Kindergarten Cop (1990)
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50% of critics liked it
(34 reviews) -
53% of users liked it
(303,896 ratings)
Arnold Schwarzenegger sheds his action image in Ivan Reitman's police comedy Kindergarten Cop, where he plays an undercover cop teaching a class of hyperactive six-year-olds. As the film begins, John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) and his partner Phoebe O'Hara (Pamela Reed) are in pursuit of… More Arnold Schwarzenegger sheds his action image in Ivan Reitman's police comedy Kindergarten Cop, where he plays an undercover cop teaching a class of hyperactive six-year-olds. As the film begins, John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) and his partner Phoebe O'Hara (Pamela Reed) are in pursuit of notorious drug dealer Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson) and his scabrous mother Eleanor (Carroll Baker). John learns Cullen is searching for his ex-wife and his little boy, and Kimble plans to nail them when they find the former wife, who is believed to have $3 million of Cullen's drug profits. John and Phoebe follow the trail to Astoria, Oregon, where they believe Cullen's son is attending kindergarten. Although the child and his mother have changed names, John hopes they can pick up some clues. By coincidence, Phoebe used to be a schoolteacher and the school board permits her teach the kindergarten class, but Phoebe gets food poisoning and John is forced to teach the six-year-old whippersnappers himself. Along with lighthearted gags with the kids and the pursuit of the drug dealers, John has time for a little romance when he falls in love with one of the teachers (Penelope Ann Miller), who ends up surprising him with more than love. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ivan Reitman
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy, Cult Movies
- In Theaters
- Dec 21, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A mish-mash of violence, psycho-drama and lukewarm kiddie comedy.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
If Reitman's film gets closer than most to covering the bases, there remain huge gaps in plausibility and a romantic subplot any ten-year-old could tell you is just plain icky.
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Caryn James, New York Times
In Kindergarten Cop, he plays off the Schwarzenegger image more gleefully and successfully than ever before.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
hough Schwarzenegger remains to acting what ham hocks are to a cheese course, he manages against all odds to be appealing as the Austrian au pair. Think of it as To Conan With Love.
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Joe Brown, Washington Post
[Director Reitman's] got a way with kids, and found a remarkable ensemble of 30 antic urchins to work with, cashing in on kindergarten's comic terrain and the blurted brutal honesty of the kids.
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Cast
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
as John Kimble
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Penelope Ann Miller
as Joyce Paulmarie
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Pamela Reed
as Phoebe O'Hara
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Linda Hunt
as Miss Schlowski
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Richard Tyson
as Cullen Crisp
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Carroll Baker
as Eleanor Crisp
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Joseph Cousins
as Dominic Paulmarie
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Christian Cousins
as Dominic Paulmarie
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Bethany Jaye Allyn
as Catherine
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Angela Bassett
as Stewardess
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Ian Baumer
as Sam
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Remone Bradley
as Erwin
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Jayne Brook
as Zach's Mother
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Susan Burns
as Waitress
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Robert Cave
as John
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James Chance
as Matthew
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Molly Cleator
as Schlowski's Assistant
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Ed Crick
as Security Guard
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Kim Delgado
as Security Guard
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Ben Diskin
as Sylvester
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Gene Elman
as Judge
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Medha Garg
as Latiana
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Ray Glanzmann
as Security Guard
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Terry Golden
as Low Life #3
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John Christian Graas
as Kevin
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John Hammil
as Zach's Father
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Tina Hart
as Dorothy
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Betty Lou Henson
as Keisha's Mother
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Charlie Holliday
as Customer - Daryl
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Gary Hollis
as Superintendent Rice
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Miko Hughes
as Joseph
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Jim Jim Jackson
as Sedgewinn
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Sarah Rose Karr (II)
as Emma
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Alix Koromzay
as Cindy
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Tom Kurlander
as Danny
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Leo Lee
as Street Tough
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Chi-Muoi Lo
as Dope Dealer
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Ross Malinger
as Harvey
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Zachary March
as Nick
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Krystle Mataras
as Rina
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Tiffany Mataras
as Tina
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Ben McCreary
as Lowell
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Anne Merrem
as Nurse
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Cathy Moriarty
as Sylvester's Mother
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Nicole Nagorsky
as Heather
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Park Overall
as Samantha's Mother
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Justin Page
as Zach
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Stephen Park
as Asst. to Salazar
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Richard Portnow
as Capt. Salazar
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Peter Rakow
as Joshua
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Amber Reaves
as Mary
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Tiffany Reaves
as Kissing Girl
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Catherine Reitman
as 3rd Grade Student
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Jason Reitman
as Jason
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Roma
as Manicurist
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Stephen Root
as Sheriff
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Marissa Rosen
as Samantha
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Tameka Runnels
as Keisha
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Jason Stuart
as Male Hairstylist
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Heidi Swedberg
as Joshua's Mother
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Haley Urman
as Courtney
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Brian Wagner
as William
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Amy Wald
as Sarah
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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
as Tom
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Adam Wylie
as Larry
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Galen Yuen
as Low Life
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Odette Annable
as Rosa
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Michael Chapman
as Firefighter
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Bob Nelson
as Henry
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Tom Dugan
as Crisp's Lawyer
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Peter Mark Vasquez
as Street Tough
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Lee Dupree
as Low Life #4
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Frankie Avina
as Low Life #2
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Rick Jones
as Samantha's Father
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Emily Ann Lloyd
as Jennifer



