Cops &amp; RobbersonsCops &amp; Robbersons Cops & Robbersons Cops & Robbersons is a 1994 American crime comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Chevy Chase, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest, and Robert Davi. Plot. When the police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they want to find out what he is up to. So they set up a stakeout in the Robbersons' home. Hard-nosed, tough-as-nails Jake Stone (Jack Palance) and his young partner Tony Moore (David Barry Gray) are assigned to the stakeout, but now it's a question of whether Jake can last long enough to  capture the bad guys. The Robbersons want to help, and by doing so they drive Jake crazy. Reception. "Cops & Robbersons" received generally negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 14% based on reviews from 21 critics. Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, referring to it as "one more variation on the FOW movie, so called because the plot involves a Fish Out of the Water". He singled out a scene in which Chase's character smuggles police officers into his home and snatches a cat from his wife, commenting: Commented Richard Harrington  of "The Washington Post": Chris Hicks of the "Deseret News" opined that "Norman is the most ridiculous sitcom husband and father to grace the big screen since . . . well, since Clark Griswold, of the "National Lampoon's Vacation" pictures. And since both Norman and Clark are played by Chevy Chase, why not? They're both dumb and clumsy and have dysfunctional families, and they both pretend that everything's OK. But where the "Vacation" pictures had some satiric bite to offset the silliness—well, the first one did—"Cops and Robbersons" is just stupid. Loaded with ill-timed pratfalls and dopey physical  shtick, it's movies like this that give slapstick a bad name." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" lamented that the film was "even more unfunny than his disastrous talk show", calling it "a Chase vehicle with four flat tires" Box office. The film debuted poorly at the box office, earning $3.7 million and coming in second place behind "Four Weddings and a Funeral". The film grossed just $11,391,093 in the domestic box office from an unknown budget. Cops & Robbersons Cops & Robbersons is a 1994 American crime comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Chevy Chase