Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

The alumni of Commandant Lassard's Police Academy return to the school to train new recruits and prevent its closure.

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters creator), Pat Proft (characters creator),

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Sgt. Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith	...	Sgt. Moses Hightower
David Graf	...	Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow	...	Sgt. Larvelle Jones
Marion Ramsey	...	Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Lt. Debbie Callahan
Art Metrano	...	Commandant Mauser
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Cadet Sweetchuck
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Cadet Zed
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Eric Lassard
Shawn Weatherly	...	Cadet Karen Adams
Scott Thomson	...	Sgt. Chad Copeland
Brant von Hoffman	...	Sgt. Kyle Blanks (as Brant Van Hoffman)
Bruce Mahler	...	Sgt. Douglas Fackler
Ed Nelson	...	Governor Neilson

Storyline

When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...

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Plot Keywords:

police | police academy | sequel | nudity | boxing | 

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Taglines:

Run for cover!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Academia de Polícia 3: De Volta aos Treinos

Filming Locations:

Long Island Sound, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$43,579,163 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Police Academy Productions, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

During the song by Sgt. Hooks and Lt. Callahan at the Policeman's Ball, the camera alternates between shots of Lassard's cadets having fun while Mauser's cadets stay in their seats and show no emotion. When it goes to a wide shot of the room, you see Mauser's cadets dancing.

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Quotes

Cadet Zed: Get out of my way!

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Connections

Referenced in Home and Away: Episode #1.122 (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Wounded In Love"
Written by Lauren Wood and Rick Chudacoff
Performed by Lauren Wood

User Reviews

Basically the same thing as one and two combined.

Yes, combine the first two movies take away most of the cussing and raunchy jokes and you have the start of the very stale Police Academy sequels. I enjoyed the first two films, and I will say this one had some laughs, but way to much wrong with it to be considered even an okay film. The only redeeming factor is that once again G.W. Bailey is absent and the more funnier Mauser is in this one with his assistant Proctor. They made for most of the humor and Mauser's absence in the next film stands out to me. The story has two police academies in an area and one of them is to be shut down. Mauser is in charge of one, and granted how did he get an academy since the last movie is a rather good question. One wonders is this supposed to be a sequel and for the most part other than this strange turn it seems to be. Most of the jokes have been done, Bobcat is back and you wonder why. He was good in the last movie, in this one his presence is overkill. I thought how Mahoney in the first film got into the academy there is no way Bobcat could have. So all in all the start of very weak sequels and you will begin to know the jokes by heart.