21 jump street tv show movie#
The film itself received a sequel, 22 Jump Street, in 2014, which featured small cameos from Dustin Nguyen and Richard Grieco.ĭue to the drastic difference in tone and contradiction of the show's continuity note Tom Hanson and Doug Penhall die in the movie (reportedly Johnny Depp himself demanded his character to die in the movie as a condition for accepting his cameo role) being middle-aged, working for the DEA in 2012, while in the Back from the Future episode of the series, they are shown to have lived to be very old men in the 2030's after quitting police work, the movie is not necessarily recommended for fans of the series. Holly Robinson Peete also returned as Judy Hoffs, in a slightly more substantial role.
Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise appear in cameos as their original-series characters, Tom Hanson and Doug Penhall.
21 jump street tv show series#
You can catch all five seasons of the series on Hulu Plus.Had a spinoff series, Booker, which ran for one season from 1989 to 1990, following the character of Dennis Booker.Ī very well received film "sequel" (a raunchy comedy spin-off) was released in 2012, starring Jonah Hill (who also co-wrote the script), Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, and Ice Cube. Vince Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Christina Applegate, Rosie Perez, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Blair Underwood all had guest-starring roles in the series. Not only is Depp a shining star but he’s joined by actors that went on to have huge careers. Let’s also not forget, that Robinson recorded the catchy theme song. Not to mention the novelty of seeing some A-list and B-list actors as baby-faced Canadian teenagers. This series offers a time capsule of the era with the appropriate amount of embellishment and drama. However, its refreshing to take a look back at what life was like before kids were twerking in sex videos on the internet and spending their time stuck to their phones. Sure, it’s a little crazy and borderline unconstitutional to have undercover cops in high schools. There’s a perfect blend of great acting and the right level of 1980s/1990s camp to make the series funny, yet thought provoking. The series brought pretty deep storylines to its characters including the rape of Detective Hoffs, the hidden Vietnamese identity of Nguyen’s character, and the struggle when Hanson shoots a perpetrator. Each week, the group would not only solve a major crime but also touch on a major social issue like rape, drug abuse, homophobia, or racism.Īlthough there is a slight cheese factor in some of the storylines and the police work is a little outlandish like The Killing, the series does pack a major entertaining punch. The crew is made up of wise Sergeant Judy Hoffs ( Holly Robinson Peete), goofball Officer Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise), martial artist Sergeant Harry Truman Ioki (Dustin Nguyen), and under the leadership of Captain Adam Fuller (Steven Williams). The cops go undercover in high schools to solve crimes and shut down illegal drug runners, chop shops, and investigate major cases. The 1980s kitsch of the show makes it supremely addictive.īaby-faced officer Tom Hanson (Depp) joins an elite group of young looking cops called the Jump Street division. It also made a young Johnny Depp a household name. Part of the new Fox Network, this cop drama premiered and seemed to feature nearly every actor of the 1980s and ’90s.
Before Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill rebooted the franchise, 21 Jump Streetwas the definitive teen television series.
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