The collapse of her first marriage contributed to Sharon Stone's decision to work on this movie. Of wanting to have some fun after a difficult period in her life, she said that "hanging out with a gang of comedians, it was the best therapy."
Despite being afraid of heights, David Graf agreed to be taken up in the biplane to have the necessary aerial shots filmed.
Final appearance of the Mimico Lunatic Asylum. The iconic location was used as the Academy campus in the first, third and fourth films in the series.
Bobcat Goldthwait said he had the most fun on this film and Locademia de policía 3 (1986), because he got to spend a lot of time with his friend Tim Kazurinsky (Sweetchuck).
During the scene where Capt. Harris straddles the chain link fence, G.W. Bailey's stunt double willingly took a hard fall directly onto the pavement, with no mat to protect him, other than the padding worn under his uniform.