| Police Academy | |
|---|---|
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| Original work | Police Academy |
| Owner | Warner Bros. |
| Years | 1984-present |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | |
| Television series | Police Academy: The Series |
| Animated series | Police Academy |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Theme park attraction(s) | Police Academy Stunt Show (1994) |
| Character(s) | List of characters |
The Police Academy franchise consists of comedies including seven theatrical films and two spin-off television shows. Police Academy (1984), followed a premise where a new mayor had announced a policy requiring the police department to accept all willing recruits. The movie followed a group of misfit recruits in their attempts to prove themselves capable of being police officers, and succeeding both in spite of and because of their eccentricities. The main character in the first four films, Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), is a repeat offender forced to join the police academy as punishment. The seventh and to-date last installment, Mission to Moscow, was released in 1994. In September 2018, Guttenberg announced that a new Police Academy movie was in development after spending years in development hell.[1]
In general, the franchise depends on basic slap-stick humor, usually based on simple characterization and physical comedy. As with many similar films, the theme is a group of underdogs struggling to prove themselves, while various authority figures try to suppress them. The sequels have not been well received by critics, although they were financial successes commercially. The first film grossed $149.8 million worldwide and made a profit of $35 million.[2] The sequels grossed $388 million in total.[2][3] Parallels have been drawn between Police Academy and the British Carry On series,[4] for their common reliance on a largely constant ensemble cast throughout the various films, the two series' frequent use of low-brow humor, sexual innuendo, and physical comedy. George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, and David Graf are the only actors who appear in all seven films of the series.
- ^ Jenna Anderson (September 4, 2018). "Steve Guttenberg says another 'Police Academy' film is in the works". ComicBook.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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