Jason Reitman’s First Kiss in Kindergarten Cop

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Before the Best Director nomination, before Up in the Air, Juno, Thank You For Smoking and even his wonderful short films, director Jason Reitman appeared as an “actor” in a bunch of films. In the 1980’s and 1990’s, Jason’s father, director Ivan Reitman, gave him small cameo roles in some of his movies. Jason played Granger Grandson in Twins, Brownstone Boy #2 in Ghostbusters II, the Vice-President’s son in Dave, the Wrong Kid in Alley in Father’s Day, and most importantly Kissing Boy in Kindergarten Cop.

InContention has dug up the tape of Reitman’s appearance in the 1990 Schwarzenegger comedy and put it online for all to see. In the scene, Arnold’s character Detective John Kimble is searching the school hallways, when he bursts into an abandoned class room, interrupting two youngsters making out.

This was Jason Reitman’s first kiss. Not just his first on screen kiss… but his first kiss with a girl,period. Talk about pressure. And imagine getting directions from your father who is yelling off to the side of a film camera. Thanks to Kris Tapley, we have the video, embedded after the jump.

  • HAHAHAHAHA. oh MYYYY god!!! I remember that scene. Who would have thought that kid would grow up to be a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated filmmaker?!?!
  • that's awesome!!! somebody contact Jason through his twitter and get him to comment about this!

    very interesting.
  • quintushalls
    "Thanks dad for getting me a kiss. Can I get laid by two Japanese twin school girls in the next film?"
  • men
    Atta boy, Jason!
  • lol
    What's even funnier is their response to Arnold's rhetorical question
  • goobity
    "InContention has dug up the tape of Reitman’s appearance in the 1990 Schwarzenegger comedy and put it online for all to see."

    They had to dig up a tape? It's on DVD, right?
  • Oh Kindergarten Cop...I remember seeing this movie in the movie theater at the Santa Ana Main Place mall where the opening scene was filmed, my imagination ran wild with that one, yes I was about 5 at the time but who cares Arnie rocks.

    On a side note, what's with early 90's bad guys having pony tails?
  • dagreenman18
    If Jason Reitman gets nominated and wins for Up In The Air, he should say "I thought it was just another drill". just saying.
  • hit it, reitman. hit it.
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