Police Academy (1984)

Réalisateur:

Hugh Wilson

Scénaristes:

Neal Israel (screenplay) &
Pat Proft (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Date de sortie:

23 mars 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime

Accroche:

The new police recruits. Call them slobs. Call them jerks. Call them gross. - Just don't call them when you're in trouble.

Intrigue:

A group of good-hearted but incompotent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Cadet | Police Officer | Lieutenant

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

A laugh riot!

Ensemble

Steve Guttenberg	...	Carey Mahoney
Kim Cattrall	...	Karen Thompson
G.W. Bailey	...	Lt. Harris (as G. W. Bailey)
Bubba Smith	...	Moses Hightower
Donovan Scott	...	Leslie Barbara
George Gaynes	...	Commandant Lassard
Andrew Rubin	...	George Martín
David Graf	...	Tackleberry
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Sgt. Callahan
Michael Winslow	...	Larvell Jones
Debralee Scott	...	Mrs. Fackler
Bruce Mahler	...	Doug Fackler
Ted Ross	...	Captain Reed
Scott Thomson	...	Chad Copeland
Brant von Hoffman	...	Kyle Blankes (as Brant Van Hoffman)
Marion Ramsey	...	Laverne Hooks
Georgina Spelvin	...	Hooker
Doug Lennox	...	Main Bad Guy
George R. Robertson	...	Chief Hurnst
Don Lake	...	Mr. Wig
Bill Lynn	...	Parking Lot Manager
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Office Executive
Joyce Gordon	...	Mrs. Thompson
Don Payne	...	Barber
Bruce McFee	...	Supply Clerk
Beth Amos	...	Little Old Lady
Araby Lockhart	...	Mrs. Lassard
Barry Greene	...	Cadet with Hat
Gary Farmer	...	Sidewalk Store Owner
Josef Field	...	Blue Oyster Dancer
Gary Colwell	...	Blue Oyster Dancer
James Bearden	...	Driver (as Jim Bearden)
Fred Brigham	...	Street Punk
Marco Bianco	...	Tough
Ted Hanlan	...	Tough
F. Braun McAsh	...	Tough (as Braun McAsh)
Rob Watson	...	Tough
Roger Dunn	...	Booking Sergeant
Wally Bondarenko	...	Officer
J. Winston Carroll	...	Officer
David Clement	...	Officer
George E. Zeeman	...	Officer (as George Zeeman)
Gino Marrocco	...	Arresting Cop
Gene Mack	...	Street Thug
Bob Collins	...	Drill Instructor
Danny Pawlick	...	Pool Hall Man
Ruth Sisberg	...	Mayor
Peter Cox	...	Bar Patron
Danny Lima	...	Bar Patron
Dwayne McLean	...	Bar Patron
Brent Meyers	...	Bar Patron
Carole Alderson	...	Martín's Lady
Suzanne Barker	...	Martín's Lady
Kimberley Boorman	...	Martín's Lady
Jayne Broughton	...	Martín's Lady
Julie McLeod	...	Martín's Lady
Karen Robyn	...	Martín's Lady
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
James D. Brown	...	Hippy recruit with sunglasses (uncredited)
Charles W. Gray	...	Weird waiter (uncredited)
Kay Hawtrey	...	Surprise Party Lady (uncredited)
Dar Robinson	...	Menacing thug in plaid (uncredited)
T.J. Scott	...	Tough (uncredited)
Hugh Wilson	...	Angry driver (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Hugh Wilson

Scénaristes
Neal Israel		(screenplay) &
Pat Proft		(screenplay) and
Hugh Wilson		(screenplay)
Neal Israel		(story) &
Pat Proft		(story)

Produit par
Paul Maslansky	....	producer

Musique originale
Robert Folk

Image
Michael D. Margulies		(director of photography)

Montage
Robert Brown
Zach Staenberg

Distribution des rôles
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Création des décors
Trevor Williams

Direction artistique
Dennis Davenport		(uncredited)

Décorateur de plateau
Steve Shewchuk

Création des costumes
Christopher Ryan

Maquillage
Ken Brooke	....	makeup artist
James D. Brown	....	hair stylist (as James Brown)

Directeur de production
James Margellos	....	production manager (as Jim Margellos)

Assistant réalisateur
Richard Flower	....	second assistant director
Rocco Gismondi	....	second assistant director
Allan Harmon	....	second assistant director
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director

Département Art
Guenter Bartlik	....	scenic artist
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	property master (as John Berger)
Chris Biden	....	property assistant
Neil Grocutt	....	construction supervisor
I.R. McEune	....	head painter
Paul Theodore	....	head carpenter
Serge Genitempo	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Paul B. Clay	....	adr editor (as Paul Clay)
John M. Colwell	....	sound editor (as John Colwell)
Alan Holly	....	adr mixer
Alan Holly	....	foley mixer
William Hooper	....	sound editor
Anthony Ippolito	....	supervising sound editor
Dave Kulczycki	....	assistant sound editor (as David Kulczycki)
David Lee	....	production sound mixer
Don MacDougall	....	sound re-recording mixer
John L. Mack	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
Stanley Paul	....	sound editor (as Stan Paul)
Robert R. Rutledge	....	foley editor (as Bob Rutledge)
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Richard Tyler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Scelza	....	sound: second unit (uncredited)
Don White	....	adr recording mixer (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Gene Grigg	....	special effects consultant
Roger Hansen	....	special effects
Neil Trifunovich	....	special effects

Cascadeur
Buzz Bundy	....	stunts
Joe Dunne	....	stunt coordinator
Debbie Kirby	....	stunts (as Debra Kirby)
Julius LeFlore	....	stunts (as Julius Leflor)
Denver Mattson	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Angelo Reno	....	stunts
Wink Roberts	....	stunts
Dar Robinson	....	stunts
Carol Daniels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Branko Racki	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts (uncredited)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Tony Eldridge	....	best boy
Ron Gillham	....	key grip
Glen Goodchild	....	best boy
Chris Holmes	....	gaffer
Peter Luxford	....	camera operator
Joachim Martin	....	assistant camera
Robert Saad	....	additional photography
Shin Sugino	....	still photographer
Pat Williams	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Linda Kemp	....	wardrobe (as Lynda Kemp)
Larry S. Wells	....	wardrobe (as Larry Wells)

Dpartement Editorial
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Howard Heard	....	assistant film editor
Robert Raring	....	color timer
Ben Williams	....	apprentice film editor
Terry Kelley	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Département Musique
Douglas M. Lackey	....	music editor (as Doug Lackey)
Paula Spang	....	music coordinator
Dan Wallin	....	scoring mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Département Transport
Jim Kennedy	....	transportation coordinator
Craig S. Kohne	....	driver captain (as Craig Kohne)

Divers
Benita Allen	....	production assistant
Michael Brownstone	....	location manager
Penelope Hynam	....	script supervisor
Patricia Johnson	....	publicist
Christopher Kroll	....	production assistant
Ron Kurelo	....	police advisor
Ron Kurelo	....	weapons advisor
Suzanne Lore	....	production coordinator
Andrea Poulis	....	production secretary
Rocky Thompson	....	police advisor
Rocky Thompson	....	weapons advisor
Donald L. West	....	production accountant (as Don West)
Curtis Carlin	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Lyn Lucibello	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Companies de production

• Ladd Company, The
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributeurs

• Argentina Video Home (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Ladd Company, The
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1987) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (through)
• Warner Home Video (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1985) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)

Autres Companies

• CITY-TV  thanks for their cooperation (as CityTv)
• Canadian Casting Associates  local casting
• City of Toronto, Ontario  thanks for their cooperation (as City of Toronto)
• Diener/Hauser/Bates Co. Inc. Advertising  title design
• Film Extra Services  extras casting
• Gomillion Studios  sound post-production
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Ontario Film & Video Office  thanks for their cooperation (as Ontario Film-Video Office)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision Canada  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by (as Panavision®)
• Record Plant Scoring  music scored at
• Special Missions Group  thanks for their cooperation
• Technicolor  prints by (as Technicolor®)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Police Academy: What an Institution! (UK) (video title)

Durée:

96 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:M | Spain:13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Norway:7 (re-rating) (2004) | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (#27106) | West Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A

Lieux de tournage:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Société:

Ladd Company, The

Anecdotes:

Was filmed in forty days.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: After Hightower flips the police cruiser over, we can see that there is no engine in the car when Lt. Harris is reprimanding him.

Guillemet:

[after Hightower has been thrown out of the Academy]
Cadet Leslie Barbara: Of all the guys who I thought were gonna make it, Hightower was the one. I mean, if all the cops looked like him there'd be no crime at all.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "The Simpsons: Marge Be Not Proud (#7.11)" (1995)

Bande son:

I'M GONNA BE SOMEBODY

A laugh riot!

During my spring break in 1984, I went up to Michigan to see some of my relatives. One day while I was up there I went to see "Police Academy" with my mom, my grandma, and a cousin. Before we saw this, I remembered Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert gave this movie no stars. I also remembered Ebert reviewing this movie on his show "At The Movies" with his late partner Gene Siskel (this was before their show went nationwide and was retitled "Siskel & Ebert"). Ebert summed up "Police Academy" in one short sentence: "IT IS BAD!!!" And Siskel agreed with him. But I went to see this movie anyway and to this day I'm glad that I did. "Police Academy" made me laugh my head off. After the movie was over I said it was the funniest movie since "Airplane!" This movie was so funny I went to see it a second time over Memorial Day weekend 1984 with a friend of mine here in Chicago. "Police Academy" still makes me laugh to this day. It's too bad the sequels didn't live up to this, the original. The second, third, and fourth movies in the series were marginally funny. The fifth and sixth movies were less funny and the series started to wear out its welcome. I've never seen the seventh movie "Mission to Moscow" but I heard it's a stinker. So I'm sticking with the first movie because it's the funniest.

**** (out of four)