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Police Academy

  • 1984
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
145K
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POPULARITY
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319
Police Academy (1984)
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FarceRaunchy ComedySlapstickComedy

The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troubl... Read allThe mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.

  • Director
    • Hugh Wilson
  • Writers
    • Neal Israel
    • Pat Proft
    • Hugh Wilson
  • Stars
    • Steve Guttenberg
    • G.W. Bailey
    • Kim Cattrall
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    145K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,515
    319
    • Director
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Writers
      • Neal Israel
      • Pat Proft
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Stars
      • Steve Guttenberg
      • G.W. Bailey
      • Kim Cattrall
    • 227User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Steve Guttenberg
    Steve Guttenberg
    • Carey Mahoney
    G.W. Bailey
    G.W. Bailey
    • Lt. Thaddeus Harris
    Kim Cattrall
    Kim Cattrall
    • Karen Thompson
    Bubba Smith
    Bubba Smith
    • Moses Hightower
    Donovan Scott
    Donovan Scott
    • Leslie Barbara
    George Gaynes
    George Gaynes
    • Commandant Eric Lassard
    Andrew Rubin
    Andrew Rubin
    • George Martín
    David Graf
    David Graf
    • Eugene Tackleberry
    Leslie Easterbrook
    Leslie Easterbrook
    • Sgt. Debbie Callahan
    Michael Winslow
    Michael Winslow
    • Larvell Jones
    Debralee Scott
    Debralee Scott
    • Violet Fackler
    Bruce Mahler
    Bruce Mahler
    • Doug Fackler
    Ted Ross
    Ted Ross
    • Capt. Reed
    Scott Thomson
    Scott Thomson
    • Chad Copeland
    Brant von Hoffman
    Brant von Hoffman
    • Kyle Blankes
    • (as Brant Van Hoffman)
    Marion Ramsey
    Marion Ramsey
    • Laverne Hooks
    Georgina Spelvin
    Georgina Spelvin
    • Hooker
    Doug Lennox
    Doug Lennox
    • Main Bad Guy
    • Director
      • Hugh Wilson
    • Writers
      • Neal Israel
      • Pat Proft
      • Hugh Wilson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews227

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    8safenoe

    The whole cinema burst into laughter throughout

    Coincidentally Police Academy was released the same year as Nightmare on Elm Street. Anyway, I saw Police Academy in a packed cinema when it was first released, and the cinema burst into laughter big time. For those watching Police Academy on VHS, DVD or streaming, would you get the same laughs, I don't know I guess. Still, Police Academy is a classic although the sequels not so much.
    chrisjgray2000

    Very funny

    It turns out that the mayor of a city is wanting to have a better Police force and so opens up a more spaces in the Police Academy so that more people may apply. It turns out that the new applicants are a bunch of losers, wackos, and other various people that just don't fit in.

    The whole film is very funny. The characters are normal but very different making them look like complete misfits against each other. But the show is stolen by G.W. Bailey who plays the mean but brilliant Lieutenant Harris.

    The movie is a very funny and promising film that is lots of fun. ****
    10kurciasbezdalas

    A classic of 80's

    I don't understand why this movie has such a low rating on IMDb (right now it's 6.1, that isn't so bad but this movie deserves more). It's a classic comedy which is still funny even after 20 years. It always elate me. Jokes are pretty simple and even innocent compared to nowadays movies but that's probably what's good about this film because it's funny to watch to whole family. You'll fall in love with a characters and this movie itself so much that every time you'll hear a theme of Police Academy it will make you smile. If you haven't watched it yet you definitely have to do it because they don't make this kind of movies anymore.
    7mjw2305

    Bloody Good Fun

    A Group of Wannabe's and a Doesn't Wannabe, Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) Join the Police Academy in the hope of becoming respected members of the Police Force.

    There's a problem, they are with out doubt the worst bunch of wannabe's the police academy has ever seen and Carey just can't wait to get kicked out, only being there because it was the only way he could avoid jail.

    Some Truly Funny Moments and lots of memorable characters, this film is a bloody good romp, that should be enjoyed by most people.

    Too bad the sequels generally sucked big time!

    7/10
    barrybgb

    Harmless Fun

    I won't go into the details much of Police Academy, because it's quite simple and everyone should know it by now. The PA series has been around for 20 years now and we know the drill. The PA series is what it is. It's silly, totally ridiculous, but harmless fluff for clean viewing. I am not gonna write how dumb it is or how cheap it is. Why?. We already know this. Everyone knows this and has for 20 years. Writing about it just to blast it and all that and how stupid it is is kind of redundant. Uh, really?. There has never been any question, doubt, or any misconception about what these films are or like. People know what they are and they know what they are going to get when they rushed to the theater to see it or watch it now. They obviously liked the way it was and the simple, mindless fun it delivered, because if they didn't, then the movies would not of been as successful or popular as they were, or had so many made. I definitley know many scholary people who enjoy movies like this because they are fun and innocent and let you have a fun side. It's alright to like PA and any of it's sequels.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      After early test audiences responded most positively to Hightower out of all the characters, Bubba Smith was moved to second billing, just behind Steve Guttenberg.
    • Goofs
      When Captain Reed and Mahoney are in the interrogation room at the police station, Captain Reed tells Mahoney that the duration of the police academy is 14 weeks long. When Mahoney is at the academy Commandant Lassard tells him the academy training is 24 weeks long. However, Lassard gets the length of time wrong repeatedly throughout the film, even having to be reminded of it when inspecting the new cadets.
    • Quotes

      Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris: Son, where did you get that gun?

      Cadet Eugene Tackleberry: [smiling proudly] My mum gave it to me.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie's opening titles lights up white via the sound of a thunderclap.
    • Alternate versions
      NBC edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Edited into Police Academy: Team Tack (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      She's in My Corner
      Performed by Jack Mack and the Heart Attack

      Written by Max Carl and Andrew Kastner

      Vocals by Mark Campbell (uncredited)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1984 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Loca academia de policía
    • Filming locations
      • Humber College - 3199 Lake Shore Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Academy grounds)
    • Production companies
      • The Ladd Company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $81,198,894
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,570,007
      • Mar 25, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $81,198,894
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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