Cop and a Half

Cop and a Half
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Winkler
Written by	Arne Olsen
Produced by	Paul Maslansky
Starring	Burt Reynolds Ray Sharkey Ruby Dee Norman D. Golden II
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Daniel P. Hanley Carroll Timothy O'Meara Roger Tweten
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production company	Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 2, 1993 (1993-04-02)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million[1]
Box office	$40.7 million[2]

Cop and a Half is a 1993 American family buddy cop-comedy film directed by Henry Winkler, and stars Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II and Ray Sharkey (in his final role). Reynolds plays a veteran cop who reluctantly takes an eight-year-old boy (Golden) as his partner to solve a murder investigation.

Cop and a Half opened at #1 in the U.S. and grossed $40.7 million worldwide against a $14 million budget. The film was followed by a lower budgeted, direct-to-DVD sequel, Cop and a Half: New Recruit (2017).