Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985 "To protect, to serve... and make you laugh. America's funniest crimebusters are back!"
5.8| 1h27m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 28 March 1985 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment/
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Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.

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adonis98-743-186503 Mahoney and friends have graduated from the Police Academy (1984) and are issued with their first assignments. As before, their cheerfulness and devotion to duty outweigh any shortcomings, but are they ready to do battle with a band graffiti daubing terrorists? Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is the first of the many installments of the Police Academy Series and one that continues bringing laughs and smiles to our faces. Sure the original was better but there's lots of goofs and laughs this time around that makes it just as good as the first plus a new pack of great and i mean great characters who are just as "stupid" as our main characters and we just loved them right? (10/10)
utgard14 Six of the recruits from the first film have graduated to the police force. Their first assignment is to stop a gang led by a weirdo named Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait). To make matters more difficult, an ambitious lieutenant is determined to make sure they fail so that he can get the police captain's job. All of the returnees from the previous movie are fun here. The best new addition to the series is that of Bobcat Goldthwait, who has some of the funniest moments in the movie. Replacing G.W. Bailey as the heavy is Art Metrano. He's not as good as Bailey but he does okay. His dim-witted sidekick, played by Lance Kinsey, is better. It's not as funny as the first movie but the likable cast helps it a lot.
WakenPayne So I saw the first Police Academy a few nights ago and naturally I wanted to see the sequel. How they could mess things up this badly says a lot about the other sequels.Basically the plot is that six of the characters we know and love from the first Police Academy movie are now on their first assignment - to stop a gang of hooligans that like to scream every last line of dialogue. While this is happening someone tries to replace Lieutenant Harris as the guy fans of the original love to hate, this time we just hate him as he tries to go for the job of inspector.Now my one big problem with this is that these people go into situations that last the entire movie that are just so... BORING. Do we really care about Tackleberry and his first love(who's just like him)? Are we really supposed to give a crap about any of these new characters who are just there to try and either imitate the first one or just being really boring.Now there are compliments - this movie does amuse me in places - but most of the time it's just smirks here and there. All of these parts I could count with my hands. Also unlike other bad sequels this one is just over 80 minutes long. I won't watch 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 (are there more?) because from what I've heard they get worse and worse, not only that but it seems to me like they just wanted to make a sequel in hopes of just making more money and nothing else. I will only watch the first one again and that's it.
Petri Pelkonen A gang is causing trouble on the streets.The police academy recruits are needed to bring back the peace to the streets.Of course they do just the opposite.Peter Lassard's (Eric's brother) precinct is the worst in the city.He is given 30 days or he is out.Lieutenant Mauser wants his spot.Now this guy tries to make the job of these recruits, that were given to the precinct by Eric, as hard as possible.Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) is directed by Jerry Paris.The cast is pretty much the same as was in the first part.Steve Guttenberg plays Officer Carey Mahoney.Bubba Smith is Moses Hightower.David Graf is Eugene Tackleberry.Michael Winslow plays Larvell Jones.Bruce Mahler plays Douglas Fackler.Marion Ramsey is Laverne Hooks.George Gaynes plays Commandant Eric Lassard.This fine man was born on May 16, 1917 in Helsinki, which means he turns 95 today.It's always a treat to watch him do his thing.Howard Hesseman plays his brother Peter 'Pete' Lassard.Colleen Camp plays Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland.Her violent family members are played by Arthur Batanides (Old Max), Jackie Joseph and Andrew Paris (Bud).Art Metrano is Lt./Captain Mauser.Bobcat Goldthwait plays plays the part of the gang leader Zed.Ed Herlihy is seen as Officer Dooley.Jason Hervey (now 40), who was also seen in Back to the Future that year playing Milton Baines, plays Brat in this movie.G.W. Bailey is seen only as Wedding guest.This is as good as was the first part.Winslow is once again funny with his voices.Like when he's having fun with the couple on a date.And the pranks Mahoney pulls on Mauser.The romance between Tackleberry and Kirkland, two gun-crazy love birds, is sweet.And Zed is a great add to the series.