Combat Academy

Combat Academy
DVD cover of Combat Academy
Directed by	Neal Israel
Produced by	Robert M. Sertner
Written by	Paul W. Shapiro
Starring	Keith Gordon Wally Ward George Clooney Robert Culp Jamie Farr Richard Moll
Distributed by	Highlight Video Hollywood DVD Ltd
Release date(s)	23 November 1986 (USA)
Running time	96 min.
Language	English

Combat Academy (also known as Combat High) is a 1986 comedy film by the creator of Police Academy, Neal Israel.

Synopsis

Best friends Max Mendelsson (Keith Gordon) and Perry Barnett (Wally Ward) are sent to military school after one prank too many. Max, the real troublemaker and loudmouth ("We're cadets! That's like a step up from musketeers!"), begins plotting ways to get out while Perry realizes that it's time for him to straighten up. Trouble begins when Russian cadets visit the school and begin wargames that the school isn't ready for.

Location

The movie was filmed at an actual military school, Kemper Military School and College, in 1985. Actual students and instructors served as extras and consultants during the shooting of the production.

Cast

Actor	Role
Keith Gordon	Maxwell "Max" Mendelsson
Wally Ward	Percival "Perry" Barnett
George Clooney	Major. Biff Woods
Robert Culp	General Edward "Ed" Woods
Jamie Farr	Colonel Frierick
Richard Moll	Colonel Felix Long, Sr.
Dana Hill	Sargent. Andrea Pritchett
Tina Caspary	Mary-Beth
Sherman Hemsley	Judge Daley
Bernie Kopell	Mr. Mendelsson
John Ratzenberger	Mr. Barnett
Dick Van Patten	Principal
Elya Baskin	Interpreter
Danny Nucci	Jai

Reception

Despite starring several popular actors such as Richard Moll, George Clooney and Jamie Farr, the film was both a commercial and critical failure. It was released on video cassette in the United States, and in the United Kingdom.

External links

• Combat Academy at the Internet Movie Database
• Combat Academy at AllRovi
• Combat Academy at Rotten Tomatoes