Cop and a Half

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Cop and a Half

PG

1993

1h 33m

Comedy

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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

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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

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Norman D. Golden II does a splendid job of playing the pint-sized cop, and that Reynolds finds the right note as his partner, a note somewhere between benevolence and incredulity.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Becomes a battle of hairpieces.

Apr 10, 2018

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2005

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $30,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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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

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Cyrus K

You know who should never be near kids, Burt Reynolds.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/22

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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

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steve d

Not a single new idea or moment not stolen from a better film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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

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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: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
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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