Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.
- espionage
- handcuffs
- investigation
- police chief
- police operation
- police academy
- commandant
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Steve Guttenberg
Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith
Moses Hightower
David Graf
Tackleberry
Michael Winslow
Larvell Jones
- Bruce Mahler — Doug Fackler
- Marion Ramsey — Laverne Hooks
- Colleen Camp — Kirkland
- Howard Hesseman — Pete Lassard
- Art Metrano — Lieutenant Mauser
- George Gaynes — Commandant Lassard
- Bobcat Goldthwait — Zed
- Julie Brown — Chloe
- Peter Van Norden — Vinnie Schtulman
- Tim Kazurinsky — Merchant
- Ed Herlihy — Dooley
- Directed
- Jerry Paris
- Written
- Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield
Production
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 · 1,775 ratings
- Studio
- The Ladd Company
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1984Police Academy
Where it starts.
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985 · You’re here
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
