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Cop and a Half

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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 01/11/2023
1/4
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. Go to Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune 07/10/2017
1/4
The villains are lame; the stunts are tired, and the dialogue wouldn't work on a network sitcom. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant 04/10/2018
Becomes a battle of hairpieces. Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 01/11/2007
6/10
Burt Reynolds is a lot of fun here in his ornery-guy-with-a-soft-heart mode. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/10/2005
2/5
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Stephen C @bob25009 May 30 Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $30,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Richard E @Rich_Evans 10/03/2023 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. See more Cyrus K @Keyflame626 12/31/2022 You know who should never be near kids, Burt Reynolds. See more 02/21/2021 It's the funniest Burt Reynolds family comedy ever starring a kid as a cop's half of a partner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Steve D 07/09/2020 Not a single new idea or moment not stolen from a better film. See more 08/26/2019 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. See more Read all reviews
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Henry Winkler

Director

Burt Reynolds

Nick McKenna

Norman D. Golden II

Devon Butler

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Holland Taylor

Captain Rubio

Ray Sharkey

Vinnie Fountain

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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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