Police Academy is rude, crude, and proudly sophomoric -- which is either a condemnation or a ringing endorsement, depending on your taste in comedy.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Hugh Wilson -
Producer -
Paul Maslansky -
Screenwriter -
Neal Israel , Pat Proft , Hugh Wilson -
Production Co -
Warner Bros. , Ladd Company -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 16, 1984, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2009 -
Runtime -
1h 35m