Pamela Reed Reflects On 35 Years Of “Kindergarten Cop” And Working With Arnold Schwarzenegger

Pamela: In the scene, I ran down the street, and I’m holding the gun. Ivan’s yelling, “Cut, cut, cut!” He asked, “Don’t you know how to run with a gun?” I was like, “No, I don’t do those movies! I don’t know how to do that.” So they showed me how you hold a gun, and then my stunt person, Debbie Evans, stepped in for the car.

I would get to the car, and then she would take over. She hit that car, and she flew and rolled, and she landed maybe ten inches from the cement blocks that were the school building. She was so good, and she made me look so good.

I really respect the expertise, the time, and the effort that really good stunt people put into their craft. I am more than happy to turn my performance over at that moment.