21 Jump Street
About the Film
This action-comedy reboots the 1980s TV series as a raunchy buddy movie. Two underachieving young cops, Schmidt and Jenko, are assigned to the revived Jump Street program and sent undercover into a high school to bring down a synthetic-drug ring — only to find the social order has changed completely since their own school days.
Amid the mayhem, the film delivers a gift to fans of the original series: a cameo by Johnny Depp reprising his career-making role of Tom Hanson, alongside Peter DeLuise as Doug Penhall, both undercover as long-haired bikers.
Plot synopsis by johnny-depp.org.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp makes a surprise cameo reprising Officer Tom Hanson — the role that made him famous on the original TV series — heavily disguised as a bearded biker working deep undercover, appearing alongside his old co-star Peter DeLuise as Penhall. It is a knowing wink to long-time fans that pays off the film’s connection to the show.
Cast & Crew
Cast
SchmidtJonah Hill
JenkoChanning Tatum
Captain DicksonIce Cube
Molly TraceyBrie Larson
Tom Hanson (cameo)Johnny Depp
Doug Penhall (cameo)Peter DeLuise
Crew
DirectorsPhil Lord & Christopher Miller
ScreenplayMichael Bacall
MusicMark Mothersbaugh
StudioColumbia Pictures
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Trivia
- Johnny Depp reprises Tom Hanson from the 1987–91 TV series that made him a star.
- His old TV co-star Peter DeLuise returns alongside him as Doug Penhall.
- The film was a surprise critical and commercial hit and spawned a sequel, 22 Jump Street (2014).
