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About
When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise sidekick, a hardboiled cop is forced to take his new partner seriously as they race the clock to bring the bad guys to justice.
Theatrical
Apr 2, 1993
Box Office
$40.7M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
10.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 5, 1999
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
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Quotes
See all →A Father's Frustration and Protection
Det. Nick McKenna
People are trying to kill you! Are you some kind of bonehead or what?
Devon Butler
I'm not! And you don't have to yell!
Det. Nick McKenna
I can't handle this anymore! I cannot handle it anymore. Uh, pick a city! Cincinnati! Cleveland! Take you and your grandmother, you go there, I'll pay for it!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Threatening Intentions from Vinnie Fountain
Vinnie Fountain
McKenna, I'm gonna kill you!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cop and a Half Collection
Burt Reynolds plays a veteran cop who reluctantly takes an eight-year-old child as his partner to solve a murder investigation. A straight-to-DVD sequel, entitled Cop and a Half: New Recruit, was rele...
Cast
Full credits →B
Burt Reynolds
Nick McKenna
N
Norman D. Golden II
Devon Butler
R
Ruby Dee
Rachel
H
Holland Taylor
Captain Rubio
R
Ray Sharkey
Vinnie Fountain
F
Frank Sivero
Chu
R
Rocky Giordani
Quintero
M
Marc Macaulay
Waldo
T
Tom McCleister
Rudy
M
Max Winkler
Boy in Bathroom
A
Annabelle Weenick
Mrs. Boyle
O
Ossie Davis
Detective in Squad Room
N
Nils Allen Stewart
Bobo #3 Thug
R
Ralph Wilcox
McPhail
T
Tom Kouchalakos
Jenkins
S
Steve Carlisle
Mr. Fleming
A
Amanda Seales
Katy
