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4.9/10   431 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Paul W. Shapiro (writer)
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Release Date:
23 November 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
West Point, It Ain't. more
Plot:
Maxwell and Perry are forced in Military School after they've gone too far. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Keith Gordon ... Maxwell 'Max' Mendelsson

Wallace Langham ... Percival 'Perry' Barnett (as Wally Ward)

George Clooney ... Maj. Biff Woods
Dana Hill ... Sgt. Andrea Pritchett

Elya Baskin ... Interpreter
Tina Caspary ... Mary Beth

Danny Nucci ... Jai
Kevin Haley ... Kevin
Jesse Welles ... Mrs. Mendelsson
Robert Culp ... General Edward 'Ed' Woods

Jamie Farr ... Col. Frierick

Sherman Hemsley ... Judge Daley
Bernie Kopell ... Mr. Mendelsson
Richard Moll ... Col. Felix Long Sr.
Marc Price ... Felix Long, Jr.
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Combat Academy
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Runtime:
96 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:PG (video rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
George Clooney's film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Maxwell puts the sticker onto the back of the army truck, its almost straight. When it drives away, it's at an angle. more
Quotes:
Maj. Biff Woods: What are you all doing in my room? And what's this forest is doing in my room? more
Soundtrack:
Crazy For You more

FAQ

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Standard Fare, 25 May 2002
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

Combat Academy was quite a good film. It was obviously inspired by the funny Police Academy films but to it's credit it didn't try to emulate Police Academy too much; it tried to carve out it's own niche. It was almost as entertaining as the film Stripes (1981) starring Bill Murray.

Keith Gordon and Wallace Langham play two jokers who are sent to the military academy to learn a bit of discipline. At first they seem uninterested in adapting to military life; this leads to some comical scenes. The Russian Army are visiting the Academy to engage in War Games and this too leads to some comical scenes. I won't spoil the end scenes but lessons are learnt by the recruits.

There's quite a few subplots in the movie. George Clooney plays Major Woods who is the son of the commandant of the academy-General Woods. Again,I won't spoil the plot but it is interesting.

All in all, a great film. Highly recommended.

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