Police Academy
(1984)
Overview
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!
Director
Hugh Wilson
Writers
Neal Israel, Hugh Wilson, Pat Proft, Neal Israel, Pat Proft
Top Billed
Steve Guttenberg
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
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Collection
Police Academy Collection
Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
⭐ 7/10September 20, 2022
**A comedy landmark.**
I have no doubt that this film inaugurates what was one of the comic franchises that most marked the 80s and 90s. I remember that, until the dawn of the new century, films from this franchise were a regular presence on TV channels, and they still make routine appearances on movie or comedy channels. Unlike many other film works from this era, I feel they are aging well and haven't fallen by the wayside.
The script hel…
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r96sk
⭐ 6/10March 23, 2025
<em>'Police Academy'</em> is proper lacklustre. I didn't find any of it amusing, even so I can usually see why a film may actually work for others - not here. Given I've heard of this franchise, I assume folk enjoy these so I am a tad surprised. To me, it's just all a rather limp effort.
The characters have one joke associated to them (e.g. tall man, quiet woman, wannabe war guy etc.) and it's just repeated numerous times throughout the movie;…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$81,198,894