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.
Kindergarten Cop (1990) is a comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman, released on December 21, 1990 with a runtime of 1h 51m. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed and Linda Hunt. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 2,892 ratings.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Kimble
Penelope Ann Miller
as Joyce
Pamela Reed
as Phoebe
Linda Hunt
as Miss Schlowski
Richard Tyson
as Crisp
Carroll Baker
as Eleanor Crisp
Joseph Cousins
as Dominic
Christian Cousins
as Dominic
Cathy Moriarty
as Sylvester's Mother
Park Overall
as Samantha's Mother
Jayne Brook
as Zach's Mother
Richard Portnow
as Captain Salazar
Directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris, produced by Brian Grazer and Ivan Reitman.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 2,892 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on December 16, 2017
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…
Reviewed on March 10, 2019
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…
Reviewed on February 17, 2020
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.
Reviewed on June 9, 2023
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Kindergarten Cop (1990) is available to stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV and AMC, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Kindergarten Cop (1990) includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt and Richard Tyson. The film was directed by Ivan Reitman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Kindergarten Cop was released on December 21, 1990 and runs for 1h 51m.
Kindergarten Cop (1990) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 2,892 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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