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- 1986
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 23 m
- 1986
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 23 m
Summary The alumni of Commandant Lassard's Police Academy (1984) return to the school to train new recruits and prevent its closure.
Directed By: Jerry Paris
- 1986
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 23 m
- 1986
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 23 m
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
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6.2
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Summary The alumni of Commandant Lassard's Police Academy (1984) return to the school to train new recruits and prevent its closure.
Directed By: Jerry Paris
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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50% Mixed
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4 Reviews
38% Negative
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3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
33
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The slim plot is a feeble excuse for a series of set pieces, some of which can be seen coming even before the opening credits roll, and a handful that are genuinely funny.
Cast of cartoon misfits is still basically intact and if Police Academy 3 has any charm it’s in the good-natured dopeyness of these people. No bones about it, these people are there to laugh at.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 User Ratings
6.2
43% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 User Ratings
6.2
43% Positive
12 Ratings
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50% Mixed
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14 Ratings
7% Negative
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Every now and then, there is even a funny line, as when the wife of one officer insists on joining the force herself: "We can wear matching uniforms, share ammo -- everything that makes a marriage work." [24 Mar 1986, p.D7]
It has all the required Police Academy staples and is one of the better sequels but this whole franchise is so dated that isn't saying much.
The most you can say for Police Academy 3: Back in Training is that it's no worse than "Police Academy 2" -- which was awful. [24 Mar 1986, p.Cal-7]
Sure, the humor is witless and the gags are often inane, but, given the quality of its predecessors, POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING has the dubious honor of being the funniest of the series to date.
At its worst, a distasteful series of homophobic, racist and sexist jokes, and otherwise little more than jollies of the most juvenile and locker room sort. [24 Mar 1986, p.5C]
