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Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986 · 84 min

Silly, good-natured slapstick where a gang of lovable misfits bumble through training and outwit stuffy rivals; a breezy, low-stakes comfort watch.

Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
Run for cover!
Overview
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...

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Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • class
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
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 This title
  4. Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolMovie · 1987
  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
Jerry Paris
Written by
Gene Quintano
Starring
Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky
Music
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Cinematography
Robert Saad
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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