Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

Police Academy 5:
Assignment: Miami Beach
Theatrical release poster by Carl Ramsey[1]
Directed byAlan Myerson
Written byStephen Curwick
Based on
Characters
by
Produced byPaul Maslansky
Starring
CinematographyJames Pergola
Edited byHubert C. de la Bouillerie
Music byRobert Folk
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 18, 1988 (1988-03-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[2]
Box office$54.5 million[2]

Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Alan Myerson. It is the fifth installment in the Police Academy franchise, released on March 18, 1988. The film was given a PG rating for language and ribald humor.

Steve Guttenberg was unable to star in this film due to scheduling conflicts with filming Three Men and a Baby. The filmmakers decided instead to cast Matt McCoy as a new character.[3]

  1. ^ "Carl Ramsey". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. p. 631. ISBN 9780061778896.
  3. ^ Briggs, Joe Bob (April 17, 1988). "Another 'Police Academy'? No. 5's The Charm, Folks". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 2010-11-11.