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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987 · 88 min

A silly, good-natured romp full of slapstick pranks and chaotic set pieces that you can watch without thinking.

Directed by
Jim Drake
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
On land, on sea, or in the air, no place is safe from them!
Overview
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.

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Directed by
Jim Drake
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • work
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

In this series

Police Academy Collection

  1. Police AcademyMovie · 1984
  2. Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentMovie · 1985
  3. Police Academy 3: Back in TrainingMovie · 1986
  4. Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolMovie · 1987 This title
  5. Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachMovie · 1988
  6. Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeMovie · 1989
  7. Police Academy: Mission to MoscowMovie · 1994

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Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Jim Drake
Written by
Gene Quintano
Starring
Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Tim Kazurinsky, Sharon Stone, Leslie Easterbrook, Marion Ramsey
Music
Robert Folk
Cinematography
Robert Saad
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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