Police Academy (film)

This article is about the 1984 film. For the film series, see Police Academy (franchise).
Police Academy
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed byHugh Wilson
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Neal Israel
  • Pat Proft
Produced byPaul Maslansky
Starring
CinematographyMichael D. Margulies
Edited by
Music byRobert Folk
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.8 million[2]
Box office$149.8 million[3]

Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson in his directorial debut, and distributed by Warner Bros..[4] Its storyline follows a new recruitment policy for an unnamed city's police academy to take in any recruit who wishes to apply and study to become a police officer. The film stars Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, and G. W. Bailey.

The film was produced by The Ladd Company. It premiered on March 23, 1984.[5] It grossed $8.5 million in its opening weekend and more than $149 million worldwide, against a budget of $4.8 million, and remains the most successful film of the series as of 2022.[3] The film spawned six sequels in the Police Academy franchise, and is the only film in the franchise to be rated R by the MPAA.

  1. ^ a b c "Police Academy". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Thomas, Bob (11 January 1985). "IF YOU ENJOYED 'POLICE ACADEMY,' GET READY FOR ANOTHER". Chicago Tribune. p. E.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Police Academy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  5. ^ "Home Page". Warnerbros.com. Retrieved 28 March 2019.