Police Academy Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hugh Wilson
Genres: Comedy
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Public safety takes a turn for the worse in this hit comedy, which spawned a long-running franchise. As a crime wave sweeps through a major city, the mayor decides that part of the problem may stem from overly restrictive qualifications for police officers, so she opens the door of the city's Police Academy to anyone who wants to join. Soon, the new class is overrun with misfits and losers, including Carey Mahoney (Steve_Guttenberg), who is given the choice of joining the force or going to jail; Karen Thompson (Kim_Cattrall), a pretty cadet whom Mahoney has his eye on; Moses Hightower (Bubba_Smith), a mountain of a man who likes to tend flowers; and Larvell Jones (Michael_Winslow), who has an uncanny ability to imitate the sound of practically anything. Constantly befuddled Commandant Lassard (George_Gaynes) and his lackey, Lt. Harris (G.W. Bailey), are none too thrilled with their new charges, but as they try to wash their hands of the cadets, Mahoney and his classmates become all the more determined to make good. The surprising success of Police Academy spawned six sequels and two TV series. Mark Deming, Rovi
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