Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

1h 24m

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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...

Directors

Jerry Paris

Writers

Neal Israel(characters by)

Pat Proft(characters by)

Gene Quintano(writer by)

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Steve Guttenberg

Bubba Smith

David Graf

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Carey Mahoney

Moses Hightower

Tackleberry

Larvell Jones

Laverne Hooks

Lieutenant Callahan

Commandant Mauser

Cadet Sweetchuck

Cadet Zed

Commandant Lassard

Cadet Adams

Sergeant Copeland

Sergeant Blanks

Doug Fackler

Governor Neilson

Cadet Fackler

Lieutenant Proctor

Cadet Nogata

Directors

Jerry Paris

Writers

Neal Israel(characters by)

Pat Proft(characters by)

Gene Quintano(writer by)

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<em>'Police Academy 3: Back in Training'</em> continues where the previous films left off, in that I don't hold any major pluses but, to be honest, they do make for easy viewing; to the point that I don't dislike watching them. I may feel differently after watching all seven, granted. I do enjoy seeing the cast remain, I'm a fan of characters remaining across franchises without any recasts etc. So far, we've had basically all the people involved return. It's cool to see, at least for me; I like seeing a character's trajectory, even if the films aren't the best (like here). It is neat to see the likes of Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow and Marion Ramsey again. Bobcat Goldthwait is even minorly watchable, his character should be irritating but somehow it almost works. Overall, there's a noticeable camaraderie between the main cast.

r96sk25 Mar, 2025