Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.

Directors:

Jerry Paris, James Signorelli (uncredited)

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters created by), Pat Proft (characters created by)

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith	...	Hightower
David Graf	...	Tackleberry
Michael Winslow	...	Larvell Jones
Bruce Mahler	...	Doug Fackler
Marion Ramsey	...	Laverne Hooks
Colleen Camp	...	Kirkland
Howard Hesseman	...	Pete Lassard
Art Metrano	...	Lt. Mauser
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Lassard
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Zed (as Bob Goldthwait)
Julie Brown	...	Chloe
Peter Van Norden	...	Vinnie Schtulman
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Merchant
Ed Herlihy	...	Dooley

Storyline

Mahoney and friends have graduated from the Police Academy (1984) and are issued with their first assignments. As before, their cheerfulness and devotion to duty outweigh any shortcomings, but are they ready to do battle with a band graffiti daubing terrorists?

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Plot Keywords:

blonde | cleavage | voyeur | public nudity | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

To protect, to serve... and make you laugh. America's funniest crimebusters are back!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Police Academy II

Filming Locations:

Old Zoo, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,675,896, 31 March 1985

Gross USA:

$55,600,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., The Ladd Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Bubba Smith, he made more money from his work on this film alone, than he had earned in ten years of playing professional football. This was due to Bubba having requested a 2 percent piece of the movie's profits, in lieu of a higher salary prior to shooting.

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Goofs

In this film, the Blue Oyster is located on Cowan Avenue. In the first movie, Mahoney mentions "it's on Howell".

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Quotes

Lt. Mauser: Any day now, Mahoney, and your little ass is mine.
Mahoney: You wanted to see me, sir?
Lt. Mauser: Mahoney, didn't your mother teach you how to knock?
Mahoney: It depends. Sir? I hope this isn't going to be too personal? I heard what you said about my little butt and I don't know how to break this to you, sir, but I'm straight.

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Alternate Versions

Fackler (Bruce Mahler) returning from the gas station restroom to find his squad car vandalized and his partner Dooley (Ed Herlihy) locked in the trunk.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Friends and Family (2016)

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Soundtracks

The Secret Is Safe
Performed by Michael Des Barres (as Michael Desbarres) & Holly Knight
Written by Michael Des Barres (as Michael Desbarres) & Nigel Harrison
Produced by Mike Chapman
Published by Careers & Tea Time Tunes & Makiki

User Reviews

The only decent sequel to the original

The first "Police academy" wasn't exactly the most intellectual or most endearing of films. It did however provide a good fun and was a box office success. It grossed over 100 million dollars , so a sequel wasn't really a surprise. I don't really think that there was any potential to make a good comedy series here , but that's Hollywood. They should stop with this one. The rest movies of the series are just embarrassing.

"Police academy 2: Their first assignment" takes the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. It was quickly rushed into production to capitalize on the successful first film. This movie is rated PG-13 and it's kinda sad that they toned down the raunchy humor and crude manners. It's obviously not as fresh or funny as the original , but it has it's moments.

Jerry Paris replaces Hugh Wilson as the director and there are new writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield. The score is once again by Robert Folk. The old characters are back - Mahoney, Tackleberry, Hightower, Hooks, Fackler, Jones, and Commandant Lassard. We are introduced to an array of new characters such as Lt. Mauser , Proctor , Pete Lassard , Sweetchuck , Zed , Vinnie and Kirkland. The filmmakers sure had the knack for creating memorable funny characters. Bobcat Goldthwait is sometimes funny and sometimes annoying with his nervous voice and ticks. Peter Van Norden shines as the gross-out cop who eats anything and Tim Kazurinsky is just adorable as the unlucky merchant. Other characters both old and new are also entertaining.

The best jokes ? The opening of this film having a guy locking up his store , Michael Winslow's Bruce Lee impersonation , forced anal inspection , Sweetchuck constantly terrorized by Zed, the subplot with Tackleberry finding the girl of his dreams. If you liked the first one you should have some fun with this one too. Everything else is practically the same, and more of it.

The thing about this movie as compared to the sequels is that this one is funny (at least sometimes). After this one the movies went completely downhill. I give it 4/10.