Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Jim Drake

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters)
Pat Proft (characters)

Release Date:

3 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Take off with the original cast... and some new civilian recruits as they take to the streets and the skies to fight crime.

Plot:

The misfit Police Academy graduates now are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Humorous Female Cop | Sergeant | Nutty Cop

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Sgt. Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith	...	Sgt. Moses Hightower
Michael Winslow	...	Sgt. Larvelle Jones
David Graf	...	Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Officer Sweetchuck
Sharon Stone	...	Claire Mattson
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Lt. Debbie Callahan
Marion Ramsey	...	Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Lance Kinsey	...	Lt. Proctor
G.W. Bailey	...	Capt. Thaddeus Harris
Bob Goldthwait	...	Officer Zed (as Bobcat Goldthwait)
George Gaynes	...	Cmndt. Eric Lassard
Derek McGrath	...	Butterworth
Scott Thomson	...	Sgt. Chad Copeland
Billie Bird	...	Mrs. Lois Feldman

Also Known As:

Citizens on Patrol: Police Academy 4 (UK) (poster title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-10 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2004) | UK:PG (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Burleigh Falls, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

A box was placed in the swimming pool for Leslie Easterbrook to stand on while filming her water safety rescue scene.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Proctor's Port-o-Potty is lowered into the stadium full of people, and the housing of the unit is lifted, leaving the base and Proctor. When the music plays, Proctor stands up and you can briefly see his underwear (which he wouldn't be wearing because he was using the toilet).

Quotes:

Cmndt. Eric Lassard: What is the most frustrating thing about police work?
Tackleberry: Not being able to carry hand grenades, sir.
Lt. Debbie Callahan: Separate locker rooms, sir.
Mahoney: Icky blue uniforms.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Wogan: (1987-07-24)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Let's Go To Heaven In My Car

Money drain

G.W. Bailey returns as Harris and we find ourself face to face with pre-Basic Instinct (dammit, pre-Total Recall!) Sharon Stone. The premise is a rerun of the second film - the 'Citizens On Patrol' bit allows the incorporation of the recruitment/training idea from the previous sequel.

David Graf has now positioned himself as one of the favourite characters in the franchise. This is basically because he can act a bit. Concealed behind his warped, pyromanic character he also knows that when it's all over he can emerge without having compromised himself as, by now, Guttenberg knows he has done. I expect that Guttenberg wasn't sufficiently dejected not to make sure he got paid well for it all this time. 1/10