Police Academy
Published October 20, 2018
Film info
- Title Police Academy
- Director Hugh Wilson
- Year 1984
- Run time 1hr 36m
- Genres Comedy, Crime
- Tagline What an institution!
The film that started it all for the extremely successful sequels, takes a wickedly offbeat look at law, disorder and justice.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:25 | Can’t believe how epic this music is! |
| 5:39 | “I thought there were no more spaces.” |
| 7:41 | Love Jones, he is completely impossible. |
| 10:52 | That is baby Kim Cattrall! Amazing. |
| 19:16 | Steve G’s denim shorts and crop t-shirt is a look. |
| 27:52 | Like the writing on the blackboard. It does get boring after a while. |
| 29:47 | “Is that your fish?” “No, it belongs to a friend.” “Very pretty.” |
| 31:13 | Love a good obstacle course. |
| 37:58 | How can it possibly have been designed for people to stand looking in at a bathroom window like that? Crazy. |
| 42:03 | I like that Jones can make his own entertainment wherever he goes. |
| 45:18 | “You know, flowers and shit.” |
| 58:02 | Him trying to talk is funny but I like the dawning realisation from Mahoney. |
| 1:07:53 | Police academy student gets into a police car chase. Headlines! |
| 1:11:56 | Like Copeland’s anguished squeaks. |
| 1:22:10 | Great metaphor for life that - don’t assume the fence will be there to protect you forever. |
| 1:29:55 | Hooks is my favourite. |
Thoughts
I have seen bits and pieces of this movie before but never the full thing, and I was kinda convinced that it was a really rubbish film. However, Mr C said I was basing that opinion on the reaction to all the many, many sequels and that the first one was actually very good.
He was right that it was a better film than I thought, it wasn’t worth the original scoff I made when we saw it pop up on screen. I’m not sure it actually is a good movie, but it does have some fun characters in and a couple of laugh out loud moments. I’m just not sure it’s aged particularly well.
Rating: 2 / 5