There seems to be an unwritten rule in Hollywood that wrestlers and martial artists and tough guys have to do a babysitting movie. But why?
Almost without exception, these nanny movies are terrible. The stars are playing against type, but that doesn’t make it funny. They’re also surrounded by horrible, annoying, third-rate kid actors who don’t help the movie at all. Here’s a list of these movies off the top of my head, starting with the one that inspired this post. I saw the movie poster for this first one as I was leaving Wal-Mart a few minutes ago: The Chaperone with Triple H, then Mr. Nanny with Hulk Hogan, The Tooth Fairy and Game Plan with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Pacifier with Vin Diesel, Cop and a Half with Burt Reynolds (if you need an old school tough guy), and The Spy Next Door and Robin-B-Hood with Jackie Chan.
The picture below should say it all. Why guys? Why?
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwayne Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Jackie Chan, Vin Diesel
You’re lumping Kindergarten Cop in with that drivel????
“It’s not a tumor.”
You’re right. I questioned whether or not to put it in, but it’s such a good and well known example of this weird sub-genre that I had to put it in. I actually liked The Pacifier, too, but I don’t mean that every one of these movies is bad, it’s just amazing that there are so many of them. Arnold was great, really good in Kindergarten Cop and Twins.
I disagree that picture does tell it all. Kindergarten Cop is the perfect example. Even if us dorks can quote it.