This movie was done in 1993.

Directed by, of all people, Henry "the Fonz" Winkler. Starring roll is played by Burt Reynolds. The story puts an eight year old cop wanna be, in the custody of a cop with an attitude.

In the opening sequence, the 8 year old boy is playing "cops and Robbers" with his friend. The cop wanna be is using a replica M1911 semi-automatic pistol molded in festive pink and orange. His diminutive friend is also using a plastic pistol.

The thing that struck me is that the boys are playing on the school playground, at recess. The plot line finds our young police officer in the principals office for some offense, but it has nothing to do with his having a 'look-a-like' pistol on campus. In fact, he may have had the water pistol tucked in his belt while in the principal's office. Has it been this long? Today, the boy would be banished from school, possibly arrested and reported to the DHS and his guardian grandmother reported to the DCFS!

20 years is along time and BOY have things changed.


Quite an enjoyable movie. Found it in the bargain bin. It is a family movie, so bring the kids and show them how things 'used to be'.

One other thing I noticed is that the Reynolds character is driving a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. In the Camaro scenes, Reynolds and the kid are both seen strapping themselves into 5 point harnesses, similar to what NASCAR drivers used, instead of the usual 3 point, factory belt and lap harness. Was this common back then? Did cops use the 5 point?

One can see above and behind the driver's head, a clip used to hold the shoulder harness when not in use. But the clip is empty.