Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIvan Reitman
Screenplay by
Story byMurray Salem
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Chapman
Edited by
Music byRandy Edelman
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million[2]
Box office$202 million[3]

Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and distributed by Universal Pictures.[3] Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective working undercover as a kindergarten teacher to locate the wife and child of drug dealer Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), who are living under assumed identities. Pamela Reed, Penelope Ann Miller, and Linda Hunt co-star. The original music score was composed by Randy Edelman.

The film was released in North America on December 21, 1990, and grossed $202 million worldwide.[3] Critical reception was mixed, though Schwarzenegger earned praise for his comedic abilities and willingness to subvert the action-hero image that had defined his career.

  1. ^ "Kindergarten Cop (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 January 1991. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kindergarten Cop (1990)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Kindergarten Cop". The Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

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