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Overview
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Release Date:
21 December 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
An undercover cop in a class by himself. more
Plot:
A tough cop is given his most difficult assignment: masquerade as a a kindergarten teacher in order to find a drug dealer. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Undercover
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Kindergarten
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Oregon
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Drug Dealer
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Principal
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Awards:
4 wins
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1 nomination
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(32 articles)
Jason Reitman’s First Kiss in Kindergarten Cop
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Stars in Rewind: Jason Reitman's First Kiss
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User Comments:
Decent comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Detective John Kimble | |
| Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Joyce Palmieri / Rachel Crisp | |
| Pamela Reed | ... | Detective Phoebe O'Hara | |
| Linda Hunt | ... | Miss Schlowski | |
| Richard Tyson | ... | Cullen Crisp, Sr. | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Eleanor Crisp | |
| Cathy Moriarty | ... | Sylvester's Mother | |
| Joseph Cousins | ... | Dominic Palmieri / Cullen Crisp, Jr. | |
| Christian Cousins | ... | Dominic Palmieri / Cullen Crisp, Jr. | |
| Park Overall | ... | Samantha's Mother | |
| Jayne Brook | ... | Zach's Mother | |
| Richard Portnow | ... | Captain Salazar | |
| Tom Kurlander | ... | Danny | |
| Alix Koromzay | ... | Cindy | |
| Betty Lou Henson | ... | Keisha's Mother |
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Runtime:
111 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Iceland:L (cut) |
Spain:T |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (theatrical release) (cut) |
UK:15 (video rating) |
USA:PG-13 (Certificate #30860) |
Brazil:Livre
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Bill Murray was originally offered the role of John Kimble.
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Continuity: When Pheobe is talking to John in the gym (while practicing the play for the fair) in one shot Pheobe has nothing in her hair, next shot she has a hair clip by her right ear, and next shot its gone again
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Quotes:
Detective John Kimble:
No more complaining. No more "Mr. Kimble, I have to go the bathroom". Nothing!
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Detective John Kimble: There *is* no bathroom!
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[shouts]
Detective John Kimble: There *is* no bathroom!
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Referenced in Strongbad_email.exe (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
La Manito
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Arnie plays a bad ass cop who disguises himself as a kindergarten teacher in order to track down the ex-wife of a drug sleazeball to finally lock him up.
Arnie in a comedy. Well, it worked in Twins so why not do it again? Actually this time around he fares very well, balancing quite nicely his tough guy side (which we all love) and also his comedic side. His interaction with the children are hilarious and somewhat touching at times. Supporting cast do a nice job, particularly Reed as Arnie's partner and Hunt as his kindergarten supervisor.
Many critics found the level of violence to be a little excessive considering it's listed as mainly a comedy, but I don't agree. Sure, there's some violence near the end, but it's relatively toned down. I'd say this is good family fun.