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Police Academy
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Police Academy

1984 · 97 min Comedy Crime
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is a comedy that knows its limits. Doesn't reach for grotesque when irony is enough, doesn't ask the audience to take things too seriously.

Worth watching for a good mood and a couple of genuinely funny moments. Doesn't promise depth — but doesn't pretend to have it either.

Good for watching with people who need to unwind after a long day. Not for those seeking depth.

Director: Hugh Wilson

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: With friends or a partner when you don't want anything complicated. Good mood guaranteed.

🎭 Cast

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Carey Mahoney

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Karen Thompson

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Lieutenant Harris

Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith

Moses Hightower

Donovan Scott

Donovan Scott

Leslie Barbara

George Gaynes

George Gaynes

Commandant Lassard

Andrew Rubin

Andrew Rubin

George Martin

David Graf

David Graf

Tackleberry

Leslie Easterbrook

Leslie Easterbrook

Sergeant Callahan

Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow

Larvell Jones

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