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Police Academy (1984)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:7
Rotten:8
Average Rating:4.6/10
Synopsis: A big city mayor-elect, eager to make good on a campaign promise to increase-the-peace, waives entry requirements for the police force. The result: mishap, mayhem and mismanagement, as the force... A big city mayor-elect, eager to make good on a campaign promise to increase-the-peace, waives entry requirements for the police force. The result: mishap, mayhem and mismanagement, as the force is flooded with bumbling buffoons, idealistic idiots, and quixotic quipsters. The crooks never had it so good. [More]
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Bubba Smith
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Bubba Smith, Debralee Scott, Leslie Easterbrook, Donovan Scott, George Gaynes, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Ted Ross, Scott Thomson, Anne Ramsay, Marion Ramsey, Georgina Spelvin
Director: Hugh Wilson
Director: Hugh Wilson
Screenwriter: Pat Proft, Neal Israel, Hugh Wilson
Reviews for Police Academy
A Reagan-era screed against affirmative action, Police Academy warns what misfits and lowlifes wait to pour through the floodgates.
It's harmless stuff, to be sure, but almost invisible, it disappears from memory so fast. A stealth comedy, perhaps?
You know how people talk about a movie being so bad it's good? Police Academy is that movie.
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There has been a definite lack of Steve Guttenberg on the big screen for the last 15-20 years, but that could all change soon: the actor says we can expect new "Police Academy"... More...
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