Police Academy (1984)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers:

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

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:

Humorous Female Cop | Wig | Police | Nutty Cop | Uniform

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 28

10:00 PM

TVLAND

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Police Academy: What an Institution! (UK) (video title)
Academia de Polícia (Portugal) [pt]
Akademia policyjna (Poland) [pl]
Boja acadèmia de policia (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Loca academia de policía (Spain) [es]
Locademia de policía (Argentina) [es]
Loucademia de Polícia (Brazil) [pt]
Police Academy - Dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (West Germany) [de]
Poliisiopisto (Finland) [fi]
Polis okulu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Polisskolan (Sweden) [sv]
Politiskolen (Denmark) [da]
Rendörakadémia (Hungary) [hu]
Scuola di polizia (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 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 | West Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

While filming the obstacle course scene, the first man to scale the wall propelled himself so high that he broke one of his lower limbs upon landing.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls are following George Martin by the fire at the beach party, the third girl in line appears again as the sixth girl in line, although in the later shot she appears with more clothing than in the earlier shot.

Quotes:

Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris: You know, Mahoney, I'd like to spend the next ten weeks breaking you into little pieces. But I won't. Because you're bad. You're bad for morale, Mahoney. Oh, you look like the sweet little boy from next door. But you don't fool me, oh no. You're the devil, and you're rotten to the core, and you're ruining my chance to train some people who might make pretty good cops!

Movie Connections:

References "M*A*S*H" (1972)

Soundtrack:

PARTY

Best viewed after midnight for maximum pleasure!

Police Academy is a 'great' film! Okay it's not Oscar winning quality, no but it's one of those films with a certain 'appeal'. Yes it did brandish six more sequels which went downhill in quality! But the original is the best. It's genuinely funny and unlike the many to follow it has adult humour. It's probably best viewed after midnight for maximum pleasure. This brings a real mix of the 'finest' raw recruits desperate to be police officers, pick of the bunch would be Mahoney signing up with the intention to get booted out! or there's ex-florist and huge mantle Hightower, who could end all crime himself! There's the womanising George Martin. The excellent Lesley Barbara, gun mad Tackleberry etc led by the madcap Lt. Harris and his dominating matrix Lt. Calahan, who are ably watched by the bumbling Commandant Lassard. A hooker running loose on the campus, a huge riot, not to forget Blanks and Copeland and of course the BLUE OYSTER bar! Fantastic! 8/10