Comedy

Kindergarten Cop

- Go ahead, YOU tell him you didn't do your homework.

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.

Release Date : 1990-12-21

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesImagine Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Kimble

Original Name : Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joyce Palmieri

Original Name : Penelope Ann Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Det. Phoebe O'Hara

Original Name : Pamela Reed

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Schlowski

Original Name : Linda Hunt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cullen Crisp

Original Name : Richard Tyson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eleanor Crisp

Original Name : Carroll Baker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dominic Palmieri

Original Name : Joseph Cousins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dominic Palmieri

Original Name : Christian Cousins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sylvester's Mother

Original Name : Cathy Moriarty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Samantha's Mother

Original Name : Park Overall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zach's Mother

Original Name : Jayne Brook

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Salazar

Original Name : Richard Portnow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Tom Kurlander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cindy

Original Name : Alix Koromzay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Keisha's Mother

Original Name : Betty Lou Henson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joshua's Mother

Original Name : Heidi Swedberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry Shoop

Original Name : Bob Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant to Schlowski

Original Name : Molly Cleator

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Eugene Elman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Susan Burns

Gender : Female

Character Name : Crisp's Lawyer

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manicurist

Original Name : Roma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Hairstylist

Original Name : Jason Stuart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mall Guard #1

Original Name : Kim Delgado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mall Guard #2

Original Name : Ray Glanzmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mall Guard #3

Original Name : Ed Crick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Angela Bassett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dope Dealer

Original Name : Chi Muoi Lo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zach's Father

Original Name : John Hammil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant to Salazar

Original Name : Steve Park

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toy Store Clerk

Original Name : John Steinkamp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daryl

Original Name : Charlie Holliday

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pharmacist

Original Name : Lee Forest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Substitute Teacher

Original Name : Judy Wix

Gender : Female

Character Name : Low Life #1

Original Name : Galen Yuen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Low Life #2

Original Name : Frankie Avina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Low Life #3

Original Name : Terry Golden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Low Life #4

Original Name : Lee Dupree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Firefighter

Original Name : Michael Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airplane Boy #1

Original Name : Trevor James Reeder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airplane Boy #2

Original Name : Travis Whitney Reeder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airplane Boy #3

Original Name : Jason Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Punk Tramp

Original Name : Debra Casey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Street Tough #1

Original Name : Peter Vasquez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Tough #2

Original Name : Jacques Apollo Bolton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Tough #3

Original Name : Leo Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fire Chief

Original Name : Kenneth Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keisha's Father

Original Name : Rick Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Hostess

Original Name : Mimi J. Kauffman

Gender : Female

Character Name : 3rd Grade Student

Original Name : Catherine Reitman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kissing Girl

Original Name : Tiffany Reaves

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kissing Boy

Original Name : Jason Reitman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Anne Merrem

Gender : Female

Character Name : Salon Receptionist

Original Name : Arlene J. Phalon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zach

Original Name : Justin Page

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joshua

Original Name : Peter Rakow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emma

Original Name : Sarah Rose Karr

Gender : Female

Character Name : Samantha

Original Name : Marissa Rosen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lowell

Original Name : Ben McCreary

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joseph

Original Name : Miko Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : John

Original Name : Robert Cave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sylvester

Original Name : Ben Diskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keisha

Original Name : Tameka Runnels

Gender : Female

Character Name : Latiana

Original Name : Medha Garg

Gender : Female

Character Name : William

Original Name : Brian Wagner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kevin

Original Name : John Christian Graas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sedgewinn

Original Name : Jimmy Darrin Jackson III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Ian Baumer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Amy Wald

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tina

Original Name : Tiffany Mataras

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rina

Original Name : Krystle Mataras

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matthew

Original Name : James Chance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : Adam Wylie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heather

Original Name : Nicole Nagorsky

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harvey

Original Name : Ross Malinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Amber Reaves

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosa

Original Name : Odette Annable

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dorothy

Original Name : Tina Hart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jennifer

Original Name : Emily Ann Lloyd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Courtney

Original Name : Haley Hileman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Catherine

Original Name : Bethany Allyn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nick

Original Name : Zachary Marsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Anthony Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erwin

Original Name : Remone Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Date at the Fair (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruno Van Zeebroeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beaten Street Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandy Berumen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Brian Bruney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Delgado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dope Party Shooter (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Doyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Haggin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dope Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Imada

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Landi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Jaime Lucero Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Client (uncredited)

Original Name : Laura Rae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : John Rice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kyle Pittman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Denise Lynne Roberts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Tough #4 (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Rosales Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patent (uncredited)

Original Name : William Rossman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sasaki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : John Bear Staible

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hair Salon Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roberta Storm

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dope Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Adrian Tafoya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carlos Tappin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Date of Sylvester's Mother at Fair (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruno Van Zeebroeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Wakasa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Firefighter (uncredited)

Original Name : Rob Wegner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dope Party Bouncer (uncredited)

Original Name : Branscombe Richmond

Gender : Male

Reviews

bensonmum2

@bensonmum2

2021-06-23

John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a cop assigned to put a killer named Crisp behind bars for good. To do so, Kimble needs to find Crisp's son and ex-wife. All he knows for certain is the name of the small Oregon town where the live and that the boy is kindergarten age. Kimble goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to try to find the boy. Even though he's a tough cop on a mission, Kimble realizes, to his amazement, that he enjoys teaching the kids. He also finds a love interest in one of the other teachers, Joyce (Penelope Ann Miller) - a single mother whose son is in Kimble's class. And, as luck would have it, Kimble discovers that Joyce is Crisp's ex-wife. How convenient! Kimble will have to act fact, though, because Crisp is on his way to collect his son. For the most part, Kindergarten Cop is an enjoyable movie. Schwarzenegger seems naturally unnatural around the kids, but that works in the film's favor. Kimble should be awkward around his class. There are a number of humorous interactions between the un-humorous Kimble and the kids - my favorite being his reaction to the kid obsessed with death. Good stuff. As awkward as Schwarzenegger is around the children, it's the exact opposite when it comes to his co-star, Miller. There's a nice chemistry between the two that really shows on-screen. I would have loved to see the pair make more movies together. Another plus for kindergarten cop is Pamela Reed playing Kimble's partner. Reed is always good and gives a solid performance here. Throw in some nice action toward the film's conclusion and Kindergarten Cop ends up being a nice experience. I do, however, have two complaints. First, the film is too long. I really think that if just 10 to 15 minutes were cut from the runtime, it would be a better, tighter movie. Cut the scenes with Cathy Moriarty, for example. They add zilch to the final product. Second, baddie Crisp and his mother aren't threatening enough. They're jokes. Had the pair been played with a more menacing tone, the final showdown would have been even better. Still, it's a solid film as is.

tmdb44006625

@tmdb44006625

2021-06-23

Between Kindergarten Cop and Predator, you will learn about half of Arnold's famous one liners. That doesn't mean Kindergarten Cop is laughable trash. In fact, it's a wonderfully heartwarming story about broken families and how we learn to communicate with children. Also, it's just hilarious watching Arnold interact with kids. This is one of those personal favourites of mine that I watch at least once every couple years or so. I love it from it's hilariously campy opener right up to its surprisingly violent ending. It's perfect for the guys to laugh and quote Arnold, and perfect for the girls to gush over how adorable the kids are.

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

It's his toughest assignment so far! Kindergarten Cop is directed by Ivan Reitman and it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Kimble, a tough police detective who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch drug dealing baddie Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson) before Crisp can get to his ex-wife and son. However, having no teaching experience previouslly, Kimble finds the children a right handful. Not only that but he finds himself attracted to another teacher, Joyce (Penelope Ann Miller) to further complicate things. Sandwiched in between "Total Recall" and "Terminator 2:Judgement Day", is this light action comedy on Arnold Schwarzenegger's Curriculum Vitae. With a salary of $12 million in his pocket the big Austrian revels in playing comedy. Much as he did with "Twins" from 1988, Schwarzenegger is comfortable in making himself the butt of the jokes. With a crazy premise such as this one it was imperative that he got the feel of the comedy right, something that he achieves in spades. Schwarzenegger's play off with all the children is good fun cinema, even tender at times. For in amongst the froth the writers still slot in serious issues, issues that Schwarzenegger, in spite of his obvious lack of acting gravitas, grasps with two gigantic hands. There's no surprises in store within the plot, and I'm pretty sure for a film of this type nobody is seriously expecting any. Yet the good honest fun makes this one for all the family to enjoy. With good support from Miller & Reed, and of course the army of sprightly children, Schwarzenegger once again doesn't take himself seriously. Hollywood, like it or not, is all the better for it. 6.5/10

Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2023-06-09

Shockingly dated. Sure, Arnold is kind of funny and the kids are very cute, but the constant violence, language, junkies, and aiming guns at small children in this day and age (or any day and age). I definitely do not recommend this for any children.