The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Bob the Janitor
- (as Dan Barrows)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSteve Guttenberg turned down the lead role and gave a firm "no" to any other Police Academy sequels that might turn up (and they did). He turned them all down. Two decades later, he expressed in an interview that he regretted turning down the chance to star in the later sequels, and was among the main people trying to make another Police Academy movie.
- Goofs(at around 1h 21 mins) In the final chase scene, Nick and Kate both duck as Tony's boat approaches them. In the next shot, Nick and Kate are seen sitting upright while Tony's boat is making the jump.
- Quotes
Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Some dickhead is standing in my sun!
Sgt. Nick Lassard: Oh, Captain Harris! Hey, I didn't see you there. You know, I don't think we've been introduced. My name is Nick...
Capt. Thaddeus Harris: I don't care who you are, buttwipe. Just get out of my sun!
Sgt. Nick Lassard: Buttwipe?
Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Scram, sleazeball!
Sgt. Nick Lassard: Okay, fine.
[Leaves]
Sgt. Nick Lassard: Buttwipe, huh? Never heard that before.
Lt. Proctor: That was great, Sir!
Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Proctor?
Lt. Proctor: Yes, Sir?
Capt. Thaddeus Harris: Now you're in my sun.
- Alternate versionsOn Network TV versions of the film, 2 scenes are added to fill time. One scene had Captain Harris and Lieutenant Proctor arriving at the hotel in Miami with a goat they had on their airplane. One scene occurs in the Police showcase area where people are trying out various items such as pepper spray, handcuffs, and bulletproof car shields; Tony is seen talking to a friend of his named Larry. He tries to get Larry to talk Commandant Lassard into giving him the camera with the stolen diamonds in it by telling him a story of how his dead wife had a camera just like the one Lassard's carrying. Feeling pity for him, Lassard is about to hand Larry the camera until Larry asks "is there anything I could do for you in return". Lassard says yes and has Larry take an official Police fingerprint identification test. Larry's discovered to be "a known felon" and he runs off without the camera. Tony and his goons walk casually away followed by Tony getting upset and hitting a police car shield with his hand and hurting it.
- ConnectionsEdited from Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
This film is definitely better than the last. It may be due to the fact that there are less characters this time. It may even be the best of the Police Academy's overall.
We get to see Lassard causing real chaos hear instead of just his two minutes at the beginning and the end as normal.
The boat chase was a bit too similar to the 3rd film and the air chase in number 4, but it works better here as it has more of a context.
I like Tackleberry being so child like and the chance to see more of everyone else's character, but despite the fact I used to fancy Matt McCoy as Nick, he seems slimey now for me.
I'm hoping for a similar format for the next two.
616.85/1000.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,510,371
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,106,661
- Mar 20, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $19,510,371
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1