Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
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| Directed by | Alan Myerson |
| Produced by | Paul Maslansky Donald West Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson |
| Starring | Bubba Smith David Graf Michael Winslow Leslie Easterbrook Matt McCoy G. W. Bailey George Gaynes |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | James Pergola |
| Editing by | Hubert C. de la Bouillerie |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | March 18, 1988 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $19,510,371 (Domestic)[1] |
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach is the 1988 installment in the Police Academy series, launched in 1984. 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. Instead, the filmmakers decided to cast Matt McCoy as a new character.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Captain Harris finally finds the goods he needs to push Commandant Eric Lassard out at the Police Academy: he is one year late for mandatory retirement. But before he retires, Lassard is chosen as "Police Officer of the Decade", and brings his favorite graduates—Sgts. Hightower, Jones, Tackleberry and Hooks, Lt. Callahan, and new graduate Officer Thomas "House" Conklin—to the National Police Chiefs Convention in Miami Beach to celebrate with him. While there, they meet his nephew, Sgt. Nick Lassard of the Miami Police Department. The fun is complicated when he unwittingly takes a bag belonging to jewel thieves containing stolen merchandise.
As the jewel thieves try to get the bag back, and Captain Harris tries to prove to Commissioner Hurst that he's the right man to replace Commandant Lassard, the usual hijinks ensue, including Lassard trying to guess the annual procedural demonstration. When the jewel thieves kidnap Commandant Lassard, he goes willingly, thinking it is indeed the procedural demonstration. It launches a negotiation, which Captain Harris botches, getting himself captured as well. A chase across the Everglades ensues to rescue the oblivious Commandant. At a ceremony at the end of the film, Commissioner Hurst announces that Commadant Lassard will be allowed to continue his duites as Commadant until he sees fit to retire himself, much to Harris' chagrin.
[edit] Cast
- Michael Winslow as Sgt. Larvell Jones
- David Graf as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
- Bubba Smith as Sgt./Lt. Moses Hightower
- Marion Ramsey as Sgt. Laverne Hooks
- Leslie Easterbrook as Lt. Debbie Callahan
- Tab Thacker as Officer Thomas 'House' Conklin
- George Gaynes as Cmdt. Eric Lassard
- G. W. Bailey as Capt. Thaddeus Harris
- Lance Kinsey as Lt. Proctor
- George R. Robertson as Commissioner Henry Hurst
- Matt McCoy as Sgt. Nick Lassard
- Janet Jones as Officer Kate
- Rene Auberjonois as Tony
- Archie Hahn as Mouse
[edit] Reception
The movie received negative reaction from critics.[3] [4] [5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach at Box Office Mojo". http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=policeacademy5.htm. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ "Another 'Police Academy'? No. 5's The Charm, Folks". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-04-17/entertainment/0030270212_1_leslie-easterbrook-police-academy-fu. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ James, Caryn (1988-03-19). "Review/Film; When a Shark Joins the Usual Academy Gang". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DB103AF93AA25750C0A96E948260. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ Wilmington, Michael (1988-03-22). "MOVIE REVIEW Improvement Detected in `Police Academy 5'". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-22/entertainment/ca-1556_1_police-academy. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ "New `Police Academy` Flunks Again, Of Course". Chicago Tribune. 1988-03-22. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-03-22/features/8803020745_1_police-academy-commandant-lassard-assignment-miami-beach. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
[edit] External links
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach at the Internet Movie Database
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach at AllRovi
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