Combat Academy
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| Combat Academy | |
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 DVD cover of Combat Academy |
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| 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 |
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Combat Academy (also known as Combat High) is a 1986 comedy film by the creator of Police Academy, Neal Israel.
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[edit] Synopsis
Best friends Max Mendelsson (Gordon) and Perry Barnett (Ward) are sent to military school after one prank too many. Max, the real troublemaker, 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.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| 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 |
[edit] Reception
Despite starring several popular actors such as Richard Moll and Jamie Farr, the film was both a commercial and critical failure. It was not released on video cassette in the United States, although it was released in the United Kingdom.
[edit] DVD release
In 1994, the film was released on Region 1 DVD by New World Video.[citation needed]
