Tom Kouchalakos	...	Det. Jenkins
Carmine Genovese	...	Rio
Sean O'Neal	...	McNally (as Sean Evan O'Neal)
Max Winkler	...	Boy in Bathroom

Storyline

Devon Butler is an eight-year old who dreams of being a cop. He watches police TV shows, knows police procedures, and plays cops and robbers with his friend Ray. One day, while snooping around in a warehouse, he witnesses a murder. He goes to the police, who want the information, but won't get it until they make Devon a cop. The police then team him with veteran cop (and child hater) Nick McKenna, and the two team up in comic series of events to find the killer.

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Plot Keywords:

warehouse | lifting a boy into the air | bicycle | boy | police detective | 

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Taglines:

One kid's fantasy. One cop's nightmare.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language, violence and drug references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un flic et demi

Filming Locations:

D. W. Waters Career Center 2704 N. Highland Ave. Tampa, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$31,888,805

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,689,691

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Films Entertainment, St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andrew Reynolds: The professional skater nephew of star uncle Burt Reynolds plays a skateboard kid boy who has his skate-board stolen from him by Devon Butler (Norman D. Golden II). Burt Reynolds got him the part on this picture.

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Goofs

Numerous times when Nick is protecting Devon from the gangsters in his biker outfit, his rear end can be briefly shown when he falls or bends down. When Devon and Nick land and hide in the boat, after the gangsters leave, they emerge and mere seconds before the shot changes to Nick sitting in front of the boat, his rear end is visibly shown (to which Devon appears to be glancing at).

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Quotes

Nick: [talking to the person dressed in a blue costume] Is your name Bobo?
Bobo #1 Artist: ...in blue!
Nick: C'mon, I don't think this is the guy...
Devon: I didn't know art can be so dangerous!

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Crazy Credits

Though it's tacked on before the credits instead of after, there's an extra scene in which a sickly Chu is still seen laying on the hood of the bad guys' getaway boat still running in the ocean.

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Connections

Spoofs 48 Hrs. (1982)

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Soundtracks

Nothin' My Love Can't Fix
Written by Joey Lawrence (as Joey Lawrence), Alexandra Forbes and Eric Beall
Performed by Joey Lawrence (as Joey Lawrence)
Courtesy of Impact Records

User Reviews

Burt Reynolds in decadence...

Burt Reynolds has shown a subtle comic flair in films like "Sharky's Machine" and "Shamus" (or even in "Stick"), but his work here, in a broader kind of comedy, is joyless. The kid does show some spirit, but as a "buddy" team these two rarely click. The film was probably supposed, among other things, to satirize the most familiar cop-movie cliches, but it's one big cliche itself, and has a rather erratic tone. (*1/2)