Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
(1988)
Overview
The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a jewel heist.
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Collection
Police Academy Collection
Reviews
Potential Kermode
⭐ 5/10February 11, 2017
**Those Academy imbeciles are back!**
...and this time there are plenty of _golf balls to slip on._ Never before have I laughed so long and so hard at a man slipping on a golf ball. Captain Harris lost his trouser because the silly man who makes the sounds made an _amusing beeping noise._
This deeply complex and inventive script hits all the right targets and the viewer will often find themselves gasping for air and choking on their own ton…
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Filipe Manuel Neto
⭐ 2/10October 15, 2022
**A shot in the feet: this film marks, for me, the decline of the franchise.**
In the fifth film in the “Police Academy” franchise, we follow the characters that everyone already knows on a trip to Miami for a national police convention where veteran Commander Lassard, about to retire and leave the command of the academy, will be rewarded. The script is decent enough, but we can't ignore that, after four films, the comic material is worn out a…
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GenerationofSwine
⭐ 4/10January 11, 2023
I don't know. As an adult, yeah, this is a HORRIBLE installment.
But as a kid, I actually thought it was still pretty good, still pretty funny, still slap stick and stupid, and everything I wanted from a Police Academy film.
But... as an adult, it's not as funny as I thought it was as a kid.
So I am kind of torn, there are certainly FAR better Police Academy films (and I'm going to give them 10 of 10 because fun movies deserve it) but th…
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r96sk
⭐ 5/10March 26, 2025
<em>'Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach'</em> is much like its predecessor - uninspiring. Again, like in <em>'Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'</em>, it does conclude with a visual that's worthy of watching (even if it falls flat otherwise).
In fairness, this fifth entry does feel a bit different in terms of the plot; which I can respect, although it is still underwhelming stuff. Steve Guttenberg's absence doesn't help, I don't think…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$19,510,371