Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
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| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Paris |
| Produced by | Paul Maslansky Leonard Croll John Goldwyn |
| Written by | Barry Blaustein David Sheffield |
| Starring | Steven Guttenberg Bubba Smith David Graf Michael Winslow Bruce Manler Marion Ramsey Colleen Camp Art Metrano Howard Hesseman and George Gaynes as Commandant Lassard |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Editing by | Bob Wyman |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. The Ladd Company |
| Release date(s) | March 29, 1985 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $55,600,000 |
| Preceded by | Police Academy (1984) |
| Followed by | Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) |
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is the first sequel of six in the Police Academy series. This sequel was directed by Jerry Paris. The film was given a PG-13 rating for profanity.
Steve Guttenberg reprises his role as Mahoney, the class clown of police academy; veteran actor George Gaynes as Commandant Eric Lassard; former American football player Bubba Smith as the high-towering Hightower; Marion Ramsey as Laverne Hooks; David Graf as gun-crazy Officer Eugene Tackleberry; and Michael Winslow as sound effects wizard Officer Larvell Jones, all return from the original.
In this sequel, the police academy grads have graduated and now are let loose into the city, trying to help Lassard's brother, Capt. Lassard, played by WKRP in Cincinnati alum, Howard Hesseman, protect the town from an obnoxious gang led by Zed (played by Bobcat Goldthwait). Art Metrano also joins the cast as Lt. Mauser, as does Julie Brown.
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[edit] Taglines
- Watch out! They've got to clean up the worst crime district in the world. But that's no problem. They're the worst police force in the universe.
- To protect, to serve... and make you laugh. America's funniest crimebusters are back!
[edit] Plot
Carey Mahoney and his friends Larvell Jones, Eugene Tackleberry, Moses Hightower, Laverne Hooks, and Douglas Fackler have now graduated from the police academy, and are ready to start going after real criminals. Their assigned precinct, which has the city's highest crime rate, is under the command of Captain Pete Lassard, the younger brother of academy commandant Eric Lassard. Chief Henry Hurst has told Pete that if the precinct's crime rate is not lowered, then Pete will no longer be captain. A big step toward lowering the crime rate would be to stop a local gang of toughs and their leader, Zed. The assignment goes to Mahoney and his fellow graduates. Mauser, a lieutenant at the precinct, doesn't want to see them succeed, because Mauser wants to replace Pete as captain. That's why Mauser begins to roadblock any efforts against Zed. Not to be outmaneuvered, Mahoney and his friends plot an appropriate revenge on Mauser while they go after Zed
[edit] Cast
- Steve Guttenberg - Officer Carey Mahoney
- Bubba Smith - Officer Moses Hightower
- David Graf - Officer Eugene Tackleberry
- Michael Winslow - Officer Larvell Jones
- Bruce Mahler - Officer Douglas Fackler
- Marion Ramsey - Officer Laverne Hooks
- Colleen Camp - Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland
- Howard Hesseman - Capt. Peter 'Pete' Lassard
- Art Metrano - Lt. Mauser
- George Gaynes - Cmdt. Eric Lassard
- Bob Goldthwait - Zed
- Lance Kinsey - Sgt. Proctor
- George R. Robertson - Chief Henry Hurst
[edit] Reaction
The film was the 11th highest grossing film in the US in 1985 with a total of $55,600,000 over 1,613 theaters. There was high competition in 1985 in US theatres from films such as Back to the Future, Rocky IV, Rambo: First Blood Part II and The Goonies. In the US rentals alone it grossed $27,200,000 after its release on VHS.
The film was also successful in Europe, it took in SEK 18,063,063 in Sweden alone which amounts to $2,693,005.
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| Films: Police Academy | 2: Their First Assignment | 3: Back in Training | 4: Citizens on Patrol | 5: Assignment Miami Beach | 6: City Under Siege | Mission to Moscow | 8 (TBA) | |||
| Characters: List of Main Characters | Eric Lassard | Moses Hightower | |||
| Related: Animated TV series | Police Academy: The Series | Police Academy Stunt Show | Blue Oyster Bar | |||
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