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Police Academy 3 - Back in Training

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Police Academy 3 - Back in Training (1986)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:4

Rotten:6

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: In this second POLICE ACADEMY sequel, the bungling officers' academy is threatened by a state budget crunch, and if more horrible policemen are to graduate from it in the future, then they must... In this second POLICE ACADEMY sequel, the bungling officers' academy is threatened by a state budget crunch, and if more horrible policemen are to graduate from it in the future, then they must find some way to save it. [More]

Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow

Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky, Bobcat Goldthwait, George Gaynes, Shawn Weatherly, Scott Thomson, Bruce Mahler, Ed Nelson, Debralee Scott, Lance Kinsey, Brian Tochi, George R. Robertson, Georgina Spelvin

Director: Jerry Paris

Director: Jerry Paris
Screenwriter: Gene Quintano

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More of same slap-shtick w/familiar cast of goofballs.

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03/08/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

You can argue quality, you can argue taste, but you can't argue the phenomenal success of these cheaply made joke-fests.

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02/09/06
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Chuck O'Leary
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02/04/05
Philip Martin
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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Deadly-dull pacing and overuse of old gags ruin Police Academy 3, the first of the franchise to come anywhere near 'enjoyable.'

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07/16/04
Martin Scribbs
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian

The franchise hasn't changed, but that means the humor is still amiably the same, too.

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02/21/04
Greg Muskewitz
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eFilmCritic.com

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01/12/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
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It's perfectly serviceable.

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10/26/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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