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Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
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4.6/10
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Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
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The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.
IMDb RATING
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37K
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    • Alan Myerson
  • Writers
    • Neal Israel(characters creator)
    • Pat Proft(characters creator)
    • Stephen Curwick
  • Stars
    • Bubba Smith
    • David Graf
    • Michael Winslow
    • Alan Myerson
  • Writers
    • Neal Israel(characters creator)
    • Pat Proft(characters creator)
    • Stephen Curwick
  • Stars
    • Bubba Smith
    • David Graf
    • Michael Winslow
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
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    David Graf and Michael Winslow in Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
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    Bubba Smith
    Bubba Smith
    • Hightower
    David Graf
    David Graf
    • Tackleberry
    Michael Winslow
    Michael Winslow
    • Jones
    Leslie Easterbrook
    Leslie Easterbrook
    • Callahan
    Marion Ramsey
    Marion Ramsey
    • Hooks
    Janet Jones
    Janet Jones
    • Kate
    Lance Kinsey
    Lance Kinsey
    • Proctor
    Matt McCoy
    Matt McCoy
    • Nick
    G.W. Bailey
    G.W. Bailey
    • Harris
    George Gaynes
    George Gaynes
    • Lassard
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • Tony
    George R. Robertson
    George R. Robertson
    • Hurst
    Tab Thacker
    Tab Thacker
    • House
    Archie Hahn
    Archie Hahn
    • Mouse
    James Hampton
    James Hampton
    • Mayor of Miami
    Jerry Lazarus
    • Sugar
    Beans Morocco
    • Bob the Janitor
    • (as Dan Barrows)
    Dana Mark
    • Graduating Policewoman
      • Alan Myerson
    • Writers
      • Neal Israel(characters creator)
      • Pat Proft(characters creator)
      • Stephen Curwick
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    • Trivia
      Steve Guttenberg turned down the lead role and gave a firm "no" to any other Police Academy sequels that might turn up (and they did). He turned them all down. Two decades later, he expressed in an interview that he regretted turning down the chance to star in the later sequels, and was among the main people trying to make another Police Academy movie.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 21 mins) In the final chase scene, Nick and Kate both duck as Tony's boat approaches them. In the next shot, Nick and Kate are seen sitting upright while Tony's boat is making the jump.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Some dickhead is standing in my sun!

      Sgt. Nick Lassard: Oh, Captain Harris! Hey, I didn't see you there. You know, I don't think we've been introduced. My name is Nick...

      Capt. Thaddeus Harris: I don't care who you are, buttwipe. Just get out of my sun!

      Sgt. Nick Lassard: Buttwipe?

      Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Scram, sleazeball!

      Sgt. Nick Lassard: Okay, fine.

      [Leaves]

      Sgt. Nick Lassard: Buttwipe, huh? Never heard that before.

      Lt. Proctor: That was great, Sir!

      Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Proctor?

      Lt. Proctor: Yes, Sir?

      Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Now you're in my sun.

    • Alternate versions
      On Network TV versions of the film, 2 scenes are added to fill time. One scene had Captain Harris and Lieutenant Proctor arriving at the hotel in Miami with a goat they had on their airplane. One scene occurs in the Police showcase area where people are trying out various items such as pepper spray, handcuffs, and bulletproof car shields; Tony is seen talking to a friend of his named Larry. He tries to get Larry to talk Commandant Lassard into giving him the camera with the stolen diamonds in it by telling him a story of how his dead wife had a camera just like the one Lassard's carrying. Feeling pity for him, Lassard is about to hand Larry the camera until Larry asks "is there anything I could do for you in return". Lassard says yes and has Larry take an official Police fingerprint identification test. Larry's discovered to be "a known felon" and he runs off without the camera. Tony and his goons walk casually away followed by Tony getting upset and hitting a police car shield with his hand and hurting it.
    • Connections
      Edited from Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ride of the Valkyries
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Richard Wagner

    User reviews79

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    The series ran out of steam
    The first three police academies were very good silly comedy, they had some great moments were great underdog stories and made you laugh quite a bit, at least me, but by the previous one it just ran out of steam, there was nothing left in the whole Police Academy genre. This one finds a bunch more character combined with out old friends to go to Miami Beach for a convention. Was the worst of the original six. I would not recommend seeing it, although the next one wasn't all that bad.

    Steve Guttenberg being out of the series definitely made a difference and a lot of the gimmicks that made the original work were not present in this one. Part of the problem is that it went from being raucous adult comedy to a silly kid's comedy. None of the dirty humor is there anymore and that is sad. Stick with the first three those are very funny.
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    • May 27, 2007

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 1988 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Swimming Pool, Fontainebleau Hilton Resort - 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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