Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 23, 2017 9:43:55 GMT
I think this was the first movie I saw Penelope Ann Miller in (I’d later see her in The Shadow – and I think that was about it).
Beside this film, and maybe Carlito's Way, I do not know what happened to this beautiful woman, but somehow her career in the films seemed to fade away, and I have not seen her in a film since, well back in the mid 90s.
I used to watch this movie all the time when I was growing up. Which was odd, considering that most kids in films/TV shows (and in general) tend to annoy me.
Kids are usally very annoying, in films and TV, and it is of course not all their falt, but sometimes the directors/producers seem to just put in kids who look all cute and nice, but their acting style/screen persona are sadly often not too impressive, and that is what I enjoyed about Kindergarten Cop, is that a lot of the kids was just not a bunch of randomly loudmouthed, hyperactive little "terrorists" with no personalities, instead every one of them, has their own little unique quirks and way of telling their stories, without doing too much out of it.
And the chemistry between those kids and Arnie was gold, not just comedy wise, but there was room for some more dramatic parts, and I was very impressed at how Ivan Reitman got the best out of both worlds, with comedy and some more "heavy" handed moments, such as dealing with a kid who has an abusive father, or when Cullen Jr. asks about Kimble and how come he never sees his own son, anymore.
The music also (for me) played a big part in the film. Beautiful, warm and very memorable soundtrack by Randy Edelman.
Beside this film, and maybe Carlito's Way, I do not know what happened to this beautiful woman, but somehow her career in the films seemed to fade away, and I have not seen her in a film since, well back in the mid 90s.
I used to watch this movie all the time when I was growing up. Which was odd, considering that most kids in films/TV shows (and in general) tend to annoy me.
Kids are usally very annoying, in films and TV, and it is of course not all their falt, but sometimes the directors/producers seem to just put in kids who look all cute and nice, but their acting style/screen persona are sadly often not too impressive, and that is what I enjoyed about Kindergarten Cop, is that a lot of the kids was just not a bunch of randomly loudmouthed, hyperactive little "terrorists" with no personalities, instead every one of them, has their own little unique quirks and way of telling their stories, without doing too much out of it.
And the chemistry between those kids and Arnie was gold, not just comedy wise, but there was room for some more dramatic parts, and I was very impressed at how Ivan Reitman got the best out of both worlds, with comedy and some more "heavy" handed moments, such as dealing with a kid who has an abusive father, or when Cullen Jr. asks about Kimble and how come he never sees his own son, anymore.
The music also (for me) played a big part in the film. Beautiful, warm and very memorable soundtrack by Randy Edelman.