Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)

Director:

Alan Myerson

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters creator) &
Pat Proft (characters creator) ...
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Release Date:

18 March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Hold everything! The cadets are dropping in on Miami Beach for an all new adventure.

Plot:

The old captain Lassard, chief of the police academy, goes to Florida to receive an award. In the city...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Limbo | Miami Beach | Diamonds

Cast

Bubba Smith	...	Sgt. Moses Hightower
David Graf	...	Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow	...	Sgt. Larvelle Jones
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Lt. Debbie Callahan
Marion Ramsey	...	Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Janet Jones	...	Officer Kate
Lance Kinsey	...	Lt. Proctor
Matt McCoy	...	Sgt. Nick Lassard
G.W. Bailey	...	Captain Thaddeus Harris
George Gaynes	...	Cmndt. Eric Lassard
Rene Auberjonois	...	Tony
George R. Robertson	...	Commissioner Henry J. Hurst
Tab Thacker	...	Officer Thomas 'House' Conklin
Archie Hahn	...	Mouse
James Hampton	...	Mayor of Miami
Jerry Lazarus	...	Sugar
Dan Barrows	...	Bob the Janitor
Dana Mark	...	Graduating Policewoman
Richard Jasen	...	Kid with Toy Plane
Ruth Farley	...	Airport Information
Kathryn Graf	...	Stewardess #1
Via Van Ness	...	Stewardess #2
Alan Myerson	...	Cigar Smoker (as A.L. Meat)
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Commissioner Murdock
Arthur Edwards	...	Thief in Drag
Jeff Gillen	...	Thief's Victim
Susan Hatfield	...	Mayor's Wife
Ed Kovens	...	Dempsey
Tom Kouchalakos	...	Manny
Ruben Rabasa	...	Julio
Angelo Reno	...	Pete
Scott Weinger	...	Shark Attack Kid
Pam Bogart	...	Harris' Pick-Up
Toni Crabtree	...	Activities Announcer
Nelson Oramas	...	Crowd Control Cop
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Shooting Range Cop
Joni Siani	...	TV Interviewer
Jeff Breslauer	...	News Photographer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Bruce	...	Academy Cadet (uncredited)
Michael J. Carnevale	...	Resort / Beach Guest (uncredited)
Alex Edlin	...	Blonde Dempsey Henchman with Mustache (uncredited)
Joe Hess	...	Martial Arts Opponent in Blue Shirt (uncredited)
Ronald Lang	...	Police Office Cadet (uncredited)
Richard Lester	...	Graduation Ceremony VIP (uncredited)
Jeff Moldovan	...	Dempsey Henchman with Mustache (uncredited)
Jerry O'Connell	...	Kid at Beach (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Gerald Owens	...	Nervous Man on Airplane (uncredited)
Kathy Pefferkorn	...	Girl on Beach (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Myerson

Writing credits
Neal Israel		(characters creator) &
Pat Proft		(characters creator)
Stephen Curwick		(written by) (as Stephen J. Curwick)

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

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
James Pergola		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hubert C. de la Bouillerie		(as Hubert C. De La Bouillerie)

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion
Brad Davis

Production Design by
Trevor Williams

Set Decoration by
Don K. Ivey		(as Don Ivey)

Costume Design by
Robert Musco

Makeup Department
Marie Del Russo	....	makeup artist
Diane Johnson	....	hair stylist: second unit
Elizabeth Lambert	....	makeup artist: second unit (as Beth Lambert)
Mary Ann Valdes	....	hair stylist
Mark Wittenberg	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Chuck Rowley	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Baker	....	first assistant director
Carla Brand Breitner	....	second assistant director (as Carla Breitner)
Ricou Browning	....	second unit director
Jodi Ehrlich	....	second assistant director
Marty P. Ewing	....	first assistant director (as Marty Ewing)
Cary Gordon	....	second assistant director
David Kahler	....	second second assistant director
Chuck Rowley	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Harold Collins	....	construction coordinator
Jose Duarte	....	scenic artist
Bill Hamilton	....	property master: second unit
Richard Helfritz	....	property master (as Richard A. Helfritz)

Sound Department
Gordon Daniel	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Dillon	....	sound editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Denis Dutton	....	sound editor
David Hawkins	....	sound editor
Michael Jiron	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dean G. Manly	....	assistant sound editor (as Dean Manly)
Horace Manzanares	....	assistant sound editor
Gilbert D. Marchant	....	sound editor (as Gilbert Marchant)
Ron Scelza	....	sound
Allen L. Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Allen Stone)
Howard Warren	....	sound mixer
Scott Warren	....	boom operator
Richard Weaver	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects
Bob Cooper	....	special effects (as Robert Cooper)
Roy L. Downey	....	special effects (as Roy Downey)
James Harris	....	special effects technician
Bruce E. Merlin	....	special weapon effects
Kenneth Wheatley	....	model maker: shark

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunts
Tom Bahr	....	stunts
Sharon Bailey	....	stunts (as Sharron K. Bailey)
Mindy Branston	....	stunts
Alonzo Brown	....	stunts (as Alonzo Brown Sr.)
Courtney Brown	....	stunts
Kelly Browning	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunts (as Bud George Davis)
Mike De Luna	....	stunts
Joseph R. Del Campo	....	stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan	....	stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon)
Eddie Edenfield	....	stunts
Alex Edlin	....	stunts (as Alexander Edlin)
Arthur Edwards	....	stunts
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunts (as Bobby Foxworth)
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Mike Gonzalez	....	stunts
Joe Hess	....	stunts (as Joseph C. Ness)
Steve Holladay	....	stunts
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Hymes	....	stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Tracy Lyn Keehn)
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts (as Rick LeFevour)
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Cindy Malesci	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John McLaughlin	....	stunts (as Big John McLaughlin)
Jeff Moldovan	....	stunts
David Monk	....	stunts
Ron Oliney	....	stunts
Bill Orsini	....	stunts
Candice Orsini	....	stunts (as Candi Orsini)
Carol Rees	....	stunts
J.N. Roberts	....	stunts
Wink Roberts	....	stunts
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Sharon Schaffer	....	stunts
Mel Scott	....	stunts
Troy Shirley	....	stunts
Fred M. Waugh	....	stunts (as Fred Waugh)

Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber	....	first assistant camera (as Bill Barber)
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Jerry G. Callaway	....	director of photography: second unit (as Jerry Callaway)
James Coe	....	still photographer
Jack Lee Gary	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Jack Gary)
Robert Heine	....	second assistant camera (as Bob Heine)
Ron Kunecke	....	musco light operator
James Latham	....	best boy
James Latham	....	key grip: second unit
Ben Lowe Jr.	....	key grip (as Ben Lowe)
William McConnell	....	first assistant camera (as Bill McConnell)
William McConnell	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Bill McConnell)
Walter G. Morris Jr.	....	chief lighting technician (as Walter Morris Jr.)
Patrick Morris	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Don Reddy	....	camera operator
James M. Reeves	....	electrician
Jeff Simon	....	camera operator: second unit
Bill Smalling Sr.	....	camera operator
Randy Towers	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Dee Miller	....	casting: Florida
Sue Swan	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Todd Davis	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Laurah Guillén	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ellen Dyer	....	set wardrobe: second unit
Jai Galati	....	costumer
Robert Musco	....	costume supervisor
Esther Robinson	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kurt P. Galvao	....	assistant film editor
Ben Williams	....	first assistant film editor
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Douglas M. Lackey	....	music editor (as Doug Lackey)
Stephen James Taylor	....	additional orchestrator

Transportation Department
William Foster	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jillian Amburgey	....	script supervisor
Joseph Bearman	....	production assistant
Howard Brandy	....	unit publicist
Sheila Jo Clarke	....	production secretary
Jack Cowden	....	continuity: second unit
Ty Hanson	....	production office: Los Angeles
Ellen Hofstadter	....	office assistant
Debbie Kennedy	....	weapons supervisor
Mike Kennedy	....	weapons supervisor
Joyce King	....	script supervisor
Terri Kovacic	....	production office: Los Angeles
Terri Mueller-Armitage	....	assistant: Mr. Maslanski (as Teri Mueller)
Roberta Rose	....	production accountant
Jill R. Szymanski	....	production coordinator (as Jill Szymanski)
Sharon B. Taksel	....	assistant: Mr. Myerson (as Sharon Taksel)
Phil Proctor	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents) (as Warner Bros.)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures A Warner Communications Company)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1991) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1988) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1988) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Other Companies

• Casting Directors  casting: Florida
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting (as D. Bassett & Assoc.)
• Generic Effects Studio  alligator model maker
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-10/7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Fontainebleau Hilton Resort - 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Proctor hums the "Police Academy" theme tune as he folds his paper airplane. This was not originally part of the scene. The humming was later recorded by Lance Kinsey in-studio, and was added in post-production.

Goofs:

Continuity: When golf balls continually fall out of Commandant Lassard's golf bag, there are many people who slip and fall because of them. Two of the actors who fall had no golf balls anywhere near them when they performed their pratfalls.

Quotes:

Capt. Thaddeus Harris:You'll never get away with this, you two-bit filthy scum!
Tony:What did he call me?
Mouse:Scum.
Tony:Ah. Well, perhaps you'd like to leave now.
[snaps fingers]
Tony:Mouse?
[Mouse cocks his pistol]
Capt. Thaddeus Harris:[laughs weakly] About that "filthy scum" comment...
Tony:Shut up, shark bait.
Capt. Thaddeus Harris:"Shark bait"?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

Soundtrack:

The Ride of the Valkyries

I thought they almost had it in this film.

Granted I did not think it was the best comedy ever, I just thought it came closest to being good since the second movie in the series. It had quite a few laughs to make me chuckle, the change of scenery was a nice change of pace too, and I was glad Guttenberg was gone. He was okay, but enough already with almost the entire cast in tow. I also thought the ending with the one guy being kidnapped was a welcome change from previous endings. However, it still needed more work, for one Bubba Smith was never my favorite character yet he gets to much focus now that Guttenberg is gone, the jokes are still repeated to much, and the franchise had way to many sequels in way to short a time span. Also, what is the deal with the typical Tackleberry joke in this one? In the first movie they depict him shooting a cat out of a tree and here they once again have him not shoot something, but just scare it away. I just wanted to see him open fire like he did in the first movie. Still, it had a more interesting plot than the previous two sequels and more laughs, if they maybe took a couple of years to write a story and shoot the film the movie might have been a more polished less repeated jokes movie.