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Police Academy
1984
When the Police Academy adopts a completely open admissions policy, no height or weight restriction, and most worryingly no intelligence tests. Hence a large number of unemployable social misfits promptly enroll. The academy instructors have the most difficult wave of recruits to train up: they include Laverne Hooks the tiny .. Read more
| Starring | Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Bubba Smith |
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| Director | Hugh Wilson |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk; California's first openly gay elected official. Who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. read more »
- LOVEFiLM
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It's hard to imagine that, back in 1984, anyone would have thought this would spawn six sequels as well as a cartoon series. However, somehow it managed to strike a chord with audiences around the world and made a star (well, briefly anyway) out of Steve Guttenberg. And, while the follow-ups became increasingly puerile as the series went on, the original film produces its fair share of belly laughs. Guttenberg leads a group of oddballs, who probably shouldn't even be allowed to watch cops on television, into police training, where they clash with authority but prove themselves in the end. It's crude and juvenile, but fans will be in heaven.
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Appallingly unfunny series of snippets about police training, like an American Carry On with few jokes leading to a punch line and occasional resorting to dirty bits.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Guttenburg, the Marlon Brando of the comedy genre
This film is mint. The comic timing the fresh jokes the innuendos, oh how I laughed until I soiled myself. I watched Police Academy as a ten year old boy, and even if I wasn't a ten year old boy I still would have watched it. Some movie critics say Guttenburg is bland and uninspiring but I say anyone who can act opposite a robot in short circuit and truly believe that Johnny Five is alive should be declared king of all method actors. I'll never forget you Guttenberg. Even if the rest of the movie world has.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Useless Recruits Join Police Force And Cause Havok!
Even though i love all the Police Academy films, you have to take this movie for what it really is.
It's not hilarious but when first released it was something pleasantly different that was so successful it spawned 6 sequels, a tv show and a cartoon show.
Useless recruits join the police force and cause havok.
A good cast of mainly unknowns with some funny situations.
Sadly, the dvd doesn't have any bonus features which would have been great to watch if you're a fan. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Incredibly cheesy 80's comedy that had me laughing non-stop as a kid, though its a little difficult to always spot the jokes 20 years later. Juevenille but still a few amusing moments.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Guttenburg, the Marlon Brando of the comedy genre
This film is mint. The comic timing the fresh jokes the innuendos, oh how I laughed until I soiled myself. I watched Police Academy as a ten year old boy, and even if I wasn't a ten year old boy I still would have watched it. Some movie critics say Guttenburg is bland and uninspiring but I say anyone who can act opposite a robot in short circuit and truly believe that Johnny Five is alive should be declared king of all method actors. I'll never forget you Guttenberg. Even if the rest of the movie world has.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Incredibly cheesy 80's comedy that had me laughing non-stop as a kid, though its a little difficult to always spot the jokes 20 years later. Juevenille but still a few amusing moments.
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Guttenburg, the Marlon Brando of the comedy genre
This film is mint. The comic timing the fresh jokes the innuendos, oh how I laughed until I soiled myself. I watched Police Academy as a ten year old boy, and even if I wasn't a ten year old boy I still would have watched it. Some movie critics say Guttenburg is bland and uninspiring but I say anyone who can act opposite a robot in short circuit and truly believe that Johnny Five is alive should be declared king of all method actors. I'll never forget you Guttenberg. Even if the rest of the movie world has.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Useless Recruits Join Police Force And Cause Havok!
Even though i love all the Police Academy films, you have to take this movie for what it really is.
It's not hilarious but when first released it was something pleasantly different that was so successful it spawned 6 sequels, a tv show and a cartoon show.
Useless recruits join the police force and cause havok.
A good cast of mainly unknowns with some funny situations.
Sadly, the dvd doesn't have any bonus features which would have been great to watch if you're a fan. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Incredibly cheesy 80's comedy that had me laughing non-stop as a kid, though its a little difficult to always spot the jokes 20 years later. Juevenille but still a few amusing moments.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Excellent, just as good as I remembered. After all these years still find it funny. Can't wait for the rest.
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A FUNNY ORIGINAL COMEDY THAT SHOULD HAVE STAYED ORIGINAL
LIKE SCARY MOVIE THIS WAS GOOD ORIGINAL THAT WAS RUINED BY IT'S SEQUELS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS YET DON'T RUIN IT AVOID THE SECOND THE TWO DOZEN THAT FOLLOWED AT ALL COSTS.
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The original
what can you say, the mayor has changed the rules, anybody can now be a cop. steve guttenburg leads a mixed cast in the farce and makes an assured job but is upstaged by various set piece scenes, all in all hits on the same formula as stripes (Bill Murray)and makes it succeed for most of the film
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Great Comedy
the police acadmey people never dissappoint with their humerous films. These films make me laugh from start to finish and always have some very funny scenes in them
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only one i found funny
enjoyed this 1st film academy, the rest of them were predictable so i aint going to rent them
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classic
the first off many classics
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Excellent Series of movies
What a cast of characters!, I guess we've all seen them on TV but the DVD extras are always worth a look after watching the movie.
I'd suggest watching them in order although the movies don't actually start where the last one left off exactly, Laughs all the way and great family fun,Rare these days sadly.
Critics' reviews (6)
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Nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk; California's first openly gay elected official. Who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White. read more »
- LOVEFiLM
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It's hard to imagine that, back in 1984, anyone would have thought this would spawn six sequels as well as a cartoon series. However, somehow it managed to strike a chord with audiences around the world and made a star (well, briefly anyway) out of Steve Guttenberg. And, while the follow-ups became increasingly puerile as the series went on, the original film produces its fair share of belly laughs. Guttenberg leads a group of oddballs, who probably shouldn't even be allowed to watch cops on television, into police training, where they clash with authority but prove themselves in the end. It's crude and juvenile, but fans will be in heaven.
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Appallingly unfunny series of snippets about police training, like an American Carry On with few jokes leading to a punch line and occasional resorting to dirty bits.
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"...A rude, crude, noisy, sometimes disarmingly funny, liberated-sexist low comedy....A lot of extremely good comic actors..."
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This is where it all began: to increase recruitment levels, police entry restrictions are lowered, and out come the... read more on Time Out
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"...David Graf is solid....Guttenberg is a likeable rogue..."
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