Police Academy

"Call them slobs. Call them jerks. Call them gross. Just don't call them when you're in trouble."

Mar 23 1984 R 1h 36m
Comedy

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!

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Plot

In desperate need of a fresh batch of police officers, the newly appointed Lady Mayoress of a crime-plagued metropolis lowers the bar for the recruitment process. As a result, all types of misfits start flocking into Commandant Eric Lassard's prestigious Police Academy, and the leader of this assortment of pariahs is Carey Mahoney: a light-hearted, devil-may-care young rebel. But now, there is no turning back, and to make matters worse, the autocratic martinet, Lieutenant Harris, can't wait to see them quit. Then, a full-scale riot breaks out, and the inexperienced but dauntless cadets will have to put their training to good use. Do they have what it takes to be law-enforcement officers?

Written by

Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Hugh Wilson

Directed by

Hugh Wilson

Cast

Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Ladd Company

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
Police Academy (1984) Official Trailer - Steve Guttenberg Crime Comedy HD
Police Academy (1984) - Trailer
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# of Votes
142,762
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
41
Popularity
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