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Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

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

19906.11h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ivan Reitman
Written by Murray Salem, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod
Produced by Brian Grazer, Ivan Reitman
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $202.0M

Top Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

John Kimble

Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller

Joyce Palmieri

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Det. Phoebe O'Hara

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Miss Schlowski

Richard Tyson

Richard Tyson

Cullen Crisp

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Eleanor Crisp

Joseph Cousins

Joseph Cousins

Dominic Palmieri

Christian Cousins

Christian Cousins

Dominic Palmieri

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty

Sylvester's Mother

Park Overall

Park Overall

Samantha's Mother

Themes & Keywords

drug dealerdying and deathpolicecrime fighterkisskindergarteneducationteacher

About Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop is a comedy film released in 1990 exploring themes of drug dealer, dying and death, police, crime fighter, kiss, kindergarten. Directed by Ivan Reitman, it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed. 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.

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