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23 March 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
The new police recruits. Call them slobs. Call them jerks. Call them gross. - Just don't call them when you're in trouble. morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Guttenberg Wants ‘3 Men and a Bride’ (From newsinfilm. 5 November 2009, 6:06 PM, PST)
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Revenge of the 80's: The franchise film! more (103 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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) |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
96 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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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:14AFun Stuff
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According to an interview in Entertainment Weekly, Tom Hanks, Michael Keaton and Judge Reinhold were considered for the role of Mahoney. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Hightower pushes the car over, you can see the hoist pushing it. moreQuotes:
Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris: You make me sick.Carey Mahoney: Thank you, sir. I make everybody sick.
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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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