Police Academy (1984)
Directed by Hugh Wilson · 97 min · Comedy, Crime
15.5 TOPICAL score · #4,994 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!
Police Academy (1984, directed by Hugh Wilson) has a TOPICAL score of 15.5 - ranked 4,994 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 58% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 41. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (3,126 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 44 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics58% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 41
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (3,126 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 44 languages
- Still read44,198 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Steve Guttenberg (actor #1,740), Kim Cattrall (actor #1,598), G. W. Bailey, Bubba Smith (actor #1,973)