Popularity: 5 (history)
Director: | Hugh Wilson |
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Writer: | Hugh Wilson, Neal Israel, Pat Proft |
Staring: |
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! | |
Release Date: | Mar 22, 1984 |
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Director: | Hugh Wilson |
Writer: | Hugh Wilson, Neal Israel, Pat Proft |
Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
Keywords | trainer, recruit, shenanigan, police academy |
Production Companies | The Ladd Company |
Box Office |
Revenue: $81,198,894
Budget: $4,500,000 |
Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
Name | Character |
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Steve Guttenberg | Carey Mahoney |
Kim Cattrall | Karen Thompson |
G.W. Bailey | Lieutenant Harris |
Bubba Smith | Moses Hightower |
Donovan Scott | Leslie Barbara |
George Gaynes | Commandant Lassard |
Andrew Rubin | George Martin |
David Graf | Tackleberry |
Leslie Easterbrook | Sergeant Callahan |
Michael Winslow | Larvell Jones |
Debralee Scott | Mrs. Fackler |
Bruce Mahler | Doug Fackler |
Ted Ross | Captain Reed |
Scott Thomson | Chad Copeland |
Brant von Hoffman | Kyle Blankes |
Marion Ramsey | Laverne Hooks |
Georgina Spelvin | Hooker |
Doug Lennox | Main Bad Guy |
George R. Robertson | Chief Hurst |
Don Lake | Mr. Wig |
Bill Lynn | Parking Lot Manager |
Michael J. Reynolds | Office Executive |
Joyce Gordon | Mrs. Thompson |
Don Payne | Barber |
Bruce McFee | Supply Clerk |
Beth Amos | Little Old Lady |
Araby Lockhart | Mrs. Lassard |
Barry Greene | Cadet with Hat |
Gary Farmer | Sidewalk Store Owner |
Josef Field | Blue Oyster Dancer |
Gary Colwell | Blue Oyster Dancer |
James Bearden | Driver |
Fred Brigham | Street Punk |
Marco Bianco | Tough |
Ted Hanlan | Tough |
F. Braun McAsh | Tough |
Rob Watson | Tough |
Roger Dunn | Booking Sergeant |
Vladimir Bondarenko | Officer |
J. Winston Carroll | Officer |
David Clement | Officer |
George E. Zeeman | Officer |
Gino Marrocco | Arresting Cop |
Gene Mack | Street Thug |
Bob Collins | Drill Instructor |
Danny Pawlick | Pool Hall Man |
Ruth Sisberg | Mayor |
Peter Cox | Bar Patron |
Danny Lima | Bar Patron |
Dwayne McLean | Bar Patron |
Brent Meyer | Bar Patron |
Carole Alderson | Martin's Lady |
Suzanne Barker | Martin's Lady |
Kimberley Boorman | Martin's Lady |
Jayne Broughton | Martin's Lady |
Julie McLeod | Martin's Lady |
Karen Robyn | Martin's Lady |
James D. Brown | Hippie Recruit with Sunglasses (uncredited) |
Charles W. Gray | Weird Waiter (uncredited) |
John Hawkes | Driver of Teskey Truck (uncredited) |
Kay Hawtrey | Surprise Party Lady (uncredited) |
Wink Roberts | Rope Climbing Cadet in Gym (uncredited) |
Dar Robinson | Menacing Thug in Plaid (uncredited) |
T.J. Scott | Tough (uncredited) |
Hugh Wilson | Angry Driver (uncredited) |
John Sampson | Prisoner (uncredited) |
Name | Job |
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Alan Ladd Jr. | Presenter |
Michael D. Margulies | Director of Photography |
Robert Brown | Editor |
Penelope Hynam | Script Supervisor |
Trevor Williams | Production Design |
Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
Christopher Ryan | Costume Design |
James D. Brown | Hairstylist |
Ken Brooke | Makeup Artist |
James Margellos | Production Manager |
Pamela Basker | Casting |
Shin Sugino | Still Photographer |
Peter Luxford | Camera Operator |
Joe Dunne | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
Douglas M. Lackey | Music Editor |
Suzanne Lore | Production Coordinator |
Howard Heard | Assistant Editor |
Anthony Ippolito | Supervising Sound Editor |
John M. Colwell | Sound Editor |
Stanley Paul | Sound Editor |
William Hooper | Sound Editor |
John L. Mack | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
David Lee | Production Sound Mixer |
Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Buzz Bundy | Stunts |
Debbie Kirby | Stunts |
Denver Mattson | Stunts |
Angie Reno | Stunts |
Allan Harmon | Second Assistant Director |
Robert Saad | Additional Photography |
Alan Holly | Foley Mixer, ADR Mixer |
Bob Rutledge | Foley Editor |
Paul B. Clay | ADR Editor |
Dave Kulczycki | Assistant Sound Editor |
Paula Spang | Music Coordinator |
Joachim Martin | Assistant Camera |
Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
Richard Flower | Second Assistant Director |
Rocco Gismondi | Second Assistant Director |
David Neil Trifunovich | Special Effects |
Roger Hansen | Special Effects |
Janet Brady | Stunts |
Paul Maslansky | Original Concept |
Guenter Bartlik | Scenic Artist |
John 'Frenchie' Berger | Property Master |
Chris Biden | Property Master |
Neil Grocutt | Construction Coordinator |
I.R. McEune | Painter |
Paul Theodore | Carpenter |
Serge Genitempo | Painter |
Ron Scelza | Sound Assistant |
Don White | ADR Mixer |
Gene Grigg | Special Effects Assistant |
Marco Bianco | Stunts |
Peter Cox | Stunts |
Carol Daniels | Stunts |
Ted Hanlan | Stunts |
Gene Mack | Stunts |
F. Braun McAsh | Stunts |
Brent Meyer | Stunts |
George Marshall Ruge | Stunts |
Todd Schroeder | Stunt Double, Stunts |
Tony Eldridge | Best Boy Electric |
Glen Goodchild | Best Boy Grip |
Ron Gillham | Key Grip |
Chris Holmes | Gaffer |
David G. Todd | Generator Operator |
Pat Williams | Assistant Camera |
Peter Lavender | Extras Casting |
Linda Kemp | Wardrobe Assistant |
Larry S. Wells | Wardrobe Assistant |
SJ Teasdale | Wardrobe Assistant |
Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
Robert Raring | Color Timer |
Ben Williams | Editorial Staff |
Terry Kelley | Editorial Staff |
Michael Brownstone | Location Manager |
Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
Robert Adcock | Musician |
Murray Adler | Musician |
Arnold Belnick | Musician |
Harry Bluestone | Musician |
Denyse Buffum | Musician |
Larry Bunker | Musician |
Norman Carr | Musician |
Ronald Cooper | Musician |
Vince De Rosa | Musician |
Drew Dembowski | Musician |
Alan DeVeritch | Musician |
Bob DiVall | Musician |
George Doering | Musician |
Chuck Domanico | Musician |
David Duke | Musician |
Dominick Fera | Musician |
Elizabeth Finch | Musician |
Harris Goldman | Musician |
Pamela Goldsmith | Musician |
Norman Herzburg | Musician |
Paula Hochhalter | Musician |
Barbara Hunter | Musician |
Michael Lang | Musician |
Ronald Langinger | Musician |
Ron Leonard | Musician |
Arthur Maebe | Musician |
Frank Marocco | Musician |
Peter Mercurio | Musician |
Richard Nash | Musician |
Buell Neidlinger | Musician |
Erno Neufeld | Musician |
Mike Nowak | Musician |
Richard Perissi | Musician |
Joe Porcaro | Musician |
George Roberts | Musician |
Jay Rosen | Musician |
Harry Shlutz | Musician |
Haim Shtrum | Musician |
Henry Sigismonti | Musician |
Sheridon Stokes | Musician |
Linn Subotnick | Musician |
James Thatcher | Musician |
Louise Di Tullio | Musician |
Lloyd Ulyate | Musician |
Ian Underwood | Musician |
Ken Watson | Musician |
John Winter | Musician |
John Wittenberg | Musician |
Graham Young | Musician |
Bob Zimmitti | Musician |
Penny Hynam | Script Supervisor |
Jim Kennedy | Transportation Coordinator |
Craig S. Kohne | Transportation Captain |
Benita Allen | Production Assistant |
Patricia Johnson | Publicist |
Christopher Kroll | Production Assistant |
Andrea Poulis | Production Secretary |
Donald L. West | Production Accountant |
Curtis Carlin | Set Production Assistant |
Lyn Lucibello | Assistant Accountant |
Sasha Maslansky | Production Assistant |
Robert Fernandez | Scoring Mixer |
Hugh Wilson | Director, Screenplay |
Neal Israel | Screenplay, Story |
Pat Proft | Screenplay, Story |
Robert Folk | Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer |
Zach Staenberg | Editor |
Fern Champion | Casting |
Julius LeFlore | Stunts |
Dar Robinson | Stunt Double, Stunts |
Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
Celia Bond | Stunts |
Dwayne McLean | Stunts |
Branko Racki | Stunts |
T.J. Scott | Stunts |
Craig Huxley | Musician |
Tommy Johnson | Musician |
Malcolm McNab | Musician |
Gwenn Heller | Musician |
Gary McLarty | Stunts |
Michael Zenon | First Assistant Director |
Wink Roberts | Stunts |
Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
Name | Title |
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Paul Maslansky | Producer |
Gareth Wigan | Executive Producer |
Alan Ladd Jr. | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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2024 | 4 | 44 | 60 | 33 |
2024 | 5 | 55 | 77 | 38 |
2024 | 6 | 46 | 68 | 33 |
2024 | 7 | 51 | 67 | 36 |
2024 | 8 | 40 | 56 | 29 |
2024 | 9 | 32 | 49 | 24 |
2024 | 10 | 45 | 81 | 26 |
2024 | 11 | 35 | 58 | 25 |
2024 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 26 |
2025 | 1 | 36 | 55 | 30 |
2025 | 2 | 27 | 41 | 5 |
2025 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 3 |
2025 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
2025 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
2025 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
2025 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
2025 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
2025 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
2025 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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2024 | 8 | 635 | 881 |
**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 helped a lot, because it was very well written, considering that it is a light film and does not lack great depth: after a municipal decision to open police training courses to all those who wanted to, regardless of physical, mental and psychological requirements, the Police Academy was swamped by the most inept aspirants. Now, there will be a declared effort to get them to give up, and one of them is prevented from doing so, no matter how much he wants to. If I'm told that the film's script is quite simple and that it's not exactly good, I would surely agree. However, it served perfectly for the intended effect and held up well to the film and the successive jokes that were happening. Many of them are predictable, many are overly sexual, but many of the jokes work reasonably well. There is some female nudity here, but it's nothing that current cinema hasn't shown in much more abusive ways in other films. Still, parents be warned! There are several actors of great quality here who do an excellent job. Despite being many years old, it is the great film in the career of Steve Guttenberg, who shone in the franchise in the role of the irreverent Mahoney. The actor made the best use of the opportunity and reaped the rewards of that commitment. G.W. Bailey also deserves a round of applause for an inspired, funny and beautifully executed work. Despite speaking very little, Bubba Smith also stands out, using his physical grandeur and serious air. The actor was excellent. Even more impressively, David Graf is really funny and steals attention whenever he appears. As with Graf, Marion Ramsey also had the culmination of her career in these films, and made the best of it with an extraordinarily good performance. Michael Winslow and George Gaynes also did an excellent job. Kim Catrall is beautiful, but she is very little used in the movie, as are other actors because the cast is just huge! The film was made in an old psychiatric sanatorium and the buildings have a beautiful, somewhat institutional appearance, which lends credibility to the atmosphere of the academy. The cinematography is regular and doesn't bring us anything new or original, but it works well, and the soundtrack has one of the most recognizable main themes in comedy films. The film has a very good pace and is not tiring.
<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 char ... acters 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; it doesn't get any funnier. How many times do they play the theme song, btw? It is catchy to be fair, but damn. Michael Winslow is the only plus that I have for this. I wasn't aware of him until this very moment, those voice sounds are outrageously brilliant; even had me questioning if they were dubbed over sound effects. Awesome talent! Of the rest of the cast, Donovan Scott is the 'best' (?). I found lead Steve Guttenberg to be more annoying than anything else, shame we never got Bruce Willis instead; he auditioned for the role, so I read. Elsewhere, Kim Cattrall is underused; interesting to see her <em>'Mannequin'</em> co-star G. W. Bailey in this though, he is OK. Despite everything, in the end when the credits rolled around I didn't hold any annoyance or anything towards the flick. The feeling is more so how lame and low quality it comes across, I expected snappier comedy. Lastly, how are there 7 of these movies?! I'm in for a ride...