Kindergarten Cop

Name: Kindergarten Cop
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1990-12-21
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson

1990·Movie·PG-13·111 min·★ 6.1(2,816)

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“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.

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About Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 English-language comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. The cast is led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 2800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads.

Kindergarten Cop was produced by Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on December 21, 1990, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $202 million worldwide.

Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Murray Salem, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod
Release date: December 21, 1990
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $202 million
Production: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

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Kindergarten Cop cast & crew

Kindergarten Cop was directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Murray Salem, Timothy Harris, and Herschel Weingrod.

The cast features Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Kimble, Penelope Ann Miller as Joyce Palmieri, Pamela Reed as Det. Phoebe O'Hara, Linda Hunt as Miss Schlowski, Richard Tyson as Cullen Crisp, and Carroll Baker as Eleanor Crisp.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Randy Edelman, cinematography is by Michael Chapman, and it was produced by Brian Grazer and Ivan Reitman.

Is Kindergarten Cop worth watching?

Kindergarten Cop holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 2,816 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 51m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Kindergarten Cop is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Kindergarten Cop

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