In 1987, a Television show premiered starring a relatively unknown Johnny Depp, aside from fans of A Nightmare On Elm Street, called “21 Jump Street”. It’s focus was on an undercover police unit that specialized in youth crimes, and as such the officers were undercover as such youth. The show has since become iconic, for more reasons than worth noting, but not for being a comedy. Well, that is about to change with the release of 21 Jump Street, the movie, starring Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and none other than Ice Cube–plus a bunch of young, relatively unknown actors and a special cameo by none other than Johnny Depp himself. Just try and guess whom Johnny is playing because I can guarantee you never will as I have seen the film and it is a splendidly brilliant cameo, nose and all.
In 1987, a Television show premiered starring a relatively unknown Johnny Depp, aside from fans of A Nightmare On Elm Street, called “21 Jump Street”. It’s focus was on an undercover police unit that specialized in youth crimes, and as such the officers were undercover as such youth. The show has since become iconic, for more reasons than worth noting, but not for being a comedy. Well, that is about to change with the release of 21 Jump Street, the movie, starring Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and none other than Ice Cube–plus a bunch of young, relatively unknown actors and a special cameo by none other than Johnny Depp himself. Just try and guess whom Johnny is playing because I can guarantee you never will as I have seen the film and it is a splendidly brilliant cameo, nose and all.
21 Jump Street is a hilariously entertaining movie. The comedic talents of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are at the their best and Ice Cube adds his touch of angry humor to his role as their Captain. The review is in progress, but in the mean time watch the clips, featurettes, and trailer below to prepare yourself for the first great comedy of 2012.
21 Jump Street Film Clip, “Captain Good”
21 Jump Street Film Clip, “Stop Or I’ll Shoot”
21 Jump Street Vignette, “Finger Popping”
21 Jump Street Vignette, “The Original Jump”
21 Jump Street, Official Trailer
Kathryn Schroeder, Promotional Materials, 2012, News, Coming Soon
