Kindergarten Cop (1990) is a film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough loner police detective, who goes after drug dealer Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), before he can get to his ex-wife and son. Pamela Reed plays his partner Phoebe O'Hara, a teacher-turned-cop. Linda Hunt is the diminutive Miss Schlowski, the school principal. Carroll Baker plays Cullen's mother, Eleanor, and Penelope Ann Miller plays Joyce, the 2nd grade teacher who becomes Kimble's love interest.

Plot

Kimble and O'Hara go undercover in Astoria to find the ex-wife and son of drug dealer Cullen Crisp, who is under investigation for murder. Since their appearance is not known to them (the last picture of the son, 'Cullen jr.', is actually more than five years old), the idea is that O'Hara will act as a substitute teacher of the Kindergarten class that his son is in, whilst Kimble tracks down the identity of the mother.

Unfortunately, O'Hara falls ill at the last moment, so Kimble takes the teacher's job, much to the suspicion of the school principal. Despite having no teaching experience - and thus facing a lot of stress initially - Kimble develops a real talent and shows his soft side by working with a class of 5 and 6-year old kids. He also falls in love with one of the female teachers named Joyce, who turns out to be Crisp's ex-wife Rachel. Her son Dominic - 'Cullen jr.' - also happens to be in Kimble's class!

Due to the machinations of his mother, Crisp is released and - along with his mother - arrives at the school. He causes a fire, during which he abducts his son. In a final shootout, he wounds Kimble but is then killed by him. His mother shoots Kimble, seriously wounding him, but is then knocked out by O'Hara.

The movie ends with Kimble making his most important decision: to remain a kindergarten teacher, and to marry Rachel.

Quotes

• I know all about you Kimble. Without me you wouldn't even have a life, my lady left because of the money. Yours left because she just couldn't stand a sight of you - Crisp
• But what about your wife? Remember her? All this hard earned drug money she stole from you? How much was it? Three million dollars? I bet you she would be a much better witness - John Kimble
• Hey. I'm a police officer. - John Kimble
• I'm a cop you idiot! I'm Detective John Kimble! - John Kimble
• You can't just walk in here and put a gun in my face, I'm trying to get a manicure. I have witnesses - Crisp
• I have a witness too, specfically about murder this time, now you're mine - John Kimble
• You lack discipline! - John Kimble
• Well I've got news for you! You are mine now! You belong to me! - John Kimble
• Who is your daddy, and what does he do?- John Kimble
• I'm going to ask you a bunch of questions and I want them answered immediately. - John Kimble
• STOP IT! - John Kimble
• It's NOT A TOOMAH(tumor)! - John Kimble
• I'm detective John Kimble - John Kimble
• My name is John Kimble, (cocks shotgun), and I love my car.
• Boys have penises and girls have Vaginas.

Miscellaneous

• In this movie, Schwarzenegger gets a reference to his Austrian roots by playing an immigrant Austrian cop. Also, he gets to speak two discernable but short German sentences as he carries O'Hara into the motel: "Das macht mich stocksauer. Jetzt bin ich sauer." ('This makes me stinking mad. Now I'm mad.')

• A ferret features prominently in this movie. Campaigners in California — the state of which Schwarzenegger is governor — are currently fighting for a law to legalise the animals in their state.

• Bill Murray and Danny De Vito were considered for the role of John Kimble.

• Many celebrity prank calls use lines from this movie.

External links

1990 films | Astoria, Oregon | Universal films | Films directed by Ivan Reitman | Fish_out_of_water_films

Kindergarten Cop | Kindergarten Cop | Полицейский из детского сада (фильм) | Lastentarhan kyttä | Dagissnuten