I taught kindergarten for 25 years, and when Joyce says “kindergarten is like the ocean, you don’t want to turn your back on it”, she is 100% correct!

The man who plays Crisp was apparently so nice on set that the scenes where he menaced the kid had to be filmed multiple times because the kid just couldn't get scared of his friend. In an industry full of self obsessed jerks, this set was apparently full of kind hearted people.

Arnold reading a naptime poem to kindergartners in his thick Austrian accent is something I never knew I needed.

"You're not so tough without your car, are ya?" absolute epic 'post beatdown' line in history.

Somewhere here on KZfaq was a 30th anniversary celebration of the movie with some of the kids all on a Zoom call with the host of the event. Best part? Arnold jumped on the call to surprise them. All the actors and actresses only had great things to say about Arnold and how he stayed in touch with them throughout the years. It was really heart warming to watch.

I would've loved to have seen more "Kimble/O'Hara" buddy-cop films. The chemistry between the actors and characters is SO good.

"Are dese your lunchs? You're eating otha people's lunches? STOP IT!!" and the kid letting the food fall from his mouth always get the biggest laugh from me. Arnold is just perfect in this film with his big action movie character being totally out of his depth at first.

“I’m not a policeman. I’m a princess.” Possibly my favorite line of this movie.

"Twins" is the other classic Arnold comedy you should definitely check out. Arnold and Danny Devito play twins separated at birth. It's really funny.

The adorable innocence of this movie is why we love it. The adorable innocence of Popcorn in Bed watching this made this reaction...magical.

One thing I think is easily overlooked by modern audiences is the context of when this film was made. Up to this point, Arnold had done pretty much exclusively action films, like Conan and the Terminator; so his character in the opening sequence, with the trench coat, sunglasses, and shotgun, kicking down doors and busting heads, was straight to type. Suddenly putting him in a kindergarten class wasn't just against type for the character, but for the actor as well, which made it extra funny.

Arnold has said that this was his favorite movie shoot because the kids were delightful to work with. Every day was a new adventure.

If it is from the 80s or 90s, it probably isn't *just* nostalgia. It is probably a solid, fun, highly entertaining movie. And surprise, Kindergarten Cop is exactly that. Back then they weren't afraid to mix a story that was action-packed and had scumbag villains with a charming story about kids, and they were skilled enough to pull it off.

I have loved this movie since it first came out and the thing that always sticks with me is how great the kids are in this. Whoever cast those kids deserves an award. They're all so adorable, none of them look like cloying child actors, and nearly all of them have distinct characters and personalities.

I am a grown man and a truck driver. This is one of my favorite Movies ever. Always make me smile. And I agree its just a feel good movie.

"Not so tough without your car are ya?" 👌 My and my wife's favorite line from the movie. I love Pamela Reed and I'm always happy when I see her in things.

I’d forgotten just how good this movie is . I taught jr. High and elementary English here in Japan for 17 years, but for 12 years, once a month I got to teach an hour of kindergarten. It was always my favorite class. I retired from teaching last year, and after watching this movie I REALLY miss it.

This is one of the reasons why Arnold became the icon that he is. He made so many simply 'fun' movies and was always lager than life in more ways than one in almost all appearances. I was in my 20's at this point and had alreadyy witnessed first hand a decade of Arnold's greatness as action hero

"Why couldn't he have asked the principal which students transferred in the last 6 months to a year?" How dare you bring LOGIC into this!!😂😂😂

I haven't seen this film in more than twenty years, and I had forgotten just how wholesome and endearing it is. ❤

Linda Hunt, the actress who plays the school principal, won an Oscar for her role in The Year of Living Dangerously, an early 1980s film that starred Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver. Highly recommended.

Terminator: "I'll be Back". Mr. Kimble: "I'm Back".

I think the fact that so many people remember the movie fondly 30 years later is a bigger award than any shiny statue they hand out. 💖 Thank you for this reaction video, miss Popcorn 😊

My favorite scene in this movie is when the principle tells him that he is a good teacher. Amazing.

I was 12 when this came out and we couldn’t stop saying “ It’s not a tumor!” In our best Arnold voices. This and “Twins” are his best comedies. Another really good serious comedy with a tone similar to this that came out around the same time was the movie “Heart Condition” starring Denzel Washington and Bob Hoskins. I highly recommend it.

What I like of this KC is how it is a family movie but not silly: characters are not childish; it is sarcastic and tender, it deals with some serious issues, and it has a good transition from comedy to thriller. The cast seems to me very well chosen too. Everything works very well.

We need more of these types of movies on this channel... we can't keeping putting you through movies like platoon (though a great movie) without allowing you to be able to sit back and enjoy a good lighthearted movie every now and again!

I can tell from your reactions that you're a good mom..... It's the way you instinctively reach out to hold, comfort, nurture, and protect the children in the films. But also the way your eyes burn with righteous fury when children are endangered by "sick sad excuse for a father" types, or what have you. Anywho, great reaction as always! Thanks for reacting to this one!

“Bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils!” YES!!! I love that line too. And I STILL adore school supply shopping and I’m in my mid 50’s!!! 😂

What I love about your reaction videos is how tender you are. In a hateful world, it is wonderful to see someone with tenderness and kindness. Thank you.

I'm from Australia but I was around the same age as the kids in this movie when it came out. My grandparents owned this on VHS and I would watch it every time I stayed there over the holidays. I have not watched it since then and it was a trip getting all nostalgic with you, Cassie. That house is long gone now, as are my grandparents. Got a little watery eyed thinking about it all. Look forward to your next upload.

This was such a fun movie when it came out (still is), because we were accustomed to serious action Arnold. Not only did we get to see another side of him, but it’s a terrific, heartwarming movie.

Fun fact, at the end of the street of the elementary school is the Goonies house. Blew my mind when I visited it. Two amazing movies, one street in Astoria

I love how reactors who were not familiar with Arnie's work are surprised at just how good his films are

I was drinking coffee when she said "the 90's bad guy ponytail". I spit out coffee in laughter. As I just put my own hair in a ponytail, LOL.

I was in kindergarten when this movie came out. It holds a special place in my heart because of that. The town is Astoria, Oregon, and "The Goonies" was filmed there as well.

My absolute favorite Arnold comedy. I’ve probably watched it 30-40 times and it still makes me laugh. So many quotable lines from the kids. I took a trip to Astoria in 2017 and one of the places I had to visit was the school where this was filmed along with Mikey’s house and Canon Beach from The Goonies.

One of my fav movies from childhood, this is the first movie I felt Arnie really showed that he can be comedic and gives good amount of drama if given the right material and right director. Still holds up for me. 👍

Thank you for leaving in the best line in the movie: "You're not so tough without your CAR, are ya?" I LOVE it!

Amazing choice! That little boy is Miko Hughes. He starred in Pet Sematary but also starred in a movie called Mercury Rising where he does an amazing job of portraying a boy with autism. Highly recommend it!

Anyone elses parents let them watch this as a kid because they thought it wouldn’t be violent😂😂😂😂. One of my favourite movies growing up, thanks Cassie for a great reaction

Kindergarten Cop, Short Circuit and The Goonies really put Astoria, Oregon, in the late-'80s early-'90s spotlight. Not bad for a town of 9,000.

I loved this as a kid, and then didn't see it for like 10 years. I forgot how good it was, but when I finally rewatched it as an adult, I was very impressed. It is funny, but also mature; heartwarming, but also action-packed.

Wow, what an emotional rollercoaster from PLATOON to KINDERGARTEN COP! Love our Cassie!

2:20 The word you're looking for, Cassie is "scruff". So glad you are watching this movie, you are going to LOVE it.

I remember my father having this on VHS. When he was selling all of his VHS's for DVD's, my mother kept this film along with a McDonalds copy of Field of Dreams. This is quite a departure of what Arnold usually does and he did a great job in it, this and Jingle All The Way are my favorite down to Earth Arnold films.

If you think that’s a good movie, you should see Arnold in “Twins” Him and Danny DeVito are terrific. Watch it soon. You’ll love it.

''You're not so tough without your car, are ya?'' is a good line

Seeing back to school stuff in stores always filled me with dread. I haven't been a student in over 20 years and it still makes me uncomfortable.

It's a comedy, but it also warms your heart and also deals with some serious subject matter. Such a good film and glad you finally watched it.

"The 90s bad guy pony tail" LOL

Watching this movie as an adult makes it feel a whole lot different. Was a favorite of mine as a kid. It's a favorite of mine now.

36:33 "It's not going to be winning any awards" Arnold actually won a Kids Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor. The movie also won a Young Artist award for Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture. Both well deserved 😊

The villain Crisp is played by Richard Tyson. He played the protagonist in a great 80s comedy called "Three O'clock High". I hope you add it to your watchlist put it in a poll.

This movie inspired me to get into teaching. Btw, theres a great reunion video of the kids (grown up) talking to arnold.

I don't think I've ever heard Cassie as mad as when she said "what an evil tramp!"

I was already a huge Ah-Nuld fan when this movie came out. At 14 years old I was skeptical of Arnold's comedic chops, but he proved otherwise. One of Arnold's best, along with "Twins" with Danny DeVito. Big credit to director Ivan Reitman who's one of the best when it comes to comedies.

Kimble: “Ha ha ha ha, Quiet!” Still gets me! lol.

What I love is how Arnold's character took a trope that the non-James-Bond spy fiction (as in, the semi-realistic spy fiction like Tom Clancy's early-to-middle books) and spy FACT books and accounts (like from the people that inspired Ian Fleming to write James Bond, like the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare from WW2 that had among its members Christopher Lee... and Ian Fleming!) and ran with it. That concept is that you make up as little as possible about your cover as possible so that you don't trip yourself up. Even in James Bond: you'll notice that Commander James Bond, Royal Navy, always posed as banker James Bond of Universal Exports or similar business concerns (well, almost every time). So he was in the family business of being a police officer, he just went with the idea that _teaching_ was his family tradition and adapted it.

Lol only Cassie would think taking kids back to school supplies shopping was going to be a fun thing for the kids...

My roommate recently had some hearing issues so they checked her for a tumor...I kept quoting "It's not a tumor" and she had never seen the movie. In the end she had an MRI and it WAS a Tumor! But she's better now....its called Scruff

"You're not so tough without your car, are ya?" is still a fave quote of mine.

One of my favorite blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments in this movie - at the very end when he picks up Joyce and swings her around, if you look at the kids in the class, the one kid with this history of looking up skirts...looks up her skirt. Kid actor paid attention to his list of character motivations!

My favorite scene is when he tunes up the abusive father.

Richard Tyson, who played Crisp, had an excellent role in the vastly underrated 80’s teen movie, “Three O’Clock High”. Super worth checking out!

I’m glad you were able to finally get this one up after all the trouble.

The lady that played the principal was also in the movie if looks could kill which is a 90s action comedy movie about James Bond sorta😂

Trapper keeper was my favorite school supply back in the 80s❤

Total classic, definitely one of those movies you can watch parts of every year. No it wouldn't win awards, but it's easier to make dramatic award fodder than to make a comedy that lasts the test of time. "Twins" would be the natural next pick to see more of this side of Arnold, the comedic side and gentle side. That's what made him the biggest movie star - it wasn't just the muscles.

"Evil Tramp"!!!! Loved it LOL

Great movie!! "Its not a tumor!!" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 If you enjoy this Twins should definitely be on your list! :D

Arnold and some of the kid actors did a zoom reunion during the pandemic, pretty sweet too!

I loved when you said “ what an evil tramp! “ 😂😂😂😂I felt the same way ❤❤❤❤

Since it's back to school season, you should consider watching a movie titled "Back to School" starring Rodney Dangerfield. It also stars Burt Young( Rocky's brother in law Paulie), Robert Downey Jr, and Keith Gordon from "Christine".

A bunch of the kids won young actor awards for this movie back in 91.

I love when O' Hara slap the waitress arm " ooooo good arms"

Hands down a classic. They don't make them like this anymore. Another great movie in line with this from the same generation, Cop and a Half with Burt Reynolds. Such a classic!

*ERASER* (1996) is another super-funny Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

This is one of those movies you remember fondly as being generally good wholesome entertainment where you forget some of the more edgy in your face intensity… this was helped by the tv broadcasts that edit out the “rougher” moments for time and a “safe for broadcast tv” viewing.. Pretty Woman has similar moments where scenes that dont align with its “breezy, fairy tale” moments were often edited out and forgotten.. A great movie and source for Arnold Quotes

"This is a darling little town"... Astoria is very scenic but it does rain there. I think I've driven across that bridge. The film uses Arnie's image as an action hero - which it reinforces in the "Tough Cop" scenes in the first act - to set up the contrast between that and his role as a kindergarten teacher, which makes it funnier.

It's not a toomuh! Hilarious! This movie is pretty good!

Seeing Cathy Moriarty in this movie reminded me of a movie called "Soapdish" that is pretty funny and has a great cast. Also "Adventures in Babysitting" for a good laugh if you havent seen. Great reaction as usual and props to your editor for getting this out! Best reaction channel!! 👍

The creepy mother was brilliantly played by a very beautiful & somewhat legendary 1950's & 60's actress; Carroll Baker. Her best role, imo, was in the western classic "The Big Country" costarring fellow icons Gregory Peck & Charlton Heston (Ben Hur). She's now 92 & retired.

I’m 69 years old and at summer’s end when school supplies are stocked in store isles, I still long to buy paper, pens and pencils, and art supplies. I loved going back to school. ❤.

Happy to see all the hard work to get this up finally paid off!

I always thought the ”put the cookie down, now!!” line from Jingle All The Way would’ve been funnier in this movie

The bad guys mother is the great Carol Baker. She played the stunning young wife in “Baby Doll”.

I was 25 when this came out, quite the departure for Arnold and all the action movies he did before and after! I remember liking it, but it's been so long I don't remember it. I'll be watching along with you Cassie! Have fun!

This is going to be a good time! I was sooo young the 1st time I saw this film! Great memories!

I really do love seeing younger generations watching the movies I grew up on! And one of the things I love the most is seeing how much further you've grown than we had. That moment of confusion you had at "he uses the dolls to look up girls' skirts" is strong evidence that while we still have a long way to go, we at least have come long enough away from how bad things were in my childhood, when little boys could not play with dolls at all, and when little boys creeping on little girls was a given, that you just outright didn't understand how on earth that was "a relief"! I completely understand what you mean about school supplies. I don't have children myself, but could it be that with computers being such a normal part of life now, pens and pencils might feel less exciting simply because they're just tools to be used when a computer/tablet/phone isn't available? I wonder if they would have strong preferences over what wallpaper they had on their laptop, or if their mouse was wireless, or if their phone case was Spider-man or TMNT! But yes, in my day you wanted to ensure you had the right lunchbox, the right trapper keeper, the right pencils and pens... because you'd be stuck with them for at least a year! I've recently discovered that a lot of younger adults/teenagers can't read cursive anymore, and that was a big thing in very early school - learning to write with a pencil until you 'graduated' to one of those pens that had a bulbous grip that tapered to a blunted narrow tip. Funny the things we remember! I do still use printing for scribbled hand notes regularly, but I can't remember the last time I handwrote anything except my signature. Which makes me wonder now, for the kids that didn't learn cursive... what do they use as a signature?

The principal is Lunda Hunt mostly known for her role as Shadout Mapes in Dune and the bar owner in Silverado. The bad guy in this was the good guy in the series Hardball btw.

I've always wondered if Arnold's stubble in the beginning of this film was fake. Something about it just never looked real to me. Even as a kid.

This movie will always be special to me, it's the last movie I saw at the theater, with my Dad he passed the following year. I miss you Dad😞 But on a happy note this movie is very funny! 😁

I was passing through Astoria when they were filming. Didn't see Arnold but I saw his body double outside the school. Goonies was also filmed in Astoria. Stuble.

I met Dominic (real name Chris) years ago at a party my g/f at the time invited me to. We're about the same age, in our mid 20s. A bit reserved. Unfortunately for him, I happen to be pretty good at Arnold impressions. So after a few drinks I ended up yelling out a bunch of Arnie noises and phrases: "DOMINIICCCC!!! TAKE MY HAND AND WE GET TO THE CHOPPAAA!!!". He didn't exactly find it as hilarious as we did. Good times.

The little boy that you liked and said his dad was a gynecologist he was also in Apollo 13 he played Tom Hanks youngest son in that one.

This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. My sisters and I would watch it all the time and EVERYONE would quote it. There have also been a ton of "Arnold Prank Calls" with bits from this that people would use to prank call businesses. "I'm Detective John Kimball!" "It's a ferret." , "Who is your daddy and what does he do?" ... I just love this silly movie and I don't think anyone would have pulled it off except for Arnold.

You can't help but love Linda Hunt, she makes everything she is in so much better. She won an Oscar in 1983 for The Year Of Living Dangerously, where she played an Asian man. Arnold's partner Pamela Reed is also terrific in everything she's in, you might remember her from The Right Stuff playing Gordo Cooper's wife.

This was filmed in Astoria while I was in college there. The studio did a surprisingly good job getting most of the city and the school on their side by giving them the final word on almost everything.They filmed after school hours so many of the students and teachers could be extras. And there were a lot of meetings before they shot the final exterior scenes at the school with the fire department. (the inside action was filmed at the studio)

Hello Popcorn, this movie teaches biology.