Who Played Me in "Kindergarten Cop"? Quiz

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger, born on July 30th, 1947 in Thal, Styria, Austria was cast as John Kimble. Mr. Kimble was a detective with a police agency and went undercover as a kindergarten teacher to help locate a drug dealer named Cullen Crisp, Sr. On his first day with his kindergarten class, Mr. Kimble accidentally sat on the classroom piano, which caused the students to laugh.

When Mr. Kimble stepped outside his classroom for a moment, he came back and noticed the kids had become very rambunctious. He yelled at them to be quiet but this upset the kids so he went to go get his pet ferret to cheer the kids up.

There was one scene when Mr. Kimble fell asleep and had a dream that Cullen shot him dead but he was awoken by a fellow teacher, Joyce. At the end of the movie, Detective Kimble faced off with Cullen and shot him dead but Cullen's mom arrived and shot Kimble. Kimble survived the wounds he sustained. Schwarzenegger starred in the films, "End of Days", "Twins" and "The Villain".

Answer: Penelope Ann Miller

Miller, a native of Los Angeles, California portrayed Joyce Palmieri. Joyce used to be known under the name Rachel Crisp but changed her name as well as her son's in order to escape from her violent ex-husband, Cullen Crisp, Sr. She taught at the same elementary school where Detective Kimble went undercover as a kindergarten teacher and her son was one of his students. On Detective Kimble's first day, he had difficult helping one of his students so he asked Joyce to help him out and she did. Midway through the movie, Joyce and her son, Dominic, went out to eat at a restaurant.

While they were waiting to be seated, John Kimble and his partner, Detective Phoebe O'Hara, entered the restaurant and all four decided to dine together. Later on in the movie, there was a fair which Joyce took Dominic to and it was at the fair when John and Phoebe informed her that her ex husband was looking for Dominic. Joyce took Dominic and went home and Detective Kimble followed her home.

While there, Joyce and Detective Kimble spoke while she was packing a suitcase to leave town but Detective Kimble persuaded her to stay since he would protect her and Dominic.

At the very end of the movie, Joyce and Detective Kimble shared a kiss after Detective Kimble returned to his classroom once released from the hospital. Miller was in the movies, "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag", "Carlito's Way" and "Chaplin".

Answer: Miko Hughes

Hughes, born in 1986 in Apple Valley, California played Joseph. Joseph was a student in Detective Kimble's kindergarten class and told him a biological fact on his first day. On another school day, Detective Kimble told the class they would play a game where they would tell him what their dads did for a living and Joseph commented that Detective Kimble's dad likely was a wrestler since he was big.

It was during the game when Joseph stated that his dad worked as a gynecologist. When Phoebe came in one day to give the kids a safety lesson, Joseph repeated to her the same biological fact which he told Detective Kimble on his first day of teaching. Hughes portrayed characters in the films, "Pet Sematary", "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" and "Apollo 13".

Answer: Sarah Rose Karr

Karr landed the role of Emma in "Kindergarten Cop". Emma told Detective Kimble that she needed to use the restroom so he told her she could go into the hallway and down to the bathroom. Emma then asked him to help her undo her overalls so she could go and Detective Kimble had trouble undoing them.

He asked Joyce to help him out and she heard Emma say she had to go to the bathroom so she told Detective Kimble she would take her there. In a later scene, Emma mentioned to the class that her dad worked on computers for a living.

When Phoebe spoke to the kids one day about not talking to strangers, Emma asked her if they could speak to kids and Phoebe said they could. Karr had roles in the movies, "Beethoven", "Beethoven's 2nd" and the Steve Martin movie, "Father of the Bride".

Answer: Richard Tyson

Tyson, born on February 13th, 1961 in Mobile, Alabama was cast as Cullen Crisp, Sr. Cullen was a drug dealer and Detective Kimble nearly caught him at the beginning of the movie but he escaped. In a subsequent scene, Cullen was seen going to a toy store with his mother in order to purchase a toy for his son, Dominic. Cullen went to Dominic's school one day and set the library ablaze in order to create a distraction so he could grab Dominic and run away with him.

When the fire alarm went off, everyone at the school started going through the hallways in order to get out of the school and it was in the hallway where Cullen grabbed Dominic. Several of Dominic's classmates saw this and yelled out that Dominic had been taken by a stranger. Dr. Kimble pursued Dominic and eventually came face to face with him in a school restroom. Dr. Kimble shot Cullen dead. Tyson guest starred on the TV series', "The Closer", "CSI: NY" and "Martial Law".

Answer: Carroll Baker

Baker, a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania played Eleanor Crisp. Eleanor was Cullen Crisp, Sr.'s mother and grandmother to his son, Dominic, and she was involved in the drug dealing business. After Cullen set the school on fire, Eleanor looked for a way to get into the school and she noticed there was a way to get in through the back. Phoebe was in her sights so she ran her down with her car and took Phoebe's gun. Right after Detective Kimble killed Cullen, Eleanor appeared and shot him. Eleanor was saddened to see that her son was dead and then asked Detective Kimble where Dominic was. Detective Kimble would not tell her and Eleanor was about to kill him until Phoebe came in and whacked Eleanor with a baseball bat. Eleanor was arrested by the police. Baker had guest starring stints on the TV shows, "Roswell", "L.A. Law" and "Murder, She Wrote".

Answer: Justin Page

Page had the role of Zach Sullivan in "Kindergarten Cop". Zach was in Detective Kimble's class and was first seen playing with a couple of toys by himself while several other classmates laughed at him. Detective Kimble went over to Zach and asked him to join the rest of the class since they were about to play a game but Zach yelled at him to leave him alone.

As the movie progressed, Detective Kimble managed to get Zach to lighten up and this led to other classmates befriending him. There was one school day when the kids did sit ups and Zach did the most so Detective Kimble declared him the winner. One day, Detective Kimble noticed that Zach had a bruise on his neck and this unsettled him. From 1989 to 1990, Page portrayed Andrew Shawn Donovan on the NBC soap opera, "Days of our Lives".

Answer: Jayne Brook

Brook, born in 1960 in Northbrook, Illinois landed the minor role of Zach's mother in this film. Zach's mother was seen in one scene when she took Zach to class and said a quick hello to Detective Kimble. When Kimble patted Zach on the neck, Zach said that hurt so Kimble looked and noticed there was a bruise. John went out to talk to Zach's mother about what he saw and the two of them started to argue. John then saw Zach's father and went over to beat him up right in front of Zach's mother and others. Brook guest starred on the TV series', "Castle", "Brothers & Sisters" and "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service".

Answer: Linda Hunt

Hunt, born on April 2nd, 1945 in Morristown, New Jersey was cast as Miss Schlowski. Miss Schlowski was the principal of an elementary school in Astoria, Oregon where Detective Kimble taught while undercover to look for a drug dealer. She took him to his classroom on his first day and gave a talk to the kids about where their regular teacher was.

After she got done talking, she introduced John Kimble to the class and then gave him a whistle to use. She reminded John that she would be watching him to monitor his performance. Principal Schlowski witnessed the kids in John's classroom on his first day running around and making a mess, which did not please her.

In one scene, Principal Schlowski enacted a practice fire drill and disliked how much time it took John Kimble to get all his kids outside the school. Midway through the movie, Principal Schlowski spoke to John about his beating up Zach's father and John admitted it was inappropriate to do that in front of the kids.

She informed John to not do it again but that otherwise she was satisfied with his work as a temporary kindergarten teacher.

There was a real fire drill near the end of the movie and Principal Schlowski was seen getting several kids to safety. Hunt starred in the films, "Yours, Mine and Ours", "If Looks Could Kill" and "Silverado", In 1984, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film, "The Year of Living Dangerously". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actress that year were Cher for "Silkwood", Glenn Close for "The Big Chill", Amy Irving for "Yentl" and Alfre Woodward for "Cross Creek". This win was significant as it marked the first time a performer won an Oscar for playing a character of the opposite sex.

Answer: Pamela Reed

Reed, a native of Tacoma, Washington played Phoebe O'Hara. Phoebe was a detective with a police agency who worked with John on a case to catch a drug dealer. She was first seen on a plane with John and it was after the plane ride they had dinner. Right after the dinner, Phoebe threw up so John took her to a hotel so she could lie down and relax. Near the beginning of the movie, John and Phoebe were seen walking in a downtown area and Phoebe mentioned to him that she was hungry so they went to look for someplace to eat. Midway through the film, Phoebe attended John's classroom one day to discuss with the kids the importance of not talking to strangers.

She identified to the kids who a stranger was and certain examples of what strangers would say to them.

After the school caught fire, Phoebe made it outside the building and tried to get back in to locate Dominic but a fireman prevented her from reentering the school. When Phoebe attempted to enter through a back way, Eleanor Crisp ran her down with her car and took her gun. Phoebe made her way into the school and attacked Eleanor with a bat just as she was about to shoot John.

After Eleanor was knocked out cold, Phoebe remarked that Eleanor did not seem so tough without her car. Reed guest starred on the TV shows, "Grey's Anatomy", "Eli Stone" and "JAG".