Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters created by) &
Pat Proft (characters created by) ...
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Release Date:

29 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Watch out! They've got to clean up the worst crime district in the world. But that's no problem. They're the worst police force in the universe.

Plot:

When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Gang | Revenge | Recruit

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Officer Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith	...	Officer Moses Hightower
David Graf	...	Officer Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow	...	Officer Larvell Jones
Bruce Mahler	...	Officer Douglas Fackler
Marion Ramsey	...	Officer Laverne Hooks
Colleen Camp	...	Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland
Howard Hesseman	...	Captain Peter 'Pete' Lassard
Art Metrano	...	Lt. / Captain Mauser
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Lassard
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Zed (as Bob Goldthwait)
Julie Brown	...	Chloe
Peter Van Norden	...	Officer Vinnie Schtulman
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Merchant
Ed Herlihy	...	Officer Dooley
Sandy Ward	...	Sistrunk
Lance Kinsey	...	Sgt. Proctor
Christopher Jackson	...	Mojo
Church Ortiz	...	Flacko
George R. Robertson	...	Chief Henry J. Hurst
Arthur Batanides	...	Old Max Kirkland
Jackie Joseph	...	Mrs. Kirkland
Andrew Paris	...	Bud Kirkland
Monica Parker	...	Nana
Kenji Shintani	...	Japanese Chef (as Kenji Shintani of Benihana)
Jennifer Darling	...	Mayor
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Mom in Mercedes
Jason Hervey	...	Brat
Diana Bellamy	...	Nurse
Julie Paris	...	Checkout Girl
Debra Dusay	...	Preppy Girl
Jim Boyce	...	Preppy Guy
Tim Haldeman	...	Tim
Bert Williams	...	Bartender
Pamela Matheson	...	Slit
Bufort McClerkins	...	Gang Member (as Bufort L. McClerkins Jr.)
Conrad Hurtt	...	Gas Station Attendant
William Yamadera	...	Greengrocer
Morris Beers	...	Crook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
G.W. Bailey	...	Wedding guest (uncredited)
Rich Hall	...	Street Punk (uncredited)
Anissa Jones	...	Buffy on 'Family Affair' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Whitaker	...	Jody on 'Family Affair' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Jerry Paris

Writing credits
Neal Israel		(characters created by) &
Pat Proft		(characters created by)
Barry W. Blaustein		(written by) (as Barry Blaustein) &
David Sheffield		(written by)

Produced by
John Goldwyn	....	executive producer
Leonard C. Kroll	....	co-producer (as Leonard Kroll)
Paul Maslansky	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
James Crabe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bob Wyman

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by
Trevor Williams

Set Decoration by
Robert C. Furginson		(as Bob Furginson)
Dennis W. Peeples		(as Dennis Peeples)

Costume Design by
Bernie Pollack

Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums	....	makeup artist (as Steve Abrums)
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist
Dorothea Long	....	hair stylist
Elizabeth Rabe	....	second hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Sascha Schneider	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Heitzer	....	first assistant director (as Don Heitzer)
Sandra M. Middleton	....	second assistant director
Roger Joseph Pugliese	....	first assistant director
Jeff Stolow	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mike Garcia	....	lead man
Larry Johnson	....	set dresser
Richard Lind	....	construction coordinator
Tom Miller	....	assistant property master (as Thomas Miller)
Steve Nelson	....	set dresser
Sal Sommatino	....	property master
Serge Genitempo	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Drew Struzan	....	poster artist (uncredited)
Randal Woodward	....	lead painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stuart Chasmar	....	sound editor (as Stu Chasmar)
Gail Clark Burch	....	adr editor (as Gail Clark)
Ringo De Van Nuys	....	boom operator
Dennis Diltz	....	sound editor
Dan Finnerty	....	sound editor
Edward Hirsch	....	sound editor (as Ed Hirsch)
Michael Jiron	....	re-recording mixer
Adam Johnston	....	assistant sound editor
Dale Johnston	....	supervising sound editor
David Kelson	....	sound recordist
Charles McCann	....	sound editor (as Charels W. McCann)
Bill Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Tom Ruff	....	adr mixer
Allen L. Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Allen Stone)
Richard Weaver	....	rerecording mixer
Dan Harville	....	post-production sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
James Fredburg	....	special effects
John J. Hawkins	....	special effects
Richard Ratliff	....	special effects coordinator
John Robles	....	special effects (as John B. Robles)
Steve Wolke	....	special effects (as Steven Wolke)

Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (as Daniel Barringer)
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (as Kenneth Bates)
Ted Duncan	....	stunts
Joe Dunne	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Elmore	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (as Hubie Kerns)
David LeBell	....	stunts (as David Lebell)
Tom Morga	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Victor Paul	....	stunts
Bernie Pock	....	stunts (as Bernhard Pock)
Karen Price	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Angelo Reno	....	stunts
Wink Roberts	....	stunts
Dar Robinson	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (as Thomas Rosales)
Bill M. Ryusaki	....	stunts (as Bill Ryusaki)
Brian J. Williams	....	stunts (as Brian Williams)
Cindy Wills	....	stunts
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard J. Beban	....	second camera assistant
Mike Benson	....	camera operator (as Michael A. Benson)
John W. Brumshagen	....	gaffer (as John Brumshagen)
Tom Cox	....	best boy (as Thomas P. Cox)
Johnny London Jr.	....	grip (as John London Jr.)
John London	....	key grip (as John E. London)
Elliott Marks	....	still photographer
Tom May	....	best boy (as Tom May II)
Tom D. May	....	best boy (as Tom May II)
Dennis McLean	....	dolly grip
Glen Noorda	....	grip
Joseph E. Thibo	....	first camera assistant
Alex Rodriguez	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Dennis Young	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tom Dickason	....	wardrobe
Kathy O'Rear	....	wardrobe
Nick Scarano	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutting
Don Guidice	....	additional editing
Jack Harnish	....	additional editing
Christopher Kroll	....	assistant film editor
Kristin McCray	....	assistant film editor (as Kristen McCray)
Richard Ritchie	....	color timer
Ben Williams	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Christopher Brooks	....	music editor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Paula Spang	....	music coordinator
David Chackler	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bob Hendrix	....	transportation coordinator
Ed Wirth	....	transportation captain (as Eddie Wirth)

Other crew
Rob Bloch	....	dog trainer
Kenneth E. Fix	....	location manager (as Kenneth Fix)
Patricia Johnson	....	publicist
Kevin Jones	....	production associate
Uriy Kuztnetsov	....	production associate
Kelliann Ladd	....	production associate
Kim Lindemeon	....	dog trainer (as Kim Lindemoen)
Dolores Morris	....	assistant: Mr. Paris
Ray Quiroz	....	script supervisor
Susan Roether	....	production secretary
Richard Rosenberg	....	location manager
Jan Tucker	....	craft service (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (as Warner Bros. Pictures A TimeWarner Company)
• Ladd Company, The (presents) (as The Ladd Company)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros (1985) (USA) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros A Warner Communications Company)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Films (1985) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Atmosphere Agency  extra casting (as The Atmosphere Agency)
• Critters of the Cinema  animals supplied by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music (uncredited)
• Viacom Enterprises  "Family Affair" clip courtesy of
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

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Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1985) | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:18A | UK:PG (theatrical rating) (cut by 1 sec) | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2004) | UK:15 (video rating: Police Academy 2) (1985) | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12 (tv rating)

Filming Locations:

3rd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

In the scene where Mahoney meets some of Zed's gang members while undercover, a Russian dirty word is written among the graffiti on a phone booth.

Goofs:

Continuity: Around the middle of the movie when Officer Jones is fighting in the "Bruce Lee" scene, the clerk unloading the produce from the truck is seen sitting in an upright position when the camera is focused on him, but is seen in a slouching position when he is in the background of the fight scene.

Quotes:

Lt. Mauser:Let me see your piece. Why isn't there any ammo in here?
Officer Hooks:I was afraid it would go off.
Lt. Mauser:Oh, you were afraid it would go off were you? That's one on Hooks

Movie Connections:

References Pac-Man (1980) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Dirty Work

fantastic

Police Academy 2: Their first assignment i think was another fantastic movie. The actors and the actresses were fantastic in this movie, just like the first police academy movie. This 2nd police academy movie was made in 1985, i give this movie 10 out of 10.