It's one of my favorite movies. I watch it every christmas holidays š
Kindergarten Cop
Is a 1990 American comedy film, released to cinemas in the United States on December 21, 1990, directed by Ivan Reitman, distributed by Universal Pictures. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective working undercover as a kindergarten teacher to apprehend the vicious drug dealer Cullen Crisp before Crisp can get to his former wife and son.
While undercover, Kimble discovers his passion for teaching and considers changing his profession to become an educator with the help of his partner, Phoebe O'Hara, and Joyce, the teacher who becomes his love interest.
Plot
After years of pursuing drug lord Cullen Crisp, LAPD Detective John Kimble finally has him on a murder charge after Crisp kills an informant who gives him information regarding the whereabouts of his former wife Rachel Myatt Crisp and son Cullen, Jr.
Accompanied by detective and former teacher Phoebe O'Hara, Kimble goes undercover in Astoria, Oregon, to find Crisp's former wife who allegedly stole millions of dollars from Crisp before fleeing.
The detectives plan to offer her immunity in exchange for testifying against Crisp in court. To find Crisp's former wife, O'Hara is to act as the substitute teacher in Cullen Jr.'s kindergarten class at Astoria Elementary School.
Unfortunately, the hypoglycemic O'Hara gets a terrible case of stomach flu and falls ill at the last moment, so Kimble takes the teacher's job.
The suspicious school principal Miss Schlowski is convinced Kimble will not last long before quitting. Though overwhelmed at first, Kimble adapts to his new status, despite not having any formal teaching experience or training.
Using Kimble's pet ferret as a class mascot, his police training as a model for structure of the classes, his experience as a father, and positive reinforcement, he becomes a much-admired and cherished figure to the children.
After a series of conversations with the gradually more trusting Joyce, Kimble slowly deduces that she is Rachel Crisp and that Dominic is Cullen Jr. Back in California, the witness to the informant's murder dies after using spiked cocaine provided by Crisp's mother, Eleanor, closing the case because the prosecution has no further evidence.
Crisp is liberated from prison and immediately travels to Astoria with his mother to search for Dominic. When Kimble learns Cullen has been released, he confronts Joyce about her identity, saying he can protect her if she cooperates. She is angry he has lied to her and admits Cullen lied about her stealing money to convince drug dealers he knows to help him, when the real reason he sought out help from the informant was to find his son, as he was angry that his wife disappeared with him.
Once at the school, Crisp starts a fire in the school library in order to get to Dominic and holds him hostage after being discovered. Luckily, Kimble's ferret bites Crisp on the neck, allowing Dominic to escape. Crisp shoots Kimble in the leg, then Kimble fatally shoots Crisp in the chest three times, killing him.
Eleanor also wounds Kimble in the shoulder and discovers her dead son, but an enraged O'Hara vengefully attacks and beats her unconscious with a baseball bat before she can kill Kimble.
Eleanor is arrested, while the unconscious Kimble is hospitalized with O'Hara, both make fine recoveries, O'Hara returns to the police force in California, While Kimble decides to quit being a cop and return to teaching for the kindergarteners at the school. Joyce comes to join them by kissing him and everyone cheers.