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* VandalismBackfire: Devon sets up his two bullies from school by standing next to a very expensive car and pretending it is his grandmother's. As the two bullies trash the car, Devin quietly slips away and waits for the two mooks that were chasing him to come out and see what is happening.
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* VandalismBackfire: Devon sets up his two bullies from school by standing next to a very expensive car and pretending it is his grandmother's. As the two bullies trash the car, Devin Devon quietly slips away and waits for the two mooks that were chasing him to come out and see what is happening.
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* WouldHurtAChild: The mobsters have no problems with trying to kill Devon.
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* FreudianSlip: In a heated argument, Devon slips and calls [=McKenna=] a bad father. [=McKenna=] is confused while Devon angrily storms off declaring that he doesn't want him as a partner ''or'' a father.
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* ParentalSubstitute: As the film goes on, it becomes clear that Devon is starting to see [=McKenna=] as a surrogate dad. In scene where the two get into an argument, Devon lets slip and accuses [=McKenna=] of being a bad father, much to his confusion.
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A 1993 movie directed by Creator/HenryWinkler and starring Creator/BurtReynolds and Norman D. Golden II. It is about a kid named Devon who wants to become a police officer, and becomes one after giving them some information from witnessing a murder in a warehouse. Devon gets partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
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A 1993 movie directed by Creator/HenryWinkler and starring Creator/BurtReynolds and Norman D. Golden II. It is about a II.
A kid named Devonwho wants to become be a police officer, officer. An actual cop, Detective Nick [=McKenna=], is a Film/DirtyHarry-type of renegade who doesn't play by the rules. Their worlds collide as Devon is witness to a crime and becomes one after giving them some is brought in for questioning, but he refuses to give information from witnessing unless the cops deputize him, give him a murder in a warehouse. badge and put him on patrol. Since PoliceAreUseless, Devon gets is partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
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* CharacterDevelopment: [=McKenna=] starts off a very obvious ChildHater and is not amused to be partnered up with a kid. He eventually comes to care for Devon, right down to knowing what he likes for breakfast and becomes an absolute PapaWolf when the BigBad takes him hostage.
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A 1993 movie directed by [[Series/HappyDays Henry Winkler]] and starring Creator/BurtReynolds and Norman D. Golden II. It is about a kid named Devon who wants to become a police officer, and becomes one after giving them some information from witnessing a murder in a warehouse. Devon gets partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
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A 1993 movie directed by [[Series/HappyDays Henry Winkler]] Creator/HenryWinkler and starring Creator/BurtReynolds and Norman D. Golden II. It is about a kid named Devon who wants to become a police officer, and becomes one after giving them some information from witnessing a murder in a warehouse. Devon gets partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
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* VandalismBackfire: Devon sets up his two bullies from school by standing next to a very expensive car and pretending it is his grandmother's. As the two bullies trash the car, Devin quietly slips away and waits for the two mooks that were chasing him to come out and see what is happening.
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The film received mostly negative reviews, except from Creator/RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Creator/GeneSiskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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* [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]]: Thanks to years of watching cop shows and movies, Devon knows a lot about law enforcement.
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* [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]]: WiseBeyondTheirYears: Thanks to years of watching cop shows and movies, Devon knows a lot about law enforcement.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Imitating [=McKenna=] (who gave the bartender a twenty, Devon seeks information by slipping him a quarter.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Imitating [=McKenna=] (who gave the bartender a twenty, twenty), Devon seeks information by slipping him a quarter.
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* DrunkOnMilk: While McKenna attempts to interrogate Bobo at a biker bar, Devon asks the bartender for milk. After receiving disapproving looks from the toughs at the bar, he asks for it "in a dirty glass" to raucous laughter.
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* ComicallySmallBribe: Imitating [=McKenna=] (who gave the bartender a twenty, Devon seeks information by slipping him a quarter.
* DrunkOnMilk: WhileMcKenna [=McKenna=] attempts to interrogate Bobo at a biker bar, Devon asks the bartender for milk. After receiving disapproving looks from the toughs at the bar, he asks for it "in a dirty glass" to raucous laughter.
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* DrunkOnMilk: While McKenna attempts to interrogate Bobo at a biker bar, Devon asks the bartender for milk. After receiving disapproving looks from the toughs at the bar, he asks for it "in a dirty glass" to raucous laughter.
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The film received mostly negative reviews, except from Creator/RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Creator/GeneSiskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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The film received mostly negative reviews, except from Creator/RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Creator/GeneSiskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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* PoliceAreUseless: Any cop other than Creator/BurtReynolds is unbelievably stupid. They do things like let a kid answer a police phone call that could've been an emergency, only have 1 cop protect a witness to a federal crime and don't even move him out of town, and allow a kid to arrest someone for going 2 miles over the speed limit.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Any cop other than Creator/BurtReynolds is unbelievably stupid. They do things like let a kid answer a police phone call that could've been an emergency, only have 1 one cop protect a witness to a federal crime and don't even move him out of town, and allow a kid to arrest give someone a speeding ticket for going 2 three miles over the speed limit.
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A 1993 movie directed by [[HappyDays Henry Winkler]] and starring [[SmokeyAndTheBandit Burt Reynolds]] and Norman Golden II. It is about a kid named Devon who wants to become a police officer, and becomes one after giving them some information from witnessing a murder in a warehouse. Devon gets partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
The film received mostly negative reviews, except from RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Gene Siskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
The film received mostly negative reviews, except from RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Gene Siskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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A 1993 movie directed by [[HappyDays [[Series/HappyDays Henry Winkler]] and starring [[SmokeyAndTheBandit Burt Reynolds]] Creator/BurtReynolds and Norman D. Golden II. It is about a kid named Devon who wants to become a police officer, and becomes one after giving them some information from witnessing a murder in a warehouse. Devon gets partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
The film received mostly negative reviews, except fromRogerEbert, Creator/RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Gene Siskel Creator/GeneSiskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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* PoliceAreUseless: Any cop other than Burt Reynolds Creator/BurtReynolds is unbelievably stupid. They do things like let a kid answer a police phone call that could've been an emergency, only have 1 cop protect a witness to a federal crime and don't even move him out of town, and allow a kid to arrest someone for going 2 miles over the speed limit.
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* CopsAreUseless: Any cop other than Burt Reynolds is unbelievably stupid. They do things like let a kid answer a police phone that could've been an emergency, only have 1 cop protect a witness to a federal crime and don't even move him out of town, and allow a kid to arrest someone for going 2 miles over the speed limit.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Any cop other than Burt Reynolds is unbelievably stupid. They do things like let a kid answer a police phone call that could've been an emergency, only have 1 cop protect a witness to a federal crime and don't even move him out of town, and allow a kid to arrest someone for going 2 miles over the speed limit.
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A 1993 movie directed by [[HappyDays Henry Winkler]] and starring [[SmokeyAndTheBandit Burt Reynolds]] and Norman Golden II. It is about a kid named Devon who wants to become a police officer, and becomes one after giving them some information from witnessing a murder in a warehouse. Devon gets partnered up with veteran cop Nick [=McKenna=], who then seek the killer.
The film received mostly negative reviews, except from RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Gene Siskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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!!This film contains examples of:
* [[BuddyCopShow Buddy Cop Film]]
* ChildHater: [=McKenna=].
* FruitCart: Sadly, while we see one, it never gets driven through.
* IAmSpartacus: As the gangsters round up all the kids at recess and ask for Devon, they each stand up one by one claiming that they are him.
* [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]]: Thanks to years of watching cop shows and movies, Devon knows a lot about law enforcement.
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The film received mostly negative reviews, except from RogerEbert, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars (Funnily enough, that same year Gene Siskel liked the widely panned film ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}'', which led to even more arguing between them than usual in their discussion of the worst films of the year). It also earned Burt Reynolds a [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] for "Worst Actor".
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!!This film contains examples of:
* [[BuddyCopShow Buddy Cop Film]]
* ChildHater: [=McKenna=].
* FruitCart: Sadly, while we see one, it never gets driven through.
* IAmSpartacus: As the gangsters round up all the kids at recess and ask for Devon, they each stand up one by one claiming that they are him.
* [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]]: Thanks to years of watching cop shows and movies, Devon knows a lot about law enforcement.
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