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23 March 1984 (USA)
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Be a police officer. All you do is join the farce. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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(59 articles)
Zach Galifianakis, from Hangover to Hollywood's go-to weirdo
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Guilty pleasure!
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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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Also Known As:
Police Academy: What an Institution! (UK) (video title)
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96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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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
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This movie was the most successful film of 1984 in Germany.
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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.
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[On their way to a riot zone]
Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris: We are being sent to a safe area away from the disturbance. Our job will be to divert traffic away from the trouble zone, and to protect public property. You will have live ammunition, but there will be no call to use it - TACKLEBERRY! Do you understand, numbnuts?
Cadet Eugene Tackleberry: Yes, sir.
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Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris: We are being sent to a safe area away from the disturbance. Our job will be to divert traffic away from the trouble zone, and to protect public property. You will have live ammunition, but there will be no call to use it - TACKLEBERRY! Do you understand, numbnuts?
Cadet Eugene Tackleberry: Yes, sir.
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Soundtrack:
I'M GONNA BE SOMEBODY
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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.