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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

Tagline: Go ahead, you tell him you didn't do your homework.

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 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.

Crisp is released and 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 Kimble.

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 it - 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! - 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, specially 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

STOP IT! - John Kimble

It's NOT A TOOMAH! - John Kimble

It's a beautiful day, I could be out killing drug dealers-are there any in the house? - John Kimble

Yes, could I speak to the drug dealer of the house, please? - John Kimble

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.

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