Trivia / Cop and a Half

• Divorced Installment: The film was originally proposed as a sequel to Kindergarten Cop.
• Real-Life Relative:: Burt Reynolds real life nephew Andrew Reynolds has a part as a kid who has his skateboard stolen by Devon. His uncle Burt got him the role.
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  • This lightweight family comedy became something of a Running Gag on Siskel & Ebert. While it was trashed by most critics, Roger Ebert gave it an unexpected three stars, calling it likable despite its Strictly Formula nature, which translated to a thumbs-up on the TV show. Gene Siskel, who hated the movie, was flabbergasted, and thereafter would mention Cop and a Half whenever he wanted cast doubt on Ebert's judgment as a critic, while Ebert would defend the review.
  • In the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of Mitchell, a scene where the film's Cowboy Cop protagonist gets pestered by a young boy is called "the inspiration for Cop and a Half" (which had been released a few months before the episode).
• So My Kids Can Watch: Burt Reynolds has said he mainly did the film to have a movie in his filmography that he could watch with his son Quinton.
• Swan Song: Last performance of actor Ray Sharkey (Vinnie Fountain), who died of AIDS a few months after the film's release.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Macaulay Culkin was originally cast as Devon,but dropped out.
  • Kurt Russell and James Belushi both turned down the role of Nick.

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