Police Academy (1984)

A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers:

Neal Israel (screenplay), Pat Proft (screenplay),

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey

1 win.

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)

Storyline

New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!

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Plot Keywords:

police | police academy | cadet | police officer | lieutenant | 

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Taglines:

What an Institution!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Loca academia de policía

Filming Locations:

Simcoe Place, Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$81,200,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ladd Company, The, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pay close attention to the scene when Barbara is floating down river in the camera booth: Before he passes under the bridge, the booth almost flips over. That was not planned (according to the DVD commentary). It really did almost flip over.

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Goofs

Obvious stunt double (Dar Robinson) when Lt. Harris is riding the motorcycle down the street.

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Quotes

Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris: Then, Mahoney, my little pissant... you are out of the Academy forever. Get your stuff, and get out. Too bad, so sad, bye-bye.

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Connections

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

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Soundtracks

"WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
Written by Gerry Goffin (uncredited) and Carole King (uncredited)
Performed by The Shirelles
Courtesy of K-Tel Entertainment, Inc.

User Reviews

A classic of 80's

I don't understand why this movie has such a low rating on IMDb (right now it's 6.1, that isn't so bad but this movie deserves more). It's a classic comedy which is still funny even after 20 years. It always elate me. Jokes are pretty simple and even innocent compared to nowadays movies but that's probably what's good about this film because it's funny to watch to whole family. You'll fall in love with a characters and this movie itself so much that every time you'll hear a theme of Police Academy it will make you smile. If you haven't watched it yet you definitely have to do it because they don't make this kind of movies anymore.