Kindergarten Cop

1990 film directed by Ivan Reitman
Movie film Q257630
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Summary

Kindergarten Cop is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Ivan Reitman[3]
  • Screenwriter: Timothy Harris[4]
  • Composer: Randy Edelman[5]
  • Genre: comedy thriller[6], buddy cop film[7], action film[8], comedy film[9], LGBTQ-related film[10]
  • Followed by: Kindergarten Cop 2[11]
  • Cast member: Arnold Schwarzenegger[12], Penelope Ann Miller[13], Pamela Reed[14], Linda Hunt[15], Carroll Baker[16], Richard Tyson[17], Angela Bassett[18], Jayne Brook[19], Cathy Moriarty[20], Park Overall[21], Stephen Root[22], Miko Hughes[23], Adam Wylie[24], Alix Koromzay[25]
  • Producer: Ivan Reitman[26], Brian Grazer[27]
  • Production company: Imagine Entertainment[28]
  • Director of photography: Michael Chapman (cinematographer)[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 5.5/10[32], 61/100[33], 54%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: December 22, 1990[37], February 1, 1991[38], February 7, 1991[39]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: Oregon[42]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[43]
  • Film editor: Wendy Greene Bricmont[44]
  • Title: Kindergarten Cop[45]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[46]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[47]
  • Duration: 107[48]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[49]
  • Capital cost: 15,000,000[50]

Why It Matters

Kindergarten Cop has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 99938
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  2. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 13195
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 16296, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 30860
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  4. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 994
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 994, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296482159|キンダガートン・コップ (#296482159)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Bruno Rubeo
    Publication date → +1990-12-22T00:00:00Z, +1991-02-01T00:00:00Z, +1991-02-07T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Timothy Harris
    Image last checked license → —
    + 52 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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