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Cop and a Half

Play trailer Poster for Cop and a Half PG Released Apr 2, 1993 1h 33m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Young Devon Butler (Norman D. Golden II) lives with his grandmother, Rachel (Ruby Dee), spending his days obsessing over television cop shows and his aspirations to be an officer of the law. When he witnesses a murder committed by a gang led by Vinnie Fountain (Ray Sharkey), Devon refuses to testify unless he is offered the chance to be a policeman. To humor him, Devon is paired up with fiery cop Nick McKenna (Burt Reynolds) for a day as the two pursue the killers.
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Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Henry Winkler directed this dreary exercise about a burned-out detective (Burt Reynolds) forced to work with an 8-year-old crime witness who wants to play cop. Rated: 1/4 Jan 11, 2023 Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune The villains are lame; the stunts are tired, and the dialogue wouldn't work on a network sitcom. Rated: 1/4 Jul 10, 2017 Full Review Louis Black Austin Chronicle Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Becomes a battle of hairpieces. Apr 10, 2018 Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Burt Reynolds is a lot of fun here in his ornery-guy-with-a-soft-heart mode. Rated: 6/10 Jan 11, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Richard E You cannot judge this movie by post-2000 standards. Yes, Burt Reynolds is a little stiff. The script is silly and the villains are terrible. But this is a kid's movie and the kid steals the show. He's great. Back in ‘93, this was a middle of the pack movie with a standout little actor. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Cyrus K You know who should never be near kids, Burt Reynolds. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/22 Full Review Audience Member It's the funniest Burt Reynolds family comedy ever starring a kid as a cop's half of a partner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review steve d Not a single new idea or moment not stolen from a better film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Cop and a Half is not good. The actors have a decent dynamic and Henry Winkler is trying his best as a director but this movie is nothing than your generic '90s family comedy about children being placed in an absurd position of power. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Cop and a Half's incompetent characters and ridiculous premise only somewhat amuse me. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young Devon Butler (Norman D. Golden II) lives with his grandmother, Rachel (Ruby Dee), spending his days obsessing over television cop shows and his aspirations to be an officer of the law. When he witnesses a murder committed by a gang led by Vinnie Fountain (Ray Sharkey), Devon refuses to testify unless he is offered the chance to be a policeman. To humor him, Devon is paired up with fiery cop Nick McKenna (Burt Reynolds) for a day as the two pursue the killers.
Director
Henry Winkler
Producer
Paul Maslansky
Screenwriter
Arne Olsen
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 2, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.1M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
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