Police Academy (1984)

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 | Police Officer | Lieutenant

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:

Michael Winslow (Jones), David Graf (Tackleberry) and George Gaynes (Cmdnt. Lassard) are the only actors who appeared in all 7 Police Academy movies. Winslow even goes a step beyond this, as he is the only actor to not only appear in all 7 Police Academy movies, but also had a regular role on "Police Academy: The Series" (1997).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Chief Hurst's name is misspelled during the end credits (as 'Chief Hurnst').

Quotes:

Cmndt. Eric Lassard: [Presenting a slide show just as a hooker begins to give him a blow job] Now this first SLIIIDE... shows a very, very interesting thing: our main building. On slide... TWO! We see other view... of... IT! Oh, my God, you wouldn't believe it!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)

Soundtrack:

TRUE LOVIN' WOMAN

Guilty pleasure!

I don't know what got to me. This evening, I went to the video store and got this one. I first saw it back in the 80's. Now let's not go nuts and call this the best comedy of all times. But it's still a pretty decent one (or indecent if you prefer!). The movie is generally funny, the characters are likable, and it's filmed in Toronto! I was surprised to realize that with the first scene showing the Toronto skyline. Some scenes are very funny, especially the one with George Gaynes (Commandant Lassard). Ah! the podium scene! So funny! Pea-brain humor, but good pea-brain humor!

Out of 100, I gave it 71. That's good for ** out of ****.

Seen in Toronto, on April 5th, 2003.