Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters creator) &
Pat Proft (characters creator) ...

Release Date:

21 March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Run for cover!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Boxing | Bad Cops | Gay Bar

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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	...	Comdt. Mauser
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Cadet Sweetchuck
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Cadet Zed
George Gaynes	...	Comdt. Eric Lassard - Midcity Police Academy
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

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Island Sound, New York, USA

Company:

Police Academy Productions

Trivia:

During the opening credits, Mauser and Proctor stop at a railroad crossing. The train cars have painted on them the word, "CAST".

Goofs:

Errors in geography: This movie is set in the United States, but when Lassard is looking through his binoculars at the regatta, you can see the CN Tower (from Toronto Ontario Canada) in the background.

Quotes:

[Capt. Proctor accompanies Cmndt. Mauser as he observes new cadets in a line-up]
Cmndt. Mauser: ...good tall, good strong. And who might you be?
Cadet Nogata: Atochigowa Noagata, of Tochigowa, Nogatas. And is this your lovely wife?
Cmndt. Mauser: Proctor.
Capt. Proctor: Yes sir.
Cmndt. Mauser: What's the story here with Fun Manchu?
Capt. Proctor: Fu Manchu? I don't have a Fu Manchu.
Cmndt. Mauser: I'm talking about the stir-fried shrimp from outta' town.
Capt. Proctor: Oh, he's part of an international exchange programme - here to study our methods.
Cmndt. Mauser: I'm not teaching our cadets how to use a wok.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Soundtrack:

Team Thing

Still goin' strong

It's back to where it all started for the gang as they assist trainees who are as inept as they were. Squealing Goldthwait is now a wannabe cop and in a perfect idea by the screenwriter is roommated with meek little Mr. Sweetchuck, whom he terrorized throughout part 2. The most notable newcomer is Brian Tochi as the Japanese youngster obsessed with Easterbrook's breasts (who wouldnt be?). The climax is a little more exciting than in the recent films (a jet-ski chase) and is filmed very nicely. And it's odd how with each film the running time gets shorter, only 83 minutes here. But still enjoyable the third time around.