Cop and ½ (1993)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Henry Winkler

Writer (WGA):

Arne Olsen (written by)

Release Date:

2 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Tagline:

One kid's fantasy. One cop's nightmare.

Plot:

Devon Butler is an eight-year old who dreams of being a cop. He watches police TV shows, knows police procedures...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Murder | Drugs | Fish | Blackmail

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Nick McKenna
Norman D. Golden II	...	Devon Butler
Ruby Dee	...	Rachel
Holland Taylor	...	Captain Rubio
Ray Sharkey	...	Vinnie Fountain
Sammy Hernandez	...	Raymond Sanchez
Frank Sivero	...	Chu
Rocky Giordani	...	Quintero
Marc Macaulay	...	Waldo
Tom McCleister	...	Rudy
Ralph Wilcox	...	Det. Matt McPhail
Tom Kouchalakos	...	Det. Jenkins
Carmine Genovese	...	Rio
Sean O'Neal	...	Det. McNally (as Sean Evan O'Neal)
Max Winkler	...	Boy in Bathroom

Also Known As:

Cop & 1/2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Cop and a Half

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language, violence and drug references.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Dade City, Florida, USA

Company:

Imagine Films Entertainment

Trivia:

Was proposed as a sequel to Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Goofs:

Continuity: When the main characters are chasing a motorcycle they pass a couple of cars. In a next shot, they pass the same cars again.

Quotes:

[after seeing that the bad guy's black car is parked at a nearby convience star, a hand suddenly grabs Devon's shoulders]
Black Haired Bully: Hey fart head!
Blond Haired Bully: It's Mr. Big Shot with the cops.
Devon: Haven't you puss heads got anything better to do than mess with little kids?
Black Haired Bully: [takes his jacket off and throws it on the ground]
Devon: Why'd you do that?
Black Haired Bully: Because you called me a puss head.
Devon: So throwing your jacket on the ground gonna help?
Blond Haired Bully: Hey, hey, this kid's tensing me out here.
Devon: [looks at bad guy's car and shows a serious look] Guys I can't kid around anymore. I'm watching my grandma's car.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (#2.7)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Nothin' My Love Can't Fix

Great For Kids.

This was one of my all time favorite movies as a kid.

People seem to forget this film was intended to be aimed for kids, not for adults.

While this story plot is just like all the others, kid can do impossible things, it's great for kids who are into action films, but are nowhere near ready to watch such films as Saving Private Ryan. The violence was kept to a minimum, and the comedic value was kept as high as it could be for an appropriate child's film. If you are going to rate this low, you've got some issues, especially if you're watching a child's film when your about 30.