Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 37m

Police Academy

Police Academy poster
Director
Hugh Wilson
Cast
Steve Guttenberg as Carey Mahoney Kim Cattrall as Karen Thompson G.W. Bailey as Lieutenant Harris Bubba Smith as Moses Hightower Donovan Scott as Leslie Barbara George Gaynes as Commandant Lassard
Crew
Michael D. Margulies — Director of Photography Robert Brown — Editor Zach Staenberg — Editor Robert Folk — Original Music Composer Neal Israel — Screenplay Pat Proft — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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!

Trailer Police Academy — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Hugh Wilson Director Michael D. Margulies Director of Photography Robert Brown Editor Zach Staenberg Editor Robert Folk Original Music Composer Neal Israel Screenplay Pat Proft Screenplay Hugh Wilson Screenplay Neal Israel Story Pat Proft Story Paul Maslansky Producer Trevor Williams Production Design
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