Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Name: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Genre: Comedy
Released: March 29, 1985
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Art Metrano, Bruce Mahler, Bubba Smith, Colleen Camp, David Graf

1985

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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 29, 1985

Starring: Art Metrano, Bruce Mahler, Bubba Smith, Colleen Camp, David Graf, George Gaynes, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow, Steve Guttenberg

Summary: When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.

Director: James Signorelli and Jerry Paris

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 87 min

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The New York Times - Janet Maslin

Police Academy 2 isn't as funny as its predecessor, but as sequels go it's certainly amusing. [31 Mar 1985, p.55]

Empire - Ian Nathan

It’s juvenilia, straight-up goofballing, but there is a tittering innocence at work here. Read full review

Time Out London - Staff (Not Credited)

Toning down the smut for a PG-rating, and bringing in veteran comedy director Paris, who made his feature debut with 1968's Jerry Lewis vehicle Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, ensured slightly more in the way of comic consistency for this modest sequel. Read full review

Variety - Staff (Not Credited)

Follow-up features much of the original’s cast but none of its key behind-the-scenes creative talent, save producer Paul Maslansky. 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. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas

Not since The Heretic tried to follow up The Exorcist has there been so dismal a sequel as Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. Read full review

Miami Herald - Bill Cosford

In most respects Police Academy 2 is witless, which complaint is admittedly akin to inspecting a Hefty bag and being dismayed to find trash. [03 Apr 1985, p.D7]

TV Guide Magazine - Staff (Not Credited)

Only Michael Winslow, repeating his uncanny ability as a sort of human sound-effects machine, is able to give any life to this, but his efforts are like reviving a beached carp. They don't come any worse than this. Read full review

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Nov 24, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are some parts here and there that are funny and ends on a high note, but it only makes an attempt to make the plot more interesting. ★★☆☆☆
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