Average sequel, with the bulk of the original cast returning, and the hilarious addition of a new character, 'Zed'. [5] The film grossed $114.993 million worldwide and made a profit of $20.5 million. He added "We lost some time because I had to change directors after a couple of weeks. Colleen Camp Sgt. Maslansky also said "Naturally the actors wanted more money to do the sequel. "I didn't think the script was as good as the first one. Progress is made and most of the gang is captured in an incident at The Blue Oyster Bar, but Mauser informs the captain that he had most of the charges dropped due to excessive force and procedure violations. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Related. Bubba Smith Officer Moses Hightower. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards. Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. The officers stage their own raid and manage to overpower and arrest the gang. Colleen Camp Sgt. Zed attempts to escape with Mahoney, but Lassard blocks his escape and prepares to shoot Zed. Watch Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. This is the first and only film in the series to receive a PG-13 rating. It's the merchants and the property owners who can really hit you. [3], The film received negative reviews. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Jerry Paris. It also defies an even rarer rarity: something watchable from the eighties! When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them. Old Zoo, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA. Variety had little praise for the film, except "Metrano somehow manages to shine in these murkiest of circumstances, and Michael Winslow has a couple of good moments". Lassard spots some of Zed's men and tries to deal with them, but is over-powered and spray-painted. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) Add to Watchlist Download Share Rate this Movie. Directed by Jerry Paris | Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Bobcat Goldthwait, Colleen Camp Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Mauser is seen talking with his dim-witted partner, Sgt. [9] His first act is to remove Mahoney and Schtulman, who is quick to object to Mahoney's dismissal. Those bumbling cadets take to the streets when three inept goons successfully orchestrate a metropolitan crime wave. Bobcat Goldthwait Cast. Fackler is assigned with Dooley (Ed Herlihy), Mahoney to Vinnie Schtulman (Peter van Norden), and Tackleberry to Sgt. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. He gets revenge on Mauser by switching his shampoo with Tackleberry's epoxy resin solution from a helmet repair kit, which glues Mauser's hands to his hair. Why wasn't Peter van Norden considered one of the main cast members? But, can the world's most eccentric police officers save the day? Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Michael Winslow Officer Larvell Jones. George Gaynes Commandant Lassard. Steve Guttenberg as Officer Carey Mahoney. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 29, 1985 Summary: When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them. The wacky recruits of Police Academy are back, for their first assignment (but sadly not their last), ineptly doing their best to enforce law. Steve Guttenberg Officer Carey Mahoney. The "owners" want them back. ‎Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews and buy Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment directed by Jerry Paris for €8.99. Michael Winslow as Officer Larvell Jones. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment The officers arrive, but are stopped by Mauser. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ... the new recruits from the police academy are enlisted to help out and nab a gang who are terrorising the neighborhoods. Lassard is out of a job the next day, while Mauser is promoted to captain. Cast information Crew information Company information News Box office. Jerry Paris Director. [8], Variety wrote: "Follow-up features much of the original’s cast but none of its key behind-the-scenes creative talent, save producer Paul Maslansky. See also: Police Academy (1984) Police Academy 3 (1986) Neal Israel Screenplay. Steve Guttenberg Cast. Cast & Crew. Bubba Smith Hightower. The Russian government hires the veterans of the Police Academy (1984) to help deal with the Mafia. The first film had cost $4.8 million but the second was $7.5 million. Lassard is later reinstated as captain, as are Mahoney and Schtulman on the force, while Mauser is demoted back to lieutenant for nearly blowing Lassard's raid. This was the only film in the series that does not feature Leslie Easterbrook as Lt. Debbie Callahan. Only actor to get any mileage out of this one is series newcomer Art Metrano, as an ambitious lieutenant bent upon taking over the department." Capt. Colleen Camp as Sgt. SG. Colleen Camp as Sgt. Mauser attempts numerous times to sabotage the new recruits while personally targeting Mahoney. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Jerry Paris, and the second film of the Police Academy series. Alternate Versions. Commandant Lassard's top graduates Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), Eugene Tackleberry (David Graf), Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey), and Douglas Fackler (Bruce Mahler) arrive from the police academy and join the 16th precinct with some of them assigned to a veteran officer partner. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. "[2], Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment opened on 1,613 screens, grossing $10,675,896 in its opening weekend, setting a record for March. "[2], "I wasn't too sold on doing the sequel," said Guttenberg. Lassard and Schtulman wire him with a Mr. Which second installment was the most disappointing? Pat Proft Screenplay. Sort by: Jerry Paris Director. The misfit Police Academy (1984) graduates now are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets. "No Small Parts" takes a look at his rise to fame. Daniel Kaluuya, known for his roles in "Black Mirror" and Get Out, stars in Judas and the Black Messiah. Marion Ramsey Laverne. In the first of too many sequels, the team receives their first assignment, chasing a gang of `street punks' led by Bobcat Goldthwait. Not a lot to hang your hat on with this sequel, minus Michael Winslow doing a pretty funny impression of a dubbed over martial arts movie. They drive off the police academy lot in the monster truck Bigfoot. I guess it does in this case! See more ». The above-the- line (principal talent) costs are about a million and a half, and that includes my own fee." Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. Proctor. When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them. During a patrol, Mahoney and Schtulman spot a robbery at a merchant's place, but the robbers escape in the confusion caused in part by responding officers. Barry W. Blaustein Screenplay. Nick Riganas. Why didn't Leslie Easterbrook reprise her role as Callahan? After a random attack the night before by a local gang known as "The Scullions" and their infantile leader Zed McGlunk (Bobcat Goldthwait), Chief Henry Hurst (George R. Robertson) arrives at the 16th precinct and notifies its captain, Pete Lassard (Howard Hesseman) that the precinct is the worst in the city. MW. While all this is going on, Zed and his gang go "shopping" in a supermarket, causing havoc and chaos. But Jerry Paris... has done a great job of catching up. David Graf. It is then revealed that Lassard's gun was not loaded, as he "hasn't carried live ammo since '73". After graduating in the first "Police Academy," Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) and the rest of his hapless fellow officers are assigned to a precinct commanded by Capt. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Their initial assignment is to stop a gang of tough graffiti artists, but the new lieutenant at the station does not want them to succeed. Michael Winslow Officer Larvell Jones. [7] On Metacritic the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews". Steve Guttenberg reprises his role as Officer Carey Mahoney, the class clown; former American football player Bubba Smith returns as the colossal Moses Hightower; Marion Ramsey is featured again as Laverne Hooks; David Graf returns as gun-crazy Officer Eugene Tackleberry; Michael Winslow returns as sound effects master Officer Larvell Jones, and veteran actor George Gaynes returns as Commandant Eric Lassard. But it has been improved, and after I talked with Paul, I decided to give it another try. Loca academia de policía 2: Su primera misión o Locademia de policía 2: Su primera misión (Police Academy: Their First Assignment en V.O) es una comedia de 1985 dirigida por Jerry Paris y la primera secuela de la Loca academia de Policía.. La mayoría de los actores que participaron en la primera película reaparecen interpretando sus propios papeles. He ends up embarrassing himself in front of the station and has to wear a wig through the remainder of the film. A group of good-hearted, but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks. BS. The officers (including the re-instated Lassard) attend Tackleberry and Kirkland's wedding. CC. Mauser is ready to suspend them, but Mahoney makes a passionate plea that convinces Lassard to give them another chance. The crew in blue is back again. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. Bubba Smith as Officer Moses Hightower. Later, Tackleberry goes on a date with Kirkland, where they stay out late dancing. View production, box office, & company info, Having earned their shiny new badges after graduating from the prestigious, Netflix Is Losing A Ton Of Great Movies In May, Police Academy Franchise Facts You Never Knew You Needed. Microphone. Kathleen Kirkland. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Related. It is the second installment in the Police Academy franchise and the sequel to Police Academy. Does it count when a sequel is better if the first was horrible? (1985). Kathleen Kirkland (Colleen Camp). The crew in blue is back again in 1985's eighth-largest-grossing blockbuster. Bubba Smith Cast. (a brilliant casting move) Goldthwait's fun performance, along with a few (like three or four) more jokes do defy the sequel curse; that wasn't hard, look at the first! Mauser gives Mahoney a new assignment: patrolling a tunnel which results in him and his partner being covered with soot. Proctor (Lance Kinsey), as he attempts to take control of the precinct. Many actors return from the first film to respectively reprise their roles. Trailers. Synopsis. There is a brand new class of screw-ups at the Police Academy (1984). Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a movie that came out in 1985 as the second installment in the Police Academy series. Steve Guttenberg as Officer Carey Mahoney. Title: Was this review helpful to you? Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ( Brasil : Loucademia de Polícia 2 - Primeira Missão / Portugal : Academia de Polícia 2 - A Primeira Missão ) é um filme americano de 1985 , do gênero comédia , dirigido por Jerry Paris e … "[citation needed], "MOVIE REVIEW NO PLEA BARGAINING: AN F-GRADE FOR `POLICE 2, "Police Academy 2 – Their First Assignment", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Police_Academy_2:_Their_First_Assignment&oldid=1002776751, Films with screenplays by Barry W. Blaustein, Films with screenplays by David Sheffield, Articles with dead external links from May 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Peter Van Norden as Officer Vinnie Schtulman, This page was last edited on 26 January 2021, at 00:35. Lassard then calls his brother Eric (George Gaynes) who is in charge of the Police Academy and asks him for six new recruits. ... Primary Cast. New faces in Police Academy 2 include Howard Hesseman as Captain Pete Lassard (the brother of Police Academy commandant Eric Lassard); Bobcat Goldthwait as Zed, the leader of "The Scullions", an obnoxious gang; Art Metrano as Lt. Mauser; Peter Van Norden as slobbish police dog Officer Vinnie Schtulman; Tim Kazurinsky as hapless business owner Carl Sweetchuck; and Lance Kinsey as Sgt. 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