Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

The misfit Police Academy (1984) graduates now are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets.

Director:

Jim Drake

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters), Pat Proft (characters)

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Mahoney
Bubba Smith	...	Hightower
Michael Winslow	...	Jones
David Graf	...	Tackleberry
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Sweetchuck
Sharon Stone	...	Claire Mattson
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Callahan
Marion Ramsey	...	Hooks
Lance Kinsey	...	Proctor
G.W. Bailey	...	Captain Harris
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Zed
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Lassard
Derek McGrath	...	Butterworth
Scott Thomson	...	Copeland
Billie Bird	...	Mrs. Feldman

Storyline

A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.

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Plot Keywords:

cleavage | blonde | voyeur | police academy | fourth part | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Police Academy IV

Filming Locations:

Gator Bowl Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,482,487, 5 April 1987

Gross USA:

$28,061,343

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2015, G.W. Bailey was asked if any of the stunts from his Police Academy appearances had ever gone wrong. He reflected upon this film, and the scene dealing with the German shepherd that appeared to bite his crotch area. He said that the dog was only supposed to nuzzle in the general area, but it was actually a little more aggressive, of which Bailey reflected as a close call.

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Goofs

When House sits on the bench, catapulting Sweetchuck into the basketball hoop, a wide shot shows that the bench is several feet away from the wall where the basketball hoop is, making it impossible to enter the hoop from underneath at that position.

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Quotes

Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry: You want to become one with the gun. Feel the gun, caress the gun until it's a living, breathing, vibrating extension of yourself.
Mahoney: I look for the same in a woman.

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Alternate Versions

On the TBS TV Version, there is an extra scene with Sharon Stone (Claire Mattson) and Steve Guttenberg (Mahoney) that is not in the theatrical version or the video version. In this added scene, Mahoney comes over to Claire's house to chat with her for a bit and check up on the dog, Clarence.

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Connections

Referenced in The Jack and Triumph Show: Triumph Comes Home (2015)

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Soundtracks

Marines' Hymn
(uncredited)
Music by Jacques Offenbach from "Geneviève de Brabant"

User Reviews

Adult gags and Juvenile gags do not mix.

This is a hard Academy movie to define. The humour is generally more smutty, keeping up the standards of the original, yet it also has awful gags about people slipping on skateboards and pidgeons secreting on policemen's shoulders. There are also jokes about farting, a sure sign of desperation. On the plus side, we see the return of G.W.Bailey as Captain Harris. That's about it on the plus side. The whole film looks rushed and is mostly set at night or on grey skied days that make it look awful. Not a pleasant film to watch. However, the public, including myself, flocked to see it. But, hey, you don't know what you're gonna get until you have paid your admission.