Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)

Director:

Peter Bonerz

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

10 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

THE FUNNIEST COPS ARE FUNNIER THAN EVER! They're Undercover To Unmask The Mastermind of Crime!

Plot:

Those bumbling cadets take to the streets when three inept goons successfully orchestrate a metropolitan crime wave.

Plot Keywords:

Commandant | Police | Captain | City | Police Academy

Cast

Bubba Smith	...	Lt. Moses Hightower
David Graf	...	Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow	...	Sgt. Larvelle Jones
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Capt. Debbie Callahan
Marion Ramsey	...	Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Lance Kinsey	...	Lt. Proctor
Matt McCoy	...	Sgt. Nick Lassard
Bruce Mahler	...	Sgt. Douglas Fackler
G.W. Bailey	...	Captain Harris
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Lassard
Kenneth Mars	...	The Mayor / The Mastermind
Gerrit Graham	...	Ace
George R. Robertson	...	Commissioner Hurst
Brian Seeman	...	Flash
Darwyn Swalve	...	Ox

Runtime:

84 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 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

4th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This is the last time we see Hightower, Hooks, Nick Lassard, Sgt. Fackler, Hurst and Proctor. Although, Hightower and Hurst did reprise their roles in two separate guest spots on "Police Academy: The Series" (1997).

Goofs:

Continuity: The position of the fire hydrant next to Wendell P. Farnsworth's car before it is towed.

Quotes:

Ox: Knock, knock!
Sergeant Moses Hightower: Who's there?
Ox: Buu!
Sergeant Moses Hightower: Buu, who?
Ox: Quit crying! This will be over in a moment!
[Hightower lets go of Ox]
Sergeant Moses Hightower: Fighting is one thing, but bad jokes is where I draw the line!
[Hightower hits Ox and knocks him out]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

Tutti Frutti

City Under Siege

Finally, almost done with the Police Academy sequels, I finished the 6th movie in the series, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, now this movie by no means is the worst movie ever, but it's the weaker of the movies and disappoints more than makes you laugh. With the earlier sequels, I've been surprised, with all the low ratings, I still was laughing at the movies, just because I think people were taking the movies too seriously or comparing too much to the original Police Academy. Now the last Police Academy may not have had Mahony, Steve Guttenberg's character, but it still made me laugh, but I miss the old gang, they were what made the sequels a lot of fun. I also once again missed Zed and Sweetchuck, certain characters just made these movies into fun comedies, but City Under Siege tries too hard.

The class is back together to save the city from jewelery thieves, but the plot thickens when they find out that the leader of the gang is connected with the police. But of course Harris is after all the credit of making the bust on the jewelery thieves and taking the credit, even by mocking the old class that always pull something over their heads. But they find out that there is something deeper than just having the jewels, the thieves are going to own this town unless the police academy stops them.

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege still delivers some really good laughs here and there, you always have to love the pranks the class pulls on Harris, G.W. Baily plays them off so well and makes the memorable. Also you have to love Bubba Smith who is the classic big guy you just don't wanna mess with. But as far as the sequels go, this was without a doubt the weaker, from what I understand Mission in Moscow is the worst, so I'm going to do my best to have faith and just hope the series ends with a bang. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, I recommend it if you are looking to see the series, but as a comedy, it's just alright.

3/10