Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Director:

Jerry Paris

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters creator) &
Pat Proft (characters creator) ...
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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 | Bad Cop | Third Part | Helicopter

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	...	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
Debralee Scott	...	Cadet Fackler
Lance Kinsey	...	Capt. Proctor
Brian Tochi	...	Cadet Elvis Nogata
Andrew Paris	...	Cadet Bud Kirkland
George R. Robertson	...	Chief Henry J. Hurst
Georgina Spelvin	...	The Hooker
David Huband	...	Cadet Hedges
R. Christopher Thomas	...	Cadet Baxter #1
David James Elliott	...	Cadet Baxter #2 (as David Elliott)
Arthur Batanides	...	Mr. Kirkland
Jack Creley	...	Mr. Bellows
Rita Tuckett	...	Ms. Tyler
Chas Lawther	...	Mr. Delaney
Lyn Jackson	...	Ms. Click
Mary Ann Coles	...	Mrs. Hurst
Sam Stone	...	Cabbie
Grant Cowan	...	Line-Up Room Victim
Bruce Pirie	...	Line-Up Room Cop
Doug Lennox	...	Axe Murderer
Theo Caesar	...	Tommy (as Teddy Abner)
Susan DeRyck	...	Basketball Player
Marcia Watkins	...	Cadet Sarah
Pam Hyatt	...	Sarah's Mother
Fran Gebhard	...	Woman at Cafe
Les Nirenberg	...	Man with Cigar
Gloria Summers	...	Maid
Fred Livingstone	...	Elderly Man
Gladys O'Connor	...	Woman at Phone Booth
Elias Zarou	...	Hotel Manager
Gary Flanagan	...	Bartender
Pierre Berube	...	Boy on Bicycle
Peter Colvey	...	Gang Member #1
Alex Pauljuk	...	Gang Member #2
Tye Tyukodi	...	Purse Snatcher (as Anton Tyukodi)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Frenette	...	Karate Instructor (uncredited)
T.J. Scott	...	Robber (uncredited)

Directed by
Jerry Paris

Writing credits
Neal Israel		(characters creator) &
Pat Proft		(characters creator)
Gene Quintano		(written by)

Produced by
Paul Maslansky	....	producer
Donald L. West	....	associate producer (as Donald West)

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
Robert Saad		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bud Molin

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by
Trevor Williams

Art Direction by
Rhiley Fuller
Dennis Davenport		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Sean Kirby

Costume Design by
Aleida MacDonald

Makeup Department
Ken Brooke	....	makeup artist
Albert Paradis	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Suzanne Lore	....	unit production manager
Jack Roe	....	production manager: second unit, United States

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M. James Arnett	....	second unit director
Bill Bannerman	....	third assistant director
Rocco Gismondi	....	second assistant director
Bob Roe	....	second assistant director: second unit, United States
Jack Roe	....	first assistant director: second unit, United States
David A. Starke	....	assistant director: second unit (as David Starke)
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tory Bellingham	....	set dresser
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	property master (as John Berger)
Willi Holst	....	scenic artist
Paul Theodore	....	construction supervisor
Dan Wladyka	....	assistant property master
Serge Genitempo	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Drew Struzan	....	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gail Clark Burch	....	adr editor (as Gail Clark)
Michael Jiron	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dale Johnston	....	supervising sound editor
David Lee	....	production sound mixer
Allen L. Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Allen Stone)
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Richard Weaver	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Harville	....	post-production sound designer (uncredited)
John Motyer	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Tom Ruff	....	post-production sound mixer (uncredited)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Arthur Langevin	....	special effects technician
Eric Roberts	....	special effects
Cliff Wenger	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Réal Andrews	....	stunts (as Real Andrews)
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
Shane Cardwell	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Peter Cox	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Rick Forsayeth	....	stunts
Johnny Goar	....	stunts (as John Goar)
Romo Gorrara	....	stunts
Ted Hanlan	....	stunts
Ed Hellier	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Zuma Jay	....	stunts
Debbie Kirby	....	stunts
Dennis Lundin	....	stunts (as Denis Christensen)
Gene Mack	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Terry McGauran	....	stunts
Peter McKernan	....	stunts (as Peter J. McKernan)
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
Jean-Guy Normand	....	stunts (as Jean Guy Normand)
Alan Oliney	....	stunt coordinator
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts (as Allison Reid)
Angelo Reno	....	stunts
David Rigby	....	stunts
Wink Roberts	....	stunts
Sheila Rutanen	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
T.J. Scott	....	stunts
Brad Southworth	....	stunts
Colin Steadman	....	stunts
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunts (as John Stoneham)
Linda May Stricklin	....	stunts
Steve W. Stricklin	....	stunts
Charles A. Tamburro	....	stunts (as Chuck Tamburro)
Chris Tyler	....	stunts
Tye Tyukodi	....	stunts
Tony Young	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Tuck	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Angelo Colavecchia	....	second assistant camera (as Angelo Colavechia)
Tony Eldridge	....	best boy
Henri Fiks	....	camera operator: second unit
Ron Gillham	....	key grip
Ángel González	....	camera operator (as Angel Gonzales)
Glen Goodchild	....	best boy
Manfred Guthe	....	additional photographer: second unit (as Fred Guthe)
Chris Holmes	....	gaffer
Gordon Langevin	....	camera operator: second unit (as Gord Langevin)
Rexford L. Metz	....	camera operator: second unit, United States (as Rex Metz)
Neil Seale	....	camera operator
Kerry Smart	....	first assistant camera
David Whittaker	....	still photographer
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maria Armstrong	....	casting: Canada
Ross Clydesdale	....	casting: Canada
Mark Holub	....	casting associate
Peter Lavender	....	extras casting: Canada
Sue Swan	....	casting coordinator (as Sue Swann)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary McCready	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Kelly G. Crawford	....	assistant film editor
Stephen R. Myers	....	assistant film editor (as Stephen Myers)
Ben Williams	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Tena Clark	....	musical supervisor
Don Davis	....	additional orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
David Chackler	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Stuart Hughes	....	transportation coordinator
Greg O'Hara	....	driver captain

Other crew
Benita Allen	....	assistant to producer
Toni Blay	....	production secretary
Howard Brandy	....	unit publicist
Michael Brownstone	....	location manager
Marty Epp	....	paramedic
Jean Frenette	....	karate expert
Dolores Morris	....	assistant: Mr. Paris
Terri Mueller-Armitage	....	assistant: Mr. Maslansky (as Teri Mueller)
Robert Petrovicz	....	production assistant
Alexandra Raffe	....	production coordinator (as Alexandra Raffé)
Wendie Siford	....	production accountant
Elaine Yarish	....	script supervisor
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial coordinator/pilot (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Police Academy Productions
• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents) (as Warner Bros.)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Entertainment (1986) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Other Companies

• Kaleidoscope Films  end title montage
• Pacific Title  titles
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Sound FX  sound editing
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

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 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | 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:

It took Leslie Easterbrook (Callahan) four hours just to learn how to start one of the jet skis for the final chase scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Hightower and Mahoney help Nogata and Adams from the cab driver, the cab starts but doesn't drive off. The cab disappears when Adams walks off.

Quotes:

Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry:Excuse me sir, this is a non-smoking area. I'm gonna' have to ask you to distinguish that cigar.
Man with Cigar:Drop dead! I'll put it out when I'm finished.
Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry:You'll put it out now mister!
[Tackleberry fires a crossbow bolt into the cigar]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Wogan: Episode dated 24 July 1987" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Luv Got Me Dancen On My Kneez

quick reviews!

Here we go…I don't care what anyone says, this is funny. Yes the series gets worse with each film, but any of the first 4 are better than any American Pie, or any teen comedy ever. The characters have already been established, with the main additions being Bobcat Goldthwaite as Zed, who is endlessly funny, and Mauser as the rival Cmndt. Plot? There are two Police Academies; one must close so a series of competitions are set up to see which is better. Mauser recruits Copeland and Banks from Lassard's school as traitors, but Mahoney and crew eventually prove the better. But these movies are not about plot. Some would say they're not about comedy, or anything else, but as a kid, nothing made me laugh more than these films. And they still do. Jones makes loads of noises, Tackleberry watches his in laws punch each other, Mahoney makes his usual comments, but Zed and Procter are my favourites here. The Blue Oyster Bar is back, and other scenes that keep me laughing are the arrival of Sweetchuck to the Academy, crashing into the car, and Zed singing to make a door fall. I see why people find these completely irritating, but I'm pis*ing myself thinking about them. While I was reading some of the (mostly negative) reviews of this, where people were slagging off the parts they didn't find funny, I was in stitches. May say something about me-but that's something I'm not ashamed of.

8 out of 10