Where was Kindergarten Cop filmed?

Detective John Kimble (portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger) follows the infamous drug kingpin Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson) through a mall while he tries to figure out who Crisp is meeting and for what. While Crisp is meandering through the mall, Det. Kimble is trying to discreetly follow from a distance, but when Cullen Crisp goes down a set of elevators, Kimble loses sight of him. While Kimble tries to catch up, he bumps into a woman on the elevator. While he immediately says, "Excuse me," the lady abuses him calling him, "Sh*thead!"

He eventually catches up to Crisp (passing through a pair of service doors), who is meeting a shady-looking man. This man claims to have information about Crisp's wife and child. Cullen Crisp walks toward the man demanding, "You said you had information about my family."

This filming location of Kindergarten Cop is the Westfield MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, Los Angeles. The mall is open for all visitors and has some excellent name brands for shoppers. You can also ride the escalators where Det. Kimble was sworn at and click some fantastic selfies. This mall is easily accessible if you catch bus number 53 and get off at Main - Main Place.

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Detective Kimble and his partner, Detective Phoebe O'Hara (Pamela Reed), finally reach a motel at the side of the highway. O'Hara fell sick while on the aircraft and kept throwing up throughout the journey. Even once they got done with the airport and started driving, Kimble had to keep stopping the car at rest stops and at the side of the road for O'Hara to vomit.

When they finally reach the motel to stop for the night, Kimble is irritated and annoyed. His patience has reached its limits. He halts the car at the motel parking, huffs over to the passenger side, and hauls an unconscious O'Hara into his arms while saying, "Come on. Come on out. This is all I need. An obstacle." He gets so annoyed that he kicks the car door shut, carries her all the way to the room, and dumps her on the bed.

The motel used in the Kindergarten Cop film scene is Bayview Cottages in Astoria. These cottages are pretty popular for tourists and visitors for short-term rentals. Getting here is relatively easy; you must catch bus number 10 from the Astoria Transit Center and get off at the Astoria High School stop. From this stop, just walk for approximately 5 minutes to reach the cottages.

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Detective Kimble is sitting with the headmistress Miss Schlowski (Linda Hunt) of Astoria Elementary School. Their initial conversation was slightly awkward since Miss Schlowski looked at Kimble and said, "We were expecting a Miss O'Hara," Kimble responds, "There's been a change of plans." Miss Schlowski pours a hot drink while saying, "Four weeks into the new semester, my superintendent told me I had to replace Mrs. Hagley, a kindergarten teacher of 25 years' experience, with an undercover police officer, and he wouldn't even tell me why. I don't suppose you would do me the courtesy of filling me in." Kimble only says, "I can't do that."

Schlowski gets annoyed and tells Kimble that she'll be watching him closely and warns him that she will shut the school down if the children get in danger from the police. Det. Kimble looks at her with a straight face and says, "They're not in danger."

For all the kindergarten scenes, the Kindergarten Cop production team chose the setting of the John Jacob Astor Elementary School in Astoria. The classrooms were left as untouched as possible, with the filming done during after-school hours. Hop onto bus number 10 and get off at the Astoria Safeway stop. From here, the walk to the school is approximately 5 minutes.

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Kimble is facing concerns with some of the students in the kindergarten school, and he's trying to narrow down who the child of Cullen Crisp is from the possible children in his class. Det. Kimble meets with his partner, Det. O'Hara in the town.

Since O'Hara was severely sick, she visited a local doctor. O'Hara tells Kimble, "The doctor says it's stomach flu. I'm fine. I can eat anything I want. Let's find a restaurant." However, Kimble isn't interested in listening to her and wants to talk shop. He asks her, "Can we talk business for a minute?" Even though O'Hara is distracted, she says, "Yeah, sure." He starts, "There are 14 boys in my classroom. So far, I have three possible suspects, one likely. Here's a picture. You listening? His name is Zach Sullivan. What do you think?" and shows her a picture of the young boy.

Many of the Kindergarten Cop locations are shot on this street at the Astoria Downtown Historic District. Tourists can visit by hopping onto bus number 10 and getting off at the Astoria Transit Center. The district is a 3-minute walk from this bus stop.

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Detectives Kimble and O'Hara finally find a restaurant they like. Kimble is still trying to get O'Hara to admit that the picture he showed her of the boy from the class could be Cullen Crisp's son. As soon as they enter the restaurant, a child runs to Detective Kimble, exclaiming, "Mr. Kimble! Mr. Kimble!" The child Dominic (portrayed by Christian Cousins) turns to his mother and says, "It's him, Mom."

Dominic's mother reaches out her hand with a smile and introduces herself, "Joyce." Kimble says, "Hello Joyce, Dominic has been a great help. He's a good kid." Dominic looks at O'Hara and asks, "Who's that?" O'Hara smiles and says with a European accent, "I am his sister. You have to excuse my brother. He has no manners at all. My name is Ursula. Wonderful to meet you. I'm visiting here from Austria," and vigorously shakes Joyce's hand.

This Kindergarten Cop filming location is the Astoria Riverwalk Inn in Astoria. It is popular, and film fans can enjoy the fabulous hospitality here. The Inn overlooks the Port of Astoria, and you can grab a meal with incredible views. To get here, follow Marine Drive to Basin Street, and continue onto Industry Street.

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Joyce (Penelope Ann Miller), also a kindergarten school teacher, invites Det. Kimble to her house for dinner. She and her son, Dominic, live in a pretty house in a nice residential area in Astoria. As Kimble enters, he gifts her a bottle of wine and some flowers. He looks around and comments, "Wow. This is quite a place. They must be paying you a lot more than they're paying me." Joyce replies, "Well, I wish it was my house. It belongs to a friend of mine. After the divorce, he said Dominic and I could stay here in exchange for keeping the place up."

Kimble, ever the cop, keeps looking around and remarks, "You must have some nice friends." Joyce smiles at him while saying, "Yes, I do. Dinner won't be ready for a few minutes. Can you start a fire?"

This is one of the best scenes in Kindergarten Cop since viewers glimpse a possible budding relationship between stoic Kimble and the pretty single mom, Joyce. The house this scene is shot at is at 414 Exchange Street, Astoria. However, since it is privately owned, fans cannot enter the home and click pictures.

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