Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
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.
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- Cast：
- Steve Guttenberg , Bubba Smith , David Graf , Michael Winslow , Bruce Mahler , Marion Ramsey , Colleen Camp
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Overrated and overhyped
Overrated
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Only one year after the first part, the second part showed up. And it continued right where it left off. If you loved the first one, you will feel right at home. Many familiar faces and also a few new ones keep this movie fresh and once again time just flies when watching it. Art Metrano also works out well as the villain (and has a great chemistry with his sidekick Lance Kinsey), replacing G.W. Bailey aka Captain Harris from the first part, allthough Bailey has a small cameo in this one. But the true highlight of this movie is Bobcat Goldthwait in his hilarious role as Zed McGlunk.
The first "Police academy" wasn't exactly the most intellectual or most endearing of films. It did however provide a good fun and was a box office success. It grossed over 100 million dollars , so a sequel wasn't really a surprise. I don't really think that there was any potential to make a good comedy series here , but that's Hollywood. They should stop with this one. The rest movies of the series are just embarrassing. "Police academy 2: Their first assignment" takes the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. It was quickly rushed into production to capitalize on the successful first film. This movie is rated PG-13 and it's kinda sad that they toned down the raunchy humor and crude manners. It's obviously not as fresh or funny as the original , but it has it's moments. Jerry Paris replaces Hugh Wilson as the director and there are new writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield. The score is once again by Robert Folk. The old characters are back - Mahoney, Tackleberry, Hightower, Hooks, Fackler, Jones, and Commandant Lassard. We are introduced to an array of new characters such as Lt. Mauser , Proctor , Pete Lassard , Sweetchuck , Zed , Vinnie and Kirkland. The filmmakers sure had the knack for creating memorable funny characters. Bobcat Goldthwait is sometimes funny and sometimes annoying with his nervous voice and ticks. Peter Van Norden shines as the gross-out cop who eats anything and Tim Kazurinsky is just adorable as the unlucky merchant. Other characters both old and new are also entertaining.The best jokes ? The opening of this film having a guy locking up his store , Michael Winslow's Bruce Lee impersonation , forced anal inspection , Sweetchuck constantly terrorized by Zed, the subplot with Tackleberry finding the girl of his dreams. If you liked the first one you should have some fun with this one too. Everything else is practically the same, and more of it.The thing about this movie as compared to the sequels is that this one is funny (at least sometimes). After this one the movies went completely downhill. I give it 4/10.
Quickly rushed into production to capitalize on the successful first film, this film sees the recruits graduate from the academy. By this film the series became unwatchable and redundant. The movie is funny, but it's not as good as the first film. It's the kind of film that proves that a small story can be much more meaningful than a larger one. Even though it's a step down from the first film, it's still entertaining. The cinematography is stark and bare, with only the soundtrack adding some effect. Heartfelt and riveting from the first frame to the last. The real centerpiece of the film is its acting; three performances in particular stick out.
The part of the city which has the highest crime rate is under the care of Captain Pete Lassard, the chief demands that he turn things around or he is out.He in turn calls his brother, Eric, the academy commandant, and requests some new people.He recommends recent graduates, Mahoney, Hightower, Jones, Tackleberry, Fackler, and Hooks.Now they are teamed up with some veteran officers, who are not exactly competent, and along with their inexperience they cause more trouble than the gang they are pursuing.And they also have to deal with Lieutenant Mauser, who wants them to fail, so that he could become the new Captain....It's amazing how many sequels this film garnered, each with questionable quality. The second installment is just okay, and it feels more like a string of sketches rather than a full movie.My problem with this series is Mahoney, the character really irritates me, and I find smaller characters, who are not in the film for long, more endearing than someone with a face that you'd like to slap.Goldthwaite is the main draw here as Zed, and the makers knew this, he came back two more times.There are a few good laughs, but it isn't anything special.
