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Police Academy
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Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy and crime film directed by Hugh Wilson. The screenplay was written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and Hugh Wilson, with Robert Folk composing the music. The cast includes Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, and David Graf. Produced by Paul Maslansky and The Ladd Company, the film was shot in Toronto and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It serves as part of the Police Academy series.
The movie has a runtime of 96 minutes, though some sources list it as 97 minutes. It was released in the United States on March 22, 1984, with other publication dates recorded as March 23, June 29, and September 14 of the same year. The film had a production budget of 4,500,000 and generated 81,198,894 in revenue. Audience reception varies across platforms, with ratings including 6.7 on IMDb, 6.702 on TMDb, and scores of 5.1/10, 58%, and 41/100 from other assessments.
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6.7New 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!
Cast
- Steve Guttenberg as Carey Mahoney
- Kim Cattrall as Karen Thompson
- G.W. Bailey as Lieutenant Harris
- Bubba Smith as Moses Hightower
- Donovan Scott as Leslie Barbara
- George Gaynes as Commandant Lassard
Themes
- trainer
- recruit
- shenanigan
- police academy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Hugh Wilson
- Screenplay by
- Neal Israel Pat Proft Hugh Wilson
- Story by
- Neal Israel Pat Proft
- Produced by
- Paul Maslansky
- Starring
- Steve Guttenberg Kim Cattrall Bubba Smith George Gaynes
- Cinematography
- Michael D. Margulies
- Edited by
- Robert Brown Zach Staenberg
- Music by
- Robert Folk
- Production company
- The Ladd Company
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- March 23, 1984 ( 1984-03-23 )
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4.8 million
- Box office
- $149.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Police Academy
- Followed by
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
- Director
- Hugh Wilson
- Screenwriter
- Hugh Wilson
- Cast member
- John Hawkes
- Composer
- Robert Folk
- Producer
- Paul Maslansky
- Production company
- The Ladd Company
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 781059
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/police-academy
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 1984-09-14
- title
- Police Academy
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Police Academy films
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Police Academy
- review score
- 41/100
- form of creative work
- feature film
- box office
- 149800000
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson in his directorial debut, and distributed by Warner Bros. Its storyline follows a new recruitment policy for an unnamed city's police academy to take in any recruit who wishes to apply and study to become a police officer. The film stars Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall and G. W. Bailey.
The film was produced by The Ladd Company. It premiered on March 23, 1984. It grossed $8.5 million in its opening weekend and more than $149 million worldwide, against a budget of $4.8 million, and remains the most successful film of the series as of 2022. The film spawned six sequels in the Police Academy franchise, and is the only film in the franchise to be rated R (due to nudity) by the MPAA.
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