Exploring Police Academy - The Start of the Enduring Comedy Series
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- GoodBadFlicks remembers the first Police Academy and how huge it was when it first came out. Directed by Hugh Wilson.
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My dear departed grandma worked as an extra on several of the PA films. Said Graf (Tackleberry) was a wonderful man who always went out of his way to ensure the extras were treated well.
Since we're on the subject of Police Academy references, here's another one of The Simpsons jabs at it:
"Boy, when Marge first told me she was going to the police academy I thought it'd be fun and exciting.
You know, like that movie Spaceballs.
Instead it's been painful and disturbing, like that movie Police Academy.
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Why is your comment from 4 days ago wth?! TIME TRAVELLER!
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Yet Spaceballs was AWFUL! And Mel Brooks completely wasted his Michael Winslow!
Also Wayne's World:
"Where did you learn English?"
"College...and the Police Academy movies."
1:17: I wouldn't put "Have worked on the Star Wars Holiday Special" on my resumé.
Lol
So true
I actually have "did not work on the Star Wars Holiday Special" on mine.
I got a Simpson's flashback
"Police squad"
Me: That's good
"and Star Wars Holiday Special"
Me: That's bad
Why not?? It's not like anyone actually saw the thing. They would just think wow they worked on Star Wars.
Michael Winslow is awesome with his sound effects, as well as making an appearance in Robot Chicken in a Police Academy/ X-MEN parody skit!!😂😂😂
And!....as one of the evil starship's crew in Spaceballs. "Sir, we've got the blips, the bloops, and the bleeps!"
Your "Exploring" series is so great, can't get enough of it.
Informative is an understatement.
Every time Roger Ebert is proven wrong, I gain another year in life.
you're going to live forever...
A good reminder that there's no such a thing as objectively good or bad movie.
@@000Gua000 The Room.....
Nope. Leonard Maltin does.
I wonder why he was such a big name among movie critics? It seems like every movie he completely destroys end up being masterpieces. 🤔
Who holds back the electric car? Who keeps Steve Gutenberg a star? We do. We do . . .
Lol ouch. Damn, i could think of 10 more deserving actors for that jab.
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night? We do. We do...
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Police academy 1 to 4 I've watched so many times. Fantastically funny movies. Classics.
I love 1 - 4. 5 is okay.
1-3 for me.
Home alone and Police academy, you just can't NOT watch them. XD
Yeah,
coincidentally I just rewatched Police Academy 1- 4 a coupla months back, after not having seen em since the 80s - just a pure nostalgia rush!
1,2,4 and 5 were my favs!
Tackleberry is dead? *checks the internet* Since 2001?? NOOOOOO!!!!!
Can't believe he died back in 2001, I was sure he passed away only a few year's ago ? Weird.
"Tackleberry!!! Will you please stop doing that..."
"Sorry sir"
Died of a sudden heart attack.
Tackleberry, Hightower, House and Lassard have all passed
@@jesseswarbrick7895 Hooks died in January 2021.
Maybe the humour of this film (basically the humor of the 80s) could be offensive and outdated to the new generations, but this is the kind of film that you never get tired of watch, as the same as its crazy characters and surreal jokes.
One of the best comedies from that decade. I enjoyed it with my parents in VHS and of course I'll enjoy it with my children
If it's offensive to new generation, you know it's good.
There is nothing offensive in the humor of the 80s. It’s the type of humor you can find among people anywhere, living a real life not through a keyboard.
The police academy series was huuuuge in Norway for about 15 years.. Had the whole series taped of TV.. Even though I was born just a year after the first movie I can't remember any of them beeing in Cinemas
it was also big in Russia. my favorite childhood movie
It was big just about everywhere. My fiancé is from Japan, and we had talked about how big these movies were there too.
Just so we're clear I'm talking the whole franchise and also the animated show.. Really the only part that truly flopped here like everywhere else was the TV series
I've been waiting for somebody good to review a police acedemy movie. Thank you.
Police Academy 1 and 2 are great. Bobcat steals the second film
Bobcat Goldthwait manages to steal almost everything he's in: I like third and fourth movie all the more because of him and I was delighted to see they brought him back after second. He's also a great director.
That bit where he yells down the door never gets old.
Odd how he isn't mentioned at all
He was in the first movie after all
@@b1akn3ss93 He wasn't in the first one and that's probably why he was never mentioned.
@@christopherkotsopoulos701 He was, but he was just like, a bully I think?
Michael Winslow is a National Treasure. His roles in Police Academy and Space Balls were two of the funniest comedic roles in film of all time.
The first Police Academy movie is my number 1 favourite film of all-time. I must have seen it hundreds of times. Whenever I had a sleepover with my friends, we would rent a couple of videos (this being the mid-80s, there was a wide choice available) and Police Academy would have to be one of the tapes we got out. The subsequent movies gradually became less enjoyable because they were made with a family audience in mind (I believe from the 2nd movie onwards, they got PG ratings, meaning young kids could watch as long as a "responsible adult" was there with them).
You are the man sir, loved this movie series
First three movies are worth a watch, stop after that. The second and third movie really get helped with the add on of Bobcat Goldwaith's character. Nobody talks like him. As a kid I always had a thing for Callahan.
Fly Beep I always wanted her to rough me up a hahha
We'll said. Everything went to shit after 3. And Callahan was HOT!
I was going to bring up Bobcat. He really carried 2 and 3.
I prefer Kim Cattral. Also do you see her now? Still would.
Callahan, likely awoke the first inking of a Dominatrix kink for a lot of people.
I loved this movie when I was a kid, I watched a million times. Many years later I moved from Spain to Canada and, after knowing It was filmed in Toronto I watched it again. I almost cried when I discover that the whole last part was my neighborhood...
Police Academy is definitely my comfort watch franchise. I'll even watch the post-Guttenberg ones if I'm in a bad enough mood.
I still love these movies. My wife had never seen any of them, so I showed her the first one, last year. She couldn't stop laughing.
There was a TON of information in this I had never known before. Your Exploring series continues to be both entertaining and informative. I hope you continue talking about the sequels.
Grew up with the reruns of this series and loved 1-4 but still have a sweet spot for the rest. This is the kind of movie were missing today, a good funny light hearted movie thats all about making you feel good and bringing the laughs.
Also a large franchise which was more then willing to take risks with material and never ceased to feature new and more insane elements about each new movie.
These movies hold a special place in my heart. I'll never forget my dad introducing me to this and The Naked Gun series. Endless laughs.
My introduction to the series was part 4. I love the series, even Mission to Moscow. My favorite characters were Tackleberry and Zed.
First 4 are the best.
I had a crush on the tall blonde badass
Mine was #5 the one in Miami Beach... that being said #4 has the best scene when Zed switches Harris deodorant with Mace...😂😂😂😂😂
Also started with part 4. I remember how catchy that Citizens On Patrol song was.
I think Tackleberry was everyone’s favorite!
A classic! The absolute best in the series. I just hope to God they don’t do a remake/reboot.
My dad took me and my best friend to see part 3 in the theaters when we were 10 or so. I watched all three (at the time) over spring break of whatever year the third one came out. I was so excited, I wrote about in in a class assignment of "What I did over spring break". True story.
Part 3 wasn't very good. It was basically a redo of the first one.
@@sha11235 I second that. To be fair, the other ones going past the first film aren’t really noteworthy. Don’t give me wrong, PAs 2 thru 4 have their moments - but it doesn’t excuse the fact that they are one dimensional, paint-by-the-number stories. The characters are just there to perform their actions, they never really bond and don’t have any set goals to make them human and for the audience to root for them (apart from the first one). The only valid reason that these movies have proven profitable is just because of the visual aspect - particularly making it accessible for those who don’t speak English (i.e. Mr. Bean).
I'll never forget part 3, especially Micheal Winslow's song that plays over the credits, which he provided all the sound effects for. Another great Exploring video, Cecil.
I believe the song was in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, and is called "Citizens on Patrol". Actually whole soundtrack of this movie is quite good.
You know, I would like to see the Exploring Series cover people as well. There are a lot of B-film actors and directors/crew out there that I think could really expand the series. I'm thinking of people like Buck Flowers, Cynthia Rothrock, Cirio Santiago, etc.
This came up during Thanksgiving. It started with talking about Short Circuit then my wife said she never seen the original Police Academy. She has seen some of the others but never the first. So we had a marathon.
Police academy movies especially 1-3 were a HUGE hit in Greek tv during the early 90's. Every time they were on I would get together with my friends next door, order souvlaki and laugh our ass out. Till this day we use many quotes. The random Blue Oyster scenes got us every time and just now I realised the Pepe le pew connection lol
This film is the definition of goofy '80's comedy, and will always hold a place in my childhood memories.
Now I want to watch this again. Loved watching this almost annually when my local TV station aired it. Someone in the programming department clearly loved it too.
You know it's a good Monday when GoodBadFlicks uploads a new video. Very nice look at a movie my father introduced me to when it was playing on television one time, and the less said about the sequels the better lol Keep up the great work GBF! 👍🏻👍🏻
Man I LOVED the Police Academy films, as a kid!! I also used to faithfully watch the Police Academy cartoon series, every Saturday morning. I had no idea that there had ever been a live action TV series of it, though.
Outstanding video. Now I love Police Academy more than ever. The scene where Commandant Lassard is, uh, standing at the podium remains just about the funniest thing I've ever seen. And God bless Michael Winslow.
Thanks!
This movie it's a part of my childhood. Growing up in the 80's here in Chile they aired it on tv constantly. I even remember many years later going to collegue and becoming friends with a guy who's nickname was Mahoney haha.
Fun fuct, here it was called "Locademia de Policía" (it was misspelled on purpose, the correct form it's LOCA ACADEMIA DE POLICÍA)
keep the good work sir!
Chinaski It seems just just about worldwide it was a pretty popular movie, based on yours and other comments.
Here’s a cool thing. I lived near where they shot this movie as a kid, and my dad told me about driving by the set on the way to work.
@@cjwrench07 it was a huge success!
I’m a cop, and I love this movie. You wouldn’t think it but cops have the best sense of humour. Look at how well Super Troopers did.
And Reno 911
That casting call is comedy movie maker wet dream come true. Everything fell into places perfectly especially the guy who play Hightower, the voice sfx guy and the soft spoken girl.
Also Kim Cattral still super hot.
Bubba Smith used to work out at the same 24 Hour Fitness gym I went to for years (near Santa Monica) and, while I don't want to make a critique on his form, I believe people of his stature don't understand that it actually takes effort for normal people to lift heavy things. :P
Just want to say, he was really nice and he loved chatting about football.
Police Academy was always such a guilty pleasure for me. Thanks for covering it.
This is such a silly film, and I always absolutely loved Marian Ramsey. She just had a fabulous way about her. I'd forgotten that Kim Cattrall was in it.
Such an amazing series. I've watched them dozens of times since the 80's. I try and pretend Mission to Moscow doesn't exist. To me, it's Part 1 through 6, spanning from 1984 through 1989. I have upgraded my collection all on Bluray, with all the behind the scenes, deleted scenes and interviews/documentaries. It's up there with the Naked Gun and National Lampoon's Vacation, as the funniest series of all-time, imo.
I totally agree, but I would also throw in the Pink Panther series
Roger Ebert...you called that one WRONG. This was freaking hilarious
The series will always be a Bobcat piece to me.
I pooped a little.
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I loved Bobcat. I was sad when he quit doing his Bobcat shtick.
He actually did the scream on an episode of FINDING BIGFOOT once when they BFRO was doing one of their night hunts he was in. Also anyone know where I can find an interview Bobcat did on the TODAY SHOW back when he was plugging his flick, SHAKES THE CLOWN. He did the whole thing in character ,and scared the shiznit out of Katie Couric. Who didn't know much of Bobcat's comedy routine, and didn't know what in the blue hell she was dealing with.
He actually directed a pretty good bigfoot found footage movie called Willow Creek.
@@Wallyworld30 he did plenty of it for a long time
Tackleberry knows where Hoffa is buried. He also shot the shooter on the Grassy nole.
GW Bailey makes those flicks man.. his performance is genius.
This was awesome! I haven't seen this movie in decades, but this was my childhood. Nice to relate finally since I haven't seen about 99% of the movies you usually talk about. But this brought back a lot of memories. Well done!
Jesus Cecil!!! "Fade to black", you made remembered a very fine movie, a great idea, that´s why I love your channel.
"Fade to Black" is an awesome and unusual character study, I was also glad Cecil brought that and hope he will make a full video on it one day. It deserves one.
Two minutes in and I wanna watch the movie again already. Thanx for bringing ir back!!!
Police academy is 1 of the funniest movies of all time. I'll say top 15
I watched part one, two and three, countless times. It was hilarious when I was a kid, and as I grew up, there were more jokes I didn't get that made it very rewatchable.
Steven Farmer
I agree that it's not on par with Airplane! or Blazing Saddles, but those are spoof movies. And Police Academy is a more subtle spoof, as it's not throwing references and jokes every other line of dialogue.
It's a time capsule type of movie, that really shouldn't work. I think they were going for a Animal House/Caddyshack, with the police setting and premise.
Lt. Harris has always been my favourite character in the series. G.W. Bailey was great in the role.
Can you do A Revenge of the Nerds Plz. Or as many movies as possible. I've binged all the explain videos over the last 3 nights
Proctor was always one of my fav Police Academy characters
Do I have the biggest crush on Leslie Easterbrook a.k.a. Sargent Callaghan still got a crush on her
She's aged quite well.
"Why do you think I took you to all those Police Academy movies? For FUN? Well I didn't see anybody laughing, did YOU?"
Criminally underrated......
This, and maybe the first 3 sequels, were all loved by friends and family. Great 80's comedy film, I would put up there with the best of 'em. They really don't make great comedies like this anymore. I feel like American Pie was the last of the truly funny movies :(
What got me into the series was actually my father who at the time these were coming out was an instructor at the Illinois State Police Academy. He'd gladly remember how I named my Duplo characters after the characters from the movie including Mahoney, Jones, Sweetchuck, Mauser and Tackleberry.
Larvell Jones and his voice are an international treasure
MONSIGNOR Larvell Jones.....M.D.
Meatballs and Police Academy were two of the most fun and formative movies of my early teens! Love them!
I loved this film. I should have not been watching it when I was really young but I remember laughing so much. Some of the adult content I learned later on which made this film even more enjoyable.
I do like the later films with Bobcat.
Mahoneeeeeey!
Thank you so much for this awesome vid. I grew up on this movie. saw it zillion times.
I gave the LIKE even I didnt watch whole review. Police academy is my favorite comedy movie and I like first 3 sequels too. BTW the character of Leslie Barberra was my idol when I was younger. Love the character Zed in later sequels. Thank you for this review.
Vlado Buster
The dude with the candy bar, that he wipes the ants off then eats, was classic. That was part 2, I think.
@@CorbCorbin Do you mean Zed? Zed is that crazy guy, leader of the main gang in part 2, turn police man in next sequel.
Vlado Buster
No. He's Mahoney's first partner. He has a dog, and his apartment was a mess. He picks a Nestle Crunch up, wipes ants off it, then eats it.
I can't find that scene, but here's Mahoney meeting him.
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Is a classic i grew up watching it as a little boy in the 80s still love it never get tired of it
I had forgotten all about these movies. Thanks for doing a doc on this one.
I'm shocked the first one did so well. 1984 was a really good year for movies and it only lost to the really heavy hitters.
I love Police academy movies from 1 to 6. Part of my childhood. Great channel, keep the good work.
Part 2 was probably the funniest. Must have watched it a million times on VHS. And part 3 was good too. Part 4 is where it slowly started to lose it.
Love these movies. True classics. They were, and probably still are, always on German television.
Woah, Roger must 've had a really bad day when seeing this. I mean it's not one my favourites, but good harmless fun that for some reason _aimed_ at getting an R.
Ohhh yeah! Late congrats on the 200k subs! Talk about well deserved.
Thanks!
love this film, just saw a Blu-Ray collect at my local supermarket and will need to pick it up next time I'm there.
I loved the first 2 and the 3rd one was pretty alright too, at least I thought so as a kid. Maybe that it wouldn't hold up if I would watch it again now, but that doesn't matter, since it is a classic of my childhood.
Man, I loved those movies when I was a kid. I didn't understand all the jokes but they were still great fun to watch.
Love these videos!
I saw Police Academy in theaters back in the day and it was a hoot. It had been on cable often since and I still stop to watch it. I stopped after the 4th or 5th film but the first will still be the best. It's nice to know a little more about the film and how it got made.
I was wondering if you'd consider doing an "Exploring" video for America 3000? I know you did a great review for it, but I found some interesting info about it which would make a great companion piece to it.
I grew up watching these movies! Enjoyed them all, even the later ones to a certain extent. Lol
RIP To Those That Have Passed!! Thanks For The Memories!
I love these movies. I remember watching them with my dad back in the 90's. Were the most good crazy movies I ever watched haha.
This has consistently been one of my fave channels. Great stuff
I loved this movie when it came out, I was 8 and always tried to copy Michael Winslow. This was one of those franchises that can never be repeated.
I grew up with the first one, saw it first time when I was less than 6, and loved it since. My daughter also loves it and she first saw it around when she was the same age I was. It’s special cause she only focuses on the funny parts and isn’t really concerned about the more adult parts. Though she, as I did, realizes that some characters and situations are bad and wrong since they’re so well and simply outlined, and she really needed little to be explained of it, as it was for me. And she adores the music! Sadly they don’t write nor make movies this well anymore
I haven't been this excited about a YT video in a long time! Do them all CT!
This movie and Revenge of the Nerds were the apex of comedy when I was a kid.
I'm so glad I grew Up in the 80s with films like this. Watching Police Academy, The Goonies, Princess Bride, Nothing But Trouble and so many more amazing films, gave me a great respect for film making. Most of the time things were done for real, practical effects and barely any CGI because computers weren't a thing yet. Special FX makeup was a skill and practical effects added to the art. Movies now are missing those 2 key elements that made things seem so genuine back then.
I love the Police Academy series as it’s light hearted “slap stick” fun. I grew up on these movies and I think I’ll always have a soft spot for them.
Excellent video Cecil please review Showdown in Little Tokyo.
D.C. Cab please! Love that flick
A great review! Police Academy is a classic!
Great video,Always loved the first few movies in the series,gonna have to watch it again !
I love the Police Academy movies, I used to watch them all the time when I was a kid back in the '80s. After this vid I think I'm going to rewatch them all again. This brings to my mind another great comedy from back then that I used to watch all the time, too, "Moving Violations", in my opinion a very underated comedy.
I was four days old when I first saw this when it came out, and I loved it. Still do.
My family and I practically wore the VHS out! As for the backlash, I think it's easier for people to say "these movies aren't funny and you should feel bad for enjoying them" instead of, "despite the later films veering off course, the original and early sequels are still hilarious."
Loved this film and the rest of the series. I remember watching them via home videos in my youth along with my family. We watched them all and had a pretty good laugh. It was not exactly Shakespeare but a good for laughs film.
I met the cast of Police Academy in person at a Hollywood Show, this is a great video and I love the series.
This channel is the best
Thanks again for bringing memories from my childhood
Roger Ebert talking out of his arse yet again.
@@everettvonscott wrong
It was the time when people don't know better. Thanks to internet more people dgaf toward "high brow" movie reviewers. The best example is Netflix series of Marcopolo. The "Professional critics" hate it but viewers completely love it.
You have to remember, critics can see anywhere from 75 to 300 movies a year. So, things like the stupid movie tropes that we don’t notice or mind, are just an example of unoriginal thought to them.
Plus, Siskel was always known for mostly ignoring comedies. His favourites would have been the modern movies from an actor like Daniel Day-Lewis. And when you are comparing something like. Lincoln. To Police Academy. It isn’t really a competition at all. And being a comedy, isn’t a good excuse for the overall stilted acting in this movie.
Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely love this movie. And I have tons of nostalgia for this entire series.
I've mostly agreed with Ebert 's reviews over the years, but occasionally he made some blunders. Like this movie. Putting Blue Velvet on his worst movies list in '86. And giving a 1.5 star rating to Raising Arizona!!!!
Didn't Roger Elbert bash John Carpenters The Thing?? How can any movie lover hate that film?
Ahhh GoodBadFlicks you’ve done it again.
Man, I loved this movie as a child... Watched it a dozen times or so ^^
Great video!!!!
One other side note-
Police Academy movies introduced us to Bobcat Goldthwait, and for that,
I am grateful!!!
It took me years to finally realize and notice how common it was for Hollywood movies, big budget or otherwise, to be filmed in Toronto where I live and grew up. I just would always recognize familiar streets, locations and landmarks but didn't think nothing of it. Thought maybe cities were just built in similar ways. lol There wasn't an internet to look it up obviously and I wasn't a big enough geek at the time to do actual research.
this video makes me want to binge watch the series over again.