Rotten
Trapped in a sitcom sensibility, the film never makes the vital connection with the audience that's necessary to spawn a hit.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Cops & Robbersons
One's the toughest cop on the force. The other just wants to get some action. Together, they're in a disaster!
1994 · 1h 33m · PG
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Overview
When the police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they set up a stakeout in the Robbersons' home. Hard-nosed, tough-as-nails Jake Stone and his young partner Tony Moore are assigned to the stakeout, but now it is a question of whether Jake can last long enough to capture the bad guys. The Robbersons want to help, and by doing so, drive Jake crazy.
Director and cast
- Michael Ritchie Director
- Chevy Chase as Norman Robberson
- Jack Palance as Jake Stone
- Dianne Wiest as Helen Robberson
- Robert Davi as Osborn
- David Barry Gray as Tony Moore
- Jason James Richter as Kevin Robberson
- Fay Masterson as Cindy Robberson
- Miko Hughes as Billy Robberson
- Jack Kehler as Caniff
- M. Emmet Walsh as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Chevy Chase returns to the anonymous, unmemorable suburban mode that made his earlier movies profitable. And guess what? The results are anonymous and unmemorable.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
In Cops and Robbersons, Chevy Chase has an unfortunate chance to prove that there's something even more unfunny than his disastrous talk show.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Chevy Chase is lucky Cops and Robbersons isn't a sitcom. If it were, it would be canceled as pronto as his talk show was.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Know what this sounds like? It sounds like a screenplay.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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