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Cops and Robbersons

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Tough-guy police officer Jake Stone (Jack Palance) and his less seasoned partner, Tony Moore (David Barry Gray), are intent on taking down Osborn (Robert Davi), a ruthless criminal. However, since Osborn is holed up in the suburbs, Jake and Tony must hold their stakeout in a neighboring house, home to the Robbersons. The well-meaning family, including patriarch Norman (Chevy Chase), tries to assist the cops in their duties, but it proves to be unwanted help.
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Leonard Klady Variety 06/30/2008
Trapped in a sitcom sensibility, the film never makes the vital connection with the audience that's necessary to spawn a hit. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 06/30/2008
Chevy Chase returns to the anonymous, unmemorable suburban mode that made his earlier movies profitable. And guess what? The results are anonymous and unmemorable. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times 05/20/2003
1/5
In Cops and Robbersons, Chevy Chase has an unfortunate chance to prove that there's something even more unfunny than his disastrous talk show. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 01/07/2024
3/5
‘…weak sauce compared to previous Chase/Ritchie collaborations like Fletch and Fletch Lives, but it’s still worth the watch for fans… Go to Full Review
Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant 04/04/2018
1.5/5
Cops and Robbersons bounces mindlessly along like a bright and zany pilot for a sitcom aimed at reviving the flagging career of Chevy Chase and capitalizing on the new Jack Palance cult. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 06/30/2008
2.5/4
Not nearly as bad as its critical reception suggested. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 20 Funny in 01 hour, 32 minutes and 35 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $11,391,093.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Chevy Chase!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Blu B Apr 2 The editing and pacing is terrible. Once the stakeout happens...it feels like stuff just happens. Norman wanting to be a cop, playing with the kids, the actual takeout, Norman going over to the bad guys house being an idiot. None of it adds up to anything and is just so stupid and filler. Literally you could jus skip the next hour and get right to the end and not much changes. The cinematography isn't good. It's so basic, so boring to look at, and so uninspired. It's a boring 90's subrub household and nothing else. The music is boring and forgettable. The acting is just alright. Palance & Chase just don't really have any chemistry and everyone else is super forgettable. Biggest sin here is this isn't funny at all and the humor is just terrible in general. Maybe if it were funny it would get higher marks but it fails at being funny and a functioning crime plot. Skip this. See more 11/15/2024 This movie is no Oscar worthy performance but if you want a decent buddy cop movie that could pass as a family movie with the typical screwball Chevy Chase humor it’s worth a watch. See more Tee K 06/27/2023 This is prime Chevy ain't the guy" What a waste waste of Diane Wiests talents See more 04/09/2022 What the **** were they thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 03/14/2021 Not good for much else but nostalgia. A Frankensteined plot of other plots from the past 5 years with stars that even in 1994 were fading in relevance See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tough-guy police officer Jake Stone (Jack Palance) and his less seasoned partner, Tony Moore (David Barry Gray), are intent on taking down Osborn (Robert Davi), a ruthless criminal. However, since Osborn is holed up in the suburbs, Jake and Tony must hold their stakeout in a neighboring house, home to the Robbersons. The well-meaning family, including patriarch Norman (Chevy Chase), tries to assist the cops in their duties, but it proves to be unwanted help.
Director
Michael Ritchie
Producer
Nancy Graham Tanen, Ronald L. Schwary, Ned Tanen
Screenwriter
Bernie Somers
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Channel Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 15, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.5M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
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