Kindergarten Cop 2

Kindergarten Cop 2 is a 2016 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by Don Michael Paul, and written David H. Steinberg. It stars Dolph Lundgren. It is the standalone sequel to the 1990 comedy movie Kindergarten Cop which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.  

Principal photography in Langley and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada took 102 days, from July 27 to November 6, 2015.

The movie was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 17, 2016. The film received negative reviews from critics, with criticism and disappointment because for being a lazy, uninspired sequel that fails to capture the charm and originality of the first film. Critics highlight that the jokes fall flat, the story is unoriginal and ineffective, and it simply attempts to "cash in" on the name of the original movie with a bland plot and characters. It is often described as "trash" and a "black hole of merit" with a disappointing storyline that lacks any meaningful connection between the lead and the children.  

Synopsis
A federal agent must go undercover as a kindergarten teacher, to recover a missing flash drive from the Federal Witness Protection Program. Helping him with his mission is Agent Sanders, his partner, and Detective David Harris, his new sidekick, who comes out of retirement.

Cast

 Dolph Lundgren as FBI Agent Zack Reed
 Fiona Vroom as Michelle
 Aleks Paunovic as Alexander Zogu
 Andre Tricoteux as Valmir
 Bill Bellamy as Agent Sanders
 Sarah Strange as Miss Sinclaire
 Darla Taylor as Olivia
 Raphael Alejandro as Cowboy
 Enid-Raye Adams as Jett's Mom
 Jody Thompson as Hot Mom
 Rebecca Olson as Katja
 Dean Petriw as Jett
 Jenny Sandersson as Hot Mom
 Carolyn Adair as Felicity
 Nicholas Carella as Bernie the Hot Single Dad
 Michael P. Northey as Hal Pasquale
 Josiah Black as Jason Flaherty
 James Ralph as SWAT Leader
 Abbie Magnuson as Molly
 Tyreah Herbert as Hannah
 Blake Stadel as Mr. Edwards, father of Molly
 Oscar Hartley as Simon
 Valencia Budjanto as Patience
 William Budjanto as Tripp
 Chris Violette as Country Bar Bartender (uncredited)
 Tawny West as Line Dancer (uncredited)

Production
On June 1, 2015, it was reported that The Garden and Half Past Dead director Don Michael Paul will be directing the movie, and Arnold Schwarzenegger will not return as Detective John Kimble. Schwarzenegger announced that his character Detective John Kimble is now officially retired from being a kindergarten teacher and police officer. Schwarzenegger was replaced by Dolph Lundgren as a new character FBI Agent Zack Reed, and Paul hired Matthew Lillard who previously played as Detective David Harris in the original 1990 movie. Lillard agreed to return. 

On December 21, 2015, the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of the original movie the first official photos of Kindergarten Cop 2 were released via About.

References

Category:2016 movies
Category:2016 comedy movies
Category:2010s buddy comedy movies
Category:American buddy comedy movies
Category:American sequel movies
Category:Movies about educators
Category:Movies set in British Columbia
Category:Movies set in Vancouver
Category:Universal Pictures movies
Category:2010s English-language movies
Category:2010s American action movies