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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Slapstick Violence Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 10/01/1997 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Slapstick, Police Comedy See Also: Police Academy [20th Anniversary Edition]

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, All Movie Guide

Steve Guttenberg - Carey Mahoney
G.W. Bailey - Lieutenant Harris
George Gaynes - Commandant Lassard
Michael Winslow - Larvell Jones
Kim Cattrall - Karen Thompson

Hugh Wilson's slob police comedy Police Academy comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes and trailers for all of the films in the Police Academy series. This is an undistinguished release from Warner Bros. that is meant to do little more than pacify the film's fans. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide