Police Academy (1984)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers:

Neal Israel (screenplay) &
Pat Proft (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 March 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

The new police recruits. Call them slobs. Call them jerks. Call them gross. - Just don't call them when you're in trouble.

Plot:

A group of good-hearted but incompotent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Cadet | Lieutenant | Misfit

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Carey Mahoney
Kim Cattrall	...	Karen Thompson
G.W. Bailey	...	Lt. Harris (as G. W. Bailey)
Bubba Smith	...	Moses Hightower
Donovan Scott	...	Leslie Barbara
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Lassard
Andrew Rubin	...	George Martín
David Graf	...	Tackleberry
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Sgt. Callahan
Michael Winslow	...	Larvell Jones
Debralee Scott	...	Mrs. Fackler
Bruce Mahler	...	Doug Fackler
Ted Ross	...	Captain Reed
Scott Thomson	...	Chad Copeland
Brant von Hoffman	...	Kyle Blankes (as Brant Van Hoffman)

Also Known As:

Police Academy: What an Institution! (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:M | Spain:13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Norway:7 (re-rating) (2004) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (#27106) | West Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Ladd Company, The

Trivia:

Robert Conrad was offered the role of Commandant Eric Lassard, but turned down the part, which he regretted later on, to the point that he took the part of the Police Chief in Moving Violations (1985) which was co-written and directed by Neal Israel, who also co-wrote this film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double (Dar Robinson) when Lt. Harris is riding the motorcycle down the street.

Quotes:

Cadet Chad Copeland: Boy, there sure are a lot of spades around here.
[sees Hightower standing next to him]
Cadet Chad Copeland: [choked voice] Which I think is good. Very good for the Academy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blood Bound (2007)

Soundtrack:

MAGIC MOMENTS

Revenge of the 80's: The franchise film!

Police Academy (1984) was the first of many films from this series. Since this was the 80's and this film was very successful there was only one alternative, milk the cash cow until it was dry. Like most of these films, the first one is the best and most creative of the bunch. The film follows a bunch of losers and outcasts who join the local police academy for various reasons. The main character is Mahoney (played by Steve Guttenberg) a man with a shady past who enrolls in the academy as an alternative punishment for a previous criminal act. He becomes the motley crew's leader and representative.

This movie made Guttenberg a star and it started a film series that would live on D.T.V. and make the producers a lot of money. It also gave people jobs and made others into minor stars. I found this movie to be very entertaining. If you're into juvenile humor and a bunch of cheap laughs, then I recommend this movie. Others need not apply. Followed by six sequels!!

Recommended for some laughs and low brow humor. Hey, it's one of the essentials.

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