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Aug 18, 2017 · Police Academy - Kim Kattrall"s Scene. Federico Niche. 215 subscribers. Subscribed. 1.6K. 510K views 6 years ago. Cadet Karen Thompson, showing Cadet Mahoney a reason to stay in, in 1984...
Mar 23, 1984 · With Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Bubba Smith. The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.
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- Hugh Wilson
- 1984-03-23
Sep 3, 2015 · Police Academy - The Thighs. Gotta Love the Gute. 1.5K subscribers. 2.3K. 501K views 8 years ago. Great scene form Police Academy with The Gute hitting on Thompson (Kim Cattrall). This...
Police Academy - Let's See The Thighs: Lt. Harris (G.W. Bailey) checks out the new recruits. So does Mahoney (Steve Gluttenberg).BUY THE MOVIE: https://www.f...
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Due to a shortage of police officers, Mary Sue Beal, the mayor of an unnamed, English-speaking, North American metropolis, requires the police department to accept all recruit applications. Easy-going Carey Mahoney, a repeat offender, is given a choice by Police Captain Reed enroll in the police academy to reform himself, or go directly to prison. ...
Casting
The producers considered Michael Keaton, Tom Hanks, and Judge Reinhold for the role of Carey Mahoney. Bruce Willisauditioned for the role of Carey Mahoney.
Development
Paul Maslansky says he got the idea for the film when in San Francisco filming The Right Stuff: Maslansky said he wondered "But what if they actually made it?" He took the idea to Alan Ladd Jr., who agreed to finance.Neal Israel was hired to write the script with Pat Proft. Israel said: Dom DeLuise was considered to direct the film but he was unavailable. Hugh Wilson was hired as director based on his success with WKRP in Cincinnati, even though he was not familiar with many films of this gen...
Filming
Opening scenes were shot in Toronto, Ontario. The camera booth scene was shot on the Cherry Street Bridge in Toronto. The academy itself was previously the site of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Etobicoke, and has since become the Lakeshore campus of Humber College. The studio scenes were shot at Lakeshore Film Studios; the city scenes were filmed in various parts of Toronto. The riot scenes was filmed at Kensington Market in Toronto, The Silver Dollar Room on Spadina Avenue is the rea...
In 2013, La-La Land Records issued a limited edition album of Robert Folk's score. 1. Main Title/Night Rounds (1:52) 2. Rounds Resume/Tackleberry (1:10) 3. Barbara (0:51) 4. Join Up (1:10) 5. The academy (1:16) 6. Recruits (1:54) 7. Pussycat/Uniforms (1:56) 8. Assignment (1:20) 9. Formation/Move Out (3:26) 10. Obstacles (2:15) 11. Martin and Compan...
Home media
1. Police Academy (1984) was released on VHS home video in the film's original widescreen aspect ratio. In Europe, it was released on VHS under the expanded title Police Academy: What An Institution! 2. Police Academy: 20th Anniversary Special Edition(1984) was released on DVD around the world in 2004. Special features include a "Making of" documentary, audio commentary by the film's cast, and the film's original theatrical trailer. 3. Police Academy: The Complete Collection [1984-1994] was r...
Box office
Police Academy opened in the number 1 spot in 1,587 U.S. theaters on March 23, 1984, to a first weekend total gross of $8.6 million. The film went on to gross $81.2 million, becoming the 6th highest-grossing American film of 1984. It grossed $68.6 million overseas for a total worldwide gross of $149.8 million.The film made a profit of $35 million.
Critical response
Police Academy received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 58% based on 31 reviews, with the critical consensus reading: “Police Academy is rude, crude, and proudly sophomoric – which is either a condemnation or a ringing endorsement, depending on your taste in comedy.” On Metacriticthe film has a score of 41 out of 100 based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film zero sta...
Police Academy at IMDbPolice Academy at AllMoviePolice Academy at the TCM Movie Database- March 23, 1984
- Paul Maslansky
In 1981, Cattrall played PE teacher Miss Honeywell in Porky's, followed three years later by a role in the original Police Academy. In 1985, she starred in three films: Turk 182 , City Limits and Hold-Up , the last with French star Jean-Paul Belmondo .
Kim Cattrall. Actress: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Kim Victoria Cattrall was born on August 21, 1956 in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England to Gladys Shane (Baugh), a secretary, and Dennis Cattrall, a construction engineer.
