Cops and Robbersons

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Cops and Robbersons

PG

Released Apr 15, 1994

1h 33m

Comedy

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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

Trapped in a sitcom sensibility, the film never makes the vital connection with the audience that's necessary to spawn a hit.

Jun 30, 2008

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Chevy Chase returns to the anonymous, unmemorable suburban mode that made his earlier movies profitable. And guess what? The results are anonymous and unmemorable.

Jun 30, 2008

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

In Cops and Robbersons, Chevy Chase has an unfortunate chance to prove that there's something even more unfunny than his disastrous talk show.

Rated: 1/5

May 20, 2003

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

‘…weak sauce compared to previous Chase/Ritchie collaborations like Fletch and Fletch Lives, but it’s still worth the watch for fans…

Rated: 3/5

Jan 7, 2024

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

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.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 4, 2018

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TV Guide

Not nearly as bad as its critical reception suggested.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 30, 2008

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $10,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Blu B

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Tee K

This is prime Chevy ain't the guy" What a waste waste of Diane Wiests talents

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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Audience Member

What the **** were they thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Osborn

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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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