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Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
37K
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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.

  • Director
    • Alan Myerson
  • Writers
    • Neal Israel
    • Pat Proft
    • Stephen Curwick
  • Stars
    • Bubba Smith
    • David Graf
    • Michael Winslow
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    37K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Myerson
    • Writers
      • Neal Israel
      • Pat Proft
      • Stephen Curwick
    • Stars
      • Bubba Smith
      • David Graf
      • Michael Winslow
    • 79User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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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
    • Director
      • Alan Myerson
    • Writers
      • Neal Israel
      • Pat Proft
      • Stephen Curwick
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    Storyline

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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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    Featured review
    5/10
    Not the worst of the bunch
    "Assignment: Miami Beach" is the first one in the franchise that doesn't have Steve Guttenberg, and I've got mixed feelings about that. In one way it's sort of a blessing, because we can finally spend some quality time with Lassard in this one. George Gaynes has always been the best actor of any installment's cast, so it's nice to see a sequel where everything revolves around him. Granted, all he really gets to do is have people fall over a bunch of times, but somehow he still makes it work. On the other hand, the movie clearly misses a decent "straight man" to counterbalance all the oddballs. I guess that was new guy Matt McCoy's task, but given that the guy has no screen presence whatsoever and barely made the final cut it doesn't quite work. Overall though, I didn't hate this. I mean, they do the same seven or eight bits they do in all the other ones, but here they do them on a different location! Michael Winslow does his Bruce Lee schtick for the fifth time in five movies, but now on a different location! I was sorta surprised Miami didn't have a Blue Oyster Bar, to be honest. "Police Academy 5" is not the greatest movie you'll ever see, but it'll give you about what you would expect.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Police Academy V
    • Filming locations
      • Swimming Pool, Fontainebleau Hilton Resort - 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,510,371
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,106,661
      • Mar 20, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,510,371
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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