Kindergarten Cop
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| Kindergarten Cop | |
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 Kindergarten Cop film poster |
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| Directed by | Ivan Reitman |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer Ivan Reitman |
| Written by | Murray Salem Herschel Weingrod Timothy Harris |
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger Penelope Ann Miller Pamela Reed Linda Hunt Richard Tyson Carroll Baker |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 21, 1990 (USA) |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26,000,000 |
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Kindergarten Cop (1990) is a film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough loner police detective, who goes after drug dealer Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), before he can get to his ex-wife and son. Pamela Reed plays his partner Phoebe O'Hara, a teacher-turned-cop and Penelope Ann Miller plays Joyce, the teacher who becomes Kimble's love interest.
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[edit] Plot
The taciturn, violent Police Detective John Kimble has been after drug dealer Cullen Crisp for years. He finally arrests Crisp for murder, but is unable to convict him due to the refusal by witness Cindy. Kimble, accompanied by Detective Phoebe O'Hara, is ordered to go undercover in Astoria, Oregon, to find Crisp's ex-wife, Rachel, and son, who are hiding from him, and offer her a deal to testify against him. Since their appearance is not known to them, O'Hara was to act as the substitute teacher of the son's kindergarten class at Astoria Elementary School while Kimble was to track down the identity of the mother, who is believed to have stolen money from Crisp.
Unfortunately, O'Hara, who is hypoglycemic, eats too much and falls ill at the last moment. Kimble therefore takes the teacher's job, much to the suspicion of the school principal, Miss Schlowski. Despite having no teaching experience—and thus initially collapsing beneath the stress—Kimble soon adapts progressively to his new status. Using his tame ferret as a class pet, his police training as a model for structure of the classes, and positive reinforcement, he becomes a much-admired and cherished figure to the children despite the aggrivation they bring him. One particularly oft quoted scene involves Kimble complaining about a headache, to which one of the children helpfully replies "Maybe it's a tumor." Kimble replies "It's not a tumor," and parodies of the actor's accent allowed the exchange to enter the public lexicon.
Kimble becomes passionately fond of his student Dominic's mother Joyce, who also works at the school. Joyce, like many other of the students' mothers, is on terms of estrangement from her husband, so that she will not speak of him. This excites the suspicions of Kimble. In time, Kimble learns that Joyce and his quarry Rachel are one and the same. He conveys this to O'Hara.
Crisp is released when his mother Eleanor arranges for Cindy, who is the only witness, to be poisoned. When they get the news, Kimble and O'Hara tell Joyce the truth of their mission. She tells them that she never stole any money, but that Crisp wishes to control Dominic. She then leaves in a rush. Kimble attempts to track them down, only to find that Dominic has gone without the knowledge of his mother to plant toy lasers in a radio-transmitter tower. Dominic has been raised believing that his mother has enemies, identified only as the "bad people"; to quell his own feelings of helplessness, he has made these toys and now wishes to put them into action. Kimble, remembering this, is able to retrieve Dominic. Joyce and Kimble share a French kiss, as a sign of her gratitude and his protection.
Next day, at the school, a newly arrived Crisp deliberately causes a fire in the library which triggers the school fire alarm and initiates an evacuation, during which he abducts his son; the other children see him and he flees. While Kimble searches for them, a frightened Dominic attempts to escape his kidnapper. Outside, Eleanor runs her car over O'Hara. In the school's locker room, Kimble and Crisp fight over Dominic. When Kimble has the upper hand, Crisp threatens to kill his son; within moments, Kimble's tame ferret emerges from Dominic's shirt, where he had been concealed, and bites Crisp. Kimble kills Crisp by shooting him three times in the chest. Dominic, Joyce, and the ferret escape.
Eleanor enters and threatens the wounded Kimble. As she is about to kill him, an apparently intact O'Hara enters and knocks her unconscious. Kimble also falls unconscious, and recovers later in the hospital.
In the end, Kimble decides to stay as a teacher in Astoria, where he will form a new family with Joyce and Dominic.
[edit] Cast
- 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
- Carroll Baker - Eleanor Crisp
- Christian and Joseph Cousins - Dominic Palmieri/Cullen Crisp, Jr.
- Alix Koromzay - Cindy
- Jayne Brook - Mrs. Sullivan
- Cathy Moriarty - Sylvester's Mom
- Richard Portnow - Captain Salazar
- Tom Kurlander - Danny
- Alix Koromzay - Cindy
- Betty Lou Henson - Keisha's Mother
- Heidi Swedberg - Joshua's Mother
- Bob Nelson - Henry Shoop
- Molly Cleator - Assistant to Scholwski
- Gene Elman - Judge Christopher L. Webb
- Susan Burns - Waitress
- Tom Dugan - Crisp's Lawyer
- Roma - Salon Manicuristt
- Jason Stuart - Salon Male Hairstylist
- Kim Delango - Mall Guard #1
- Ray Glanzmann - Mall Guard #2
- Ed Chick - Mall Guard #3
- Chi Moui Lo - Mitch, the dope Dealer
- John Hammil - Zack Sullivan's Father
- Steve Park - Assistant to Salazar
- John Steinkamp - Toy Store Clerk
- Charlie Holliday - Daryl
- Lee Forest - Pharmacist
- Judy Wix - Substitute Teacher
- Galen Yuen - Low Life #1
- Frankie Avina - Low Life #2
- Terry Golden - Low Life #3
- Lee Dupree - Low Life #4
- Michael Chapman - Firefighter
- Trevor James Reeder - Airplane Boy #1
- Travis Whitney Reeder - Airplane Boy #2
- Jason Howard - Airplane Boy #3
- Angela Bassett - Stewardess
- Debra Casey - Punk Tramp
- Peter Mark Vasquez - Street Tough #1
- Jacques Bolton]] - Street Tough #2
- Leo Lee - Street Tough #3
- Thomas Rosales Jr. - Street Tough Kid #4
- Kenneth Chapman - Fire Chief
- Rick Jones - Keisha's Father
- Mimi J. Kauffman - Restraunts Hostess
- Catherine Reitman - 3rd Grade Student
- Tiffany Reaves -Kissing Girl
- Jason Reitman - Kissing Boy
- Anne Merrem - Kimble's Nurse
- Arlene J. Phalon - Salon Receptionist
[edit] Mr. Kimble's Class
Justin Page - Zach Sullivan
Peter Rakow - Joshua
Sarah Rose Karr - Emma
Marissa Rosen - Samantha
Ben McCreary - Lowell
Miko Hughes - Joseph
Robert Cave - John
Ben Diskin - Sylvester
Tameka Runnels - Keisha
Medha Garog - Latina
Brian Wagner - William
John Graas - Kevin
Jimmy Darrin, Jackson III - Sedegwinn
Ian Brumer - Sam
Amy Wald - Sarah
Tiffany Mataras - Tina
Krystle Mataras - Rina
James Chance - Matthew
Adam Wylie - Larry
Nicole Nagorsky - Heather
Ross Malinger - Harvey
Amber Reaves - Mary
Odette Yustman - Rosa
Emily Ann Lloyd - Jennifer
Haley Urman - Courtney
Bethany Allyn - Catherine
Zachary Marsh - Nick
Anthony Wong - Tom
Remone Bradley - Erwin
Jeoffry Deucherman - Eddie
[edit] Trivia
- In this movie, Schwarzenegger gets a reference to his Austrian roots by playing an immigrant Austrian cop. Also, he utters two discernible but short German sentences as he carries O'Hara into the motel: "Das macht mich stocksauer. Jetzt bin ich sauer." ('This makes me stinking mad. Now I'm mad.')
- A ferret features prominently in this movie. Campaigners in California — the state of which Schwarzenegger is governor — are currently fighting for a law to legalise the animals as pets in their state.
- Bill Murray and Danny De Vito were considered for the role of John Kimble.
- Many celebrity prank calls use lines from this movie. (Example: "I'm a cop, you idiot!")
- The film was shot in the town of Astoria, Oregon.
- A remake of the film was made in the Philippines called "Ang Tister Kong Pogi" which stars Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. in the Schwarzenegger role as the teacher. Many scenes were imitated, including the scene where John Kimble was shot from the window of his classroom.
- The film's opening scene was filmed at the Main Place Mall in Santa Ana, California.
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