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Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II, Ray Sharkey

When Burt Reynolds made his welcome comeback in Boogie Nights, he was doing his best to distance himself from the painful memory of movies like this unbearable 1993 comedy, which is almost save...( read more  read more... )d by its generic good nature. Reynolds plays a seasoned cop teamed with an 8-year-old kid who dreams of someday wearing a real detective's badge. The movie takes place in Tampa, Florida, where little Devon Butler (Norman D. Golden II) witnesses a crime and is questioned by police for details. He'll tell what he knows, but only if he's allowed to be a cop for a while. The kid-hating Reynolds ends up the kid's reluctant partner. It's all done as a lark, of course, but the kid turns out to be a pretty good crime-fighter, and Reynolds comes to care for him when things get rough on their latest case. This ridiculous premise is every bit as contrived as it sounds. If you don't buy into it, Cop and a Half is about as enjoyable as a bout of influenza. If you can go with the flow, however (and that takes some effort), you may find yourself enjoying the chemistry between Reynolds and his half-pint partner. Director Henry Winkler makes it clear that it's all in the spirit of good, clean (and painfully formulaic) fun. Some will call it "cute," so let's not spoil their fun by suggesting otherwise. --Jeff Shannon

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PG, 93 min.

Directed by: Henry Winkler

Release Date: April 2, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 5, 1999

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  • sanjurosamurai
    January 22, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    that kid was pretty good
  • Collegekid
    December 31, 2006
    Collegekid
    Good Flick, better than average.
  • Godless
    March 13, 2006
    Godless
    I'm your worst nightmare, an 8 year old with a badge indeed.
  • djkynky1
    September 11, 2009
    djkynky1
    Another film that i watched as a kid and realised then that it was bad.
  • patrickdol
    March 8, 2008
    patrickdol
    I couldn't get enough of this sucker when I was a kid.
  • jackass001
    October 16, 2009
    jackass001
    good one of the comedy and a family movie with starring burt reynolds as mckenna the tough cop and also he so funny performancing and with funny kid cop wannabe who performed by norman d. golden but of his film debut and i never seen of his film carrer. this kinda of 1991 "the ha...( read more)rd way" to me.
  • SirGenius
    September 5, 2009
    SirGenius
    It was kinda funny when I was younger.
  • whitesugarkane
    August 28, 2009
    whitesugarkane
    This movie was very good. So want to get it on dvd.
  • TonyTheBull
    June 13, 2009
    TonyTheBull
    You know how sometimes words can't describe how great a movie is. Well that is also true with horrible films and Cop and a Half is one of those truly terrible films that deserves to be singled out for being so awful. I mean it is so bad that it must have been intentional. I would...( read more) not recommend this film to anyone that is depressed because upon viewing this "movie" they would certainly be pushed over the edge and commit suicide. I hope I have been clear enough on how much I dislike this movie.
  • Liloh
    May 9, 2009
    Liloh
    BURT REYNOLDS....humph...Not bad but not great actor he just Burt Reynolds. This was a pretty funny Movie when I remember back

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