Police Academy 3: Back in Training
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| Police Academy 3: Back in Training | |
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 Police Academy 3: Back in Training movie poster |
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| Directed by | Jerry Paris |
| Produced by | Paul Maslansky Donald West |
| Written by | Gene Quintano |
| Starring | Steven Guttenberg Bubba Smith David Graf Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey Leslie Easterbrook Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky George Gaynes |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | Robert Saad |
| Editing by | Bud Molin |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | March 21, 1986 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $43,579,163 |
| Preceded by | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) |
| Followed by | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) |
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training is the third film in the Police Academy film series, released on March 21, 1986. The MPAA gave the film a PG rating for silly violence and references to body parts.
Tagline: Run for cover!
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[edit] Plot
When police funding is cut, Governor Neilson announces that one of the city's two police academies will have to be closed down. To make it fair, Neilson announces a competition to determine which academy will stay opened. Commandant Eric Lassard calls back some of his former students to train the new batch of students, hoping to get the edge on the rival academy, which is run by Commandant Mauser. Lassard's new instructors, the former students he has brought back, include Carey Mahoney, Eugene Tackleberry, Moses Hightower, Debbie Callahan, Larvell Jones, Laverne Hooks, and Douglas Fackler. Among the new students at Lassard's academy are Cadet Nogata, Cadet Karen Adams, Cadet Bud Kirkland, Cadet Sarah, Cadet Hedges, former gang leader Zed, and Zed's roommate, Cadet Sweetchuck. In order to increase his own academy's chances of winning, Mauser persuades two of Lassard's officers, Kyle Blanks and Chad Copeland, to turn traitor and help Mauser. The competition becomes complicated when a local marina is robbed by a gang of thieves who are dressed as busboys.
[edit] Cast
- Steve Guttenberg - Sgt. Carey Mahoney
- Bubba Smith - Sgt. Moses Hightower
- David Graf - Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
- Michael Winslow - Sgt. Larvell Jones
- Leslie Easterbrook - Lt. Debbie Callahan
- Marion Ramsey - Sgt. Laverne Hooks
- Bruce Mahler - Sgt. Douglas Fackler
- Art Metrano - Cmdt. Mauser
- George Gaynes - Cmdt. Eric Lassard
- Bob Goldthwait - Cadet Zed
- Debralee Scott - Cadet Fackler
- Tim Kazurinsky - Cadet Sweetchuck
- Lance Kinsey - Capt. Proctor
- George R. Robertson - Chief Henry Hurst
- Brian Tochi - Cadet Nogata
- Scott Thomson - Sgt. Chad Copeland
- Ed Nelson - Gov Neilson
- Andrew Paris - Cadet Bud Kirkland
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The film grossed $43,579,163 in the US making it the 17th highest grossing film of 1986 in the US. The film had competition from films such as Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Karate Kid Part II and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. When released on VHS it grossed $21,000,000 in the US.
[edit] Trivia
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- The last time we see Art Metrano's character, Mauser in the Police Academy series, although he did return as a guest star in "Police Academy: The Series" (1997).
- Sgt. Kyle Blanks, Mrs. Fackler and cadets Hedges and Karen Adams are not seen again after this movie.
- Art Metrano's final performance before his accident in 1989 which left him unable to walk.
- Bubba Smith faced a fear of sharks while shooting the scene where he had to stand in the water and prevent a boat from leaving.
- David James Elliott's first film.
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| Preceded by Gung Ho |
Box office number-one films of 1986 (USA) March 23, 1986 – April 13, 1986 |
Succeeded by The Money Pit |
| Films: Police Academy | 2: Their First Assignment | 3: Back in Training | 4: Citizens on Patrol | 5: Assignment Miami Beach | 6: City Under Siege | Mission to Moscow | 8 (TBA) | |||
| Characters: List of Main Characters | Eric Lassard | Moses Hightower | |||
| Related: Animated TV series | Police Academy: The Series | Police Academy Stunt Show | Blue Oyster Bar | |||
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