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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Directed by Jerry Paris
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Overview
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Steve Guttenberg | Bubba Smith | David Graf | Michael Winslow | Bruce Mahler | Marion Ramsey | Colleen Camp | Art Metrano | Howard Hesseman | George Gaynes | Bobcat Goldthwait | Julie Brown | Peter Van Norden | Tim Kazurinsky | Ed Herlihy | Sandy Ward | Lance Kinsey | Christopher Jackson | Church Ortiz | George R. Robertson | Arthur Batanides | Jackie Joseph | Andrew Paris | Monica Parker | Kenji Shintani | Jennifer Darling | Lucy Lee Flippin | Jason Hervey | Diana Bellamy | Julie Paris | Debra Dusay | Jim Boyce | Tim Haldeman | Bert Williams | Pamela Matheson | Bufort McClerkins | Conrad Hurtt | William Yamadera | Morris Beers
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11/2020 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Since I viewed the first PA flick the other day I thought I give the second film in the franchise a spin now that Netflix has them all. Thought I had seen this before but nope unless I just forgot all it since it’s not very good. Maybe it’s a later sequel that I saw b/c I distinctly recall viewing one of these movies w/Bobcat Goldthwait as one of the cops. Here Bobcat is the leader the gang that the police are trying to take down. So I guess he gets recruited after this movie?
Despite bringing back some of the primary actors from the first film this movie just doesn’t have the same kind of charm or humor. There are a few beats that work but mostly this is a slog and discouraged me from wanting to view any more of the PA films. There is one cool set dressing in the apartment of one of the new characters; he has movie posters all over his walls and most of them are kaiju flicks. I guess he’s supposed to be the nerdy movie guy or something.
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