Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Thomas Rosales, Jr., Leo Lee, Odette Annable, Galen Yuen, Peter Mark Vasquez, Angela Bassett, Catherine Reitman, Jason Reitman, Richard Portnow, Steve Park, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Chapman, Miko Hughes, Ray Glanzmann, Gary Rodriguez, Richard Tyson, Tom Dugan, Pamela Reed, Alix Koromzay, Linda Hunt, Carroll Baker, Cathy Moriarty, Joseph Cousins, Christian Cousins, Park Overall, Tom Kurlander, Betty Lou Henson, Jayne Brook, Adam Wylie, Heidi Swedberg, Bob Nelson, Molly Cleator, Eugene Elman, Susan Burns, Jason Stuart, Ed Crick, Chi Muoi Lo, John Hammil, John Steinkamp, Charlie Holliday, Lee Forest, Judy Wix, Frankie Avina, Terry Golden, Lee Dupree, Debra Casey, Jacques Apollo Bolton, Kenneth Chapman, Rick Jones, Mimi J. Kauffman, Tiffany Reaves, Anne Merrem, Arlene J. Phalon, Justin Page, Peter Rakow, Sarah Rose Karr, Marissa Rosen, Ben McCreary, Robert Cave, Ben Diskin, Tameka Runnels, Medha Garg, Brian Wagner, John Christian Graas, Jimmy Darrin Jackson III, Ian Baumer, Amy Wald, Tiffany Mataras, Krystle Mataras, James Chance, Nicole Nagorsky, Ross Malinger, Amber Reaves, Tina Hart, Emily Ann Lloyd, Haley Hileman, Bethany Allyn, Zachary Marsh, Anthony Wong, Remone Bradley, Jaime Lucero Jr., William Rossman, Rob Wegner, Kim Delgado, Brian Bruney
Trailer
Reviews
83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Arnold Schwarzenegger's enjoyable but not hugely special Kindergarten Cop - has a whole roomful of the little tykes making genital jokes and constantly having to go to the bathroom. [21 Dec 1990, p.7]
80
The Great Stone Man never looks more alien than when he smiles, but the expression starts to become him, and as he grows more human through his contact with the kids, Schwarzenegger begins to exude actual warmth.
75
Kindergarten Cop was directed by Ivan Reitman, whose best work shows an ability to mix the absurd with the dramatic, so we're laughing as the suspense reaches its peak.
75
Boston Globe
Kindergarten Cop finds Arnold up to his old tricks, which will be exactly what his fans will want to know. But it's tough on kids and may make more than a few feel uncomfortable. [21 Dec 1990, p.51]
75
Chicago Tribune
Kindergarten Cop never feels mercenary in the manner of, say, "Look Who's Talking Too" or "Three Men and a Little Lady." It is, instead, an extremely amiable, good-hearted film, unashamed of its desire to please and quite entertaining for it. [21 Dec 1990, p.B]
