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:

Action | 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 | Sequel To Cult Favorite

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	....	rerecording 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	....	rerecording 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
Robert Elmore	....	stunts (as Bob Elmore)
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
David Chackler	....	music supervisor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Paula Spang	....	music coordinator
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. Pictures (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. Entertainment (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros A Warner Communications Company)
• Argentina Video Home (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• 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

Also Known As:

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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) | 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)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Michael Winslow (Jones), David Graf (Tackleberry) and George Gaynes (Cmdnt. Lassard) are the only actors who appeared in all 7 Police Academy movies. Winslow even goes a step beyond this, as he is the only actor to not only appear in all 7 Police Academy movies, but also had a regular role on "Police Academy: The Series" (1997).

Goofs:

Factual errors: After Tackleberry tells Mahoney that he is in love with Kathleen Kirkland, he asks him to "keep this 10-35". 10-35 is the radio code for backup, while 10-36 is the code for confidential information.

Quotes:

Greengrocer:Not on broccoli!

Movie Connections:

References Pac-Man (1980) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Thin Ice

Their First Assignment

Police Academy is such a classic, it has some of the best laughs and is just such a great time to watch it wither it's by yourself or with a group of friends. So I couldn't resist, I had to see the sequels, but I was really nervous when I kept checking all the ratings for the sequels, they're all pretty low and below average. So I was expecting Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment to be absolutely bad, but actually I did laugh quite a bit. I admit this was below what the first one was with the laughs and the story, but I felt like it was a decent follow up with the first Police Academy movie. It was cool to see the old gang back together and just having fun like they did in the first film. The story is a little weak but it's still a lot of fun to watch and has some great laughs.

A violent, well, um, if that's the right word, a violent gang has moved in on the town and are just making it into a havoc for anyone to live in. They are also making a mockery of the police, well, that's not too hard to do since they're pretty incompetent, so the chief wants a new team. He is given the class of '84, who haven't had any good jobs since they graduated, but now they are back together to get this gang out of town. At first they just end up screwing just as badly, but come together to be the best police force in town.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment in my opinion is a fun movie, I think the 4.8 rating is a little harsh, I understand the low 5's, but I think the reason why is because it is a little less than the first Police Academy movie, now of course I would say to stick with the original for right now, but I wouldn't shy you away from the sequel. Anyone who says they didn't laugh once during this movie must be lying, because the scene where they put super glue in their Sergent's shampoo was beyond hilarious, it's a classic. So just go ahead and have fun with this movie, I think you'll enjoy it.

5/10