"Kindergarten Cop"

We find L.A. cop Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of the Arcade Theatre, 534 S. Broadway, in "Kindergarten Cop" (Universal, 1990). Thanks to Sean Ault for spotting the theatre in the film and locating this image. Stephen Eric Schaefer comments: "Looks like 'The Lost Boys' ('Los muchachos perdidos') is playing, also with cinematography by Michael Chapman."

 

 

 A view of the north storefront as he questions some people on the street. 

 

 

A moment later the shot gives us a look up the theatre's north fire escape. On the left that's a bit of the Cameo Theatre next door.  

 

 

Arnold heading up the fire escape. But when he heads into the door we're not in the Arcade's balcony but we cut to a loft location elsewher where he gets violent with some suspects. In this shot we're looking toward Broadway with the Arcade on the left and the Cameo on the right. 

Soon he gets reassigned to a case about a missing kid and a wanted criminal's ex-wife and we spend the rest of the film in and around Astoria, Oregon. As a cover job for his investigation he becomes, yes, a kindergarten teacher. The film also features Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Richard Tyson, Linda Hunt and Carroll Baker. Ivan Reitman directed. The cinematography was by Michael Chapman. 

See our pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site about the Arcade Theatre. It opened in 1910 as the Pantages. The Cameo Theatre, just to the north at 528 S. Broadway, also opened in 1910. 

On IMDb: "Kindergarten Cop" 

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