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The Ladd Company
Police Academy Collection
To protect, to serve... and make you laugh. America's funniest crimebusters are back!
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.
r96sk
Mar 24, 2025 · via TMDB
<em>'Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'</em> does improve upon the original, which is a plus as I did find the first film underwhelming. With that said, it's still not anything good. I didn't properly get into/get laughs from the story, while the cast are kinda meh. As for those on the screen, it's a reverse of last time out for me. Steve Guttenberg is actually better, though Michael Winslow - my standout from the prior release - is very underutilised; his (still cool) sound effects aren't as amusing and/or as fitting. The support cast are better, though. To be honest, it is close to being something I'd consider as passable. I just don't quite have that needed positive feeling about it. Given I have five more of these movies to see, it is at least a good sign that this is an improvement. An upward curve, perhaps? Fingers crossed.
JPV852
Nov 22, 2023 · via TMDB
Inoffensive sequel provided a few laughs but isn't as good as the first. Still, fine as a quick viewing given it's only 80-minutes long. **3.25/5**
Filipe Manuel Neto
Sep 20, 2022 · via TMDB
**An honorable sequel.** This film is a sequel that came out the year after the release of its predecessor, making the best use of the box office success achieved. Although many may not even agree with me, I believe it managed to reasonably match the initial film, and helped to consolidate the nascent franchise and give it popularity, which TV later took advantage of. The script continues the story told in the first film, with the newly graduated police officers taking on their first and thorny mission: to reinforce the weakened and demoralized contingent of a police station in a troubled neighborhood, headed by the brother of the Academy Commander. Of course, one of the bosses is keen to take his place, and will do whatever he can to get in the way. The script continues not to be particularly inspired, and to demonstrate several weaknesses, but it does the essential and reasonably sustains the film. It is not, however, as effective in this task as the first film. On a positive note: the nudity we saw in the initial film has all been stripped away here, making this film reasonably more suited to the family context. The cast is almost entirely inherited from the previous film and the more familiar and solid faces will be the ones that will sustain the bulk of the action here. Once again, Steve Guttenberg once again stands out and has an unmistakable role. Still, Art Metrano manages to steal our attention every time he appears on the scene, and he's really funny and good at what he does. David Graf, Bubba Smith, Lance Kinsey and especially Bob Goldthwait are actors who deserve praise for a job really well done. I really liked Goldthwait and the way he gave his character a touch of unpredictable madness. Marion Ramsey is in a more low-key position here, but she does what she can with what little she's been given. The film has good sets and costumes, and the cinematography is regular, but it works well. The soundtrack brings back the main theme we already know, but it doesn't present anything that is really interesting anymore. The film has a very good pace and is not tiring.
Ian Beale
Feb 12, 2017 · via TMDB
**Superior to the first movie** This movie has so many great moments. All of the original gang return - except Harris and Callahan. Lt. Mauser ( Art Metrano) is the new slimy adversary here along with his braindead sidekick, Proctor. Highlights include the hilarious Kirkland family and their _bouts_ of affection, an overly sticky black sock, a gang of moronic street thugs led by the cretinous Zed (Bob Goldthwait) and a hilarious scene in a sushi bar. The last of the truly funny Academy movies.
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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
Sandy Ward
Sistrunk
Lance Kinsey
Proctor
George R. Robertson
Chief Hurst
Arthur Batanides
Old Man Kirkland
Jackie Joseph
Mrs. Kirkland
Monica Parker
Namu
Jennifer Darling
Mayor
Lucy Lee Flippin
Mom in Mercedes
Jason Hervey
Brat
Diana Bellamy
Nurse
Jim Boyce
Preppy Boy
Tim Haldeman
Tim
G.W. Bailey
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Rich Hall
Street Punk (uncredited)
Tom Morga
Thug (uncredited)
Brian J. Williams
Zed's Gang Member (uncredited)
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Alan Ladd Jr.
Presenter
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Brian J. Williams
Stunts
Dar Robinson
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Karen Price
Stunts
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Tom Morga
Stunts
Wink Roberts
Stunts
James Signorelli
Co-Director
Jerry Paris
Director
Fern Champion
Casting
John Goldwyn
Executive Producer
Malcolm McNab
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Tom Boyd
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Tommy Johnson
Musician
Robert Folk
Original Music Composer
Neal Israel
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Pat Proft
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Barry W. Blaustein
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To Be or Not to Be
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Touch of Evil
The Thin Blue Line
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
In the Heat of the Night
Toy Story 2
Main Street Eagle
Zodiac
Evil Dead II
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The Godfather Part III
The Long Goodbye
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Army of Darkness
Manhattan Murder Mystery
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Frequency
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Citizen X
Midnight
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Two Men in Town
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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Traffic
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Little Shop of Horrors
Murders Made to Order
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Den of Thieves
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Don't Buy the Seller
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Family Plot
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Kill 'em All 2
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
French Connection II
Ocean's Thirteen
Lethal Weapon 3
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Frantic
Fantomas Unleashed
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
Lantana
The Young Lieutenant
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
We Own the Night
The Client
Rush
Wasabi
Backdraft
Lethal Weapon 4
Scoop
Max Dugan Returns
Telefon
I'm All Right Jack
Miss Congeniality
The Child I Never Was
The Limey
Beverly Hills Cop II
2 Fast 2 Furious
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
The Vexxer
Clean, Shaven
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Pipe Dream
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Saw III
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District 13: Ultimatum
The Little Rascals Save the Day
Hostage
Shrek the Third
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Chaos
Taxi 2
Meet the Fockers
Untraceable
Dark Blue
Romeo Is Bleeding
Red Heat
Tell Me Something
Vice Raid
American Wedding
Dick Tracy
Blood Work
Creepshow 2
Debt Collectors
K-9
Shanghai Knights
Maniac Cop
Hollywoodland
Crime of Passion
Resurrection
Airplane II: The Sequel
Wonderland
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Vidocq
My New Partner II
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Beverly Hills Cop III
The Bounty Hunter
Scary Movie 2
My Wife is a Gangster 2
Maggie Moore(s)
The Whole Ten Yards
Three to Tango
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The Pink Panther 2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Plastic Guns
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
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Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
Evan Almighty
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The Transporter Refueled
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The Glimmer Man
End Game
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House Party 3
Wild Things 2
The Killer Condom
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Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Green Street Hooligans 2
Daddy Day Camp
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Scary Movie 5
The Good Student
Ghost of Goodnight Lane
Cat Run 2
Creepshow 3
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Smash Cut
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Iss Diwali
Stree 3
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
The Hole, 309 Days to the Bloodiest Tragedy
Blades in the Darkness 2
Wonka 2
White Rabbit II
1 Hour to Kill
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Bad Black
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The Naked Gun
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Johnny English Strikes Again
Zero Effect
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Ride Along 2
Transporter 3
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Excess Baggage
Kindergarten Cop
National Security
Thick as Thieves
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