It is usually funny to see large, strong men who spend their time beating bad guys half-to-death at the mercy of small children. That the film was once considered hilarious but is now recognized as having some seriously retrograde attitudes toward gender, sexuality and abuse by law enforcement is also relatively unremarkable — comedy has always aged worse than just about any other genre.
No, what makes the film so confusing and disconcerting in is how it unwittingly embodies the totality of one of the greatest, most contentious modern debates in America: The role of police in schools. The incongruity of watching what, to this point, has mostly been a lighthearted comedy culminate in a final act where Kimble armed pursues Crisp also armed as he chases his own child through the gymnasium bathroom is perturbing at best.
A modern perspective reveals the contradictions that Kindergarten Cop unknowingly harbored in its DNA. Again, none of this is all that surprising for a film made in , but the dissonance between the two opposing sets of values has only grown over time.
National reckoning on overpolicing is a weird time to revive Kindergarten Cop. Detective John Kimble : I have a headache. Lowell : It might be a tumor. Detective John Kimble : It's not a tumor! It's not a tumor. At all! Sign In. Action Comedy Crime. A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars. Director Ivan Reitman. Top credits Director Ivan Reitman. See more at IMDbPro.
Trailer Kindergarten Cop. Video Photos Top cast Edit. Arnold Schwarzenegger Kimble as Kimble. Penelope Ann Miller Joyce as Joyce. Pamela Reed Phoebe as Phoebe. Richard Tyson Crisp as Crisp. Joseph Cousins Dominic as Dominic.
Christian Cousins Dominic as Dominic. Tom Kurlander Danny as Danny. Alix Koromzay Cindy as Cindy. Ivan Reitman. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Now: The year-old is quite an accomplished voice actor! Then: Portraying the adorable boy Kimble protects from his drug dealer father, Cullen Crisp, who will stop at nothing to find his son. Crisp gets some help from his crazy mother — a woman who still gives us nightmares. Then: Proclaiming "Our mom says our dad is a real sex machine.
Now: Arguably one of Hollywood's most famous sets of twin child stars, you also know 'em from a ton of other '90s movies, including 'Problem Child 2,' 'Single White Female' and 'Camp Nowhere' hands down one of the BEST kid movies from that era — and that's not up for debate.
After taking a break from Hollywood in the s, the identical twin sisters went into business together and created Wasted Cupcakes. That's right — they make booze-filled cupcakes. Two women after our own hearts. They last starred in 's ', Zombie Heads. Then: Confusing the hell out of Kimble with her Spanish. During the famous scene when he asks the class, "Who is your daddy and what does he do?
Now: The year-old brunette beauty is best known for her role in 's smash hit 'Cloverfield.
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