WATCH OUT! THEY’VE GOT TO CLEAN UP THE WORST CRIME DISTRICT IN THE WORLD. BUT THAT’S NO PROBLEM. THEY’RE THE WORST POLICE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
The police academy graduates are ordered to a precinct that is plagued by a vicious gang; time to clean house. This sequel to Police Academy (1984) was made by other hands and much is recycled. What does work is some of the childish jokes, Art Metrano as a stand-in for G.W Bailey and Bobcat Goldthwait as the insane gang leader. The gang might have been a bit more believable as a menace to the city had its members not been so dumb and disorganized… but that’s obviously overthinking the concept a bit too much.
1985-U.S. 87 min. Color. Directed by Jerry Paris. Cast: Steve Guttenberg (Carey Mahoney), Bubba Smith (Moses Hightower), David Graf (Eugene Tackleberry), Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Marion Ramsey… George Gaynes.
Trivia: Followed by Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986).
