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Police Academy (1984) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

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  • čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
  • Police Academy was a fairly entertaining film. I did laugh quite a bit since the individual sketches were very funny, but overall, the film had narrative and continuity issues; the scene transitions in particular. The performances were pretty good and the music was great. I don’t know whether it aged as well as The Naked Gun or Airplane, however, I did have a pretty good time with this one. I’d recommend this film for a late night when you’re intoxicated and want to laugh at something that’s not too complicated.
    Full Length Reactions to ALL the films I've watched and Early Access at Patreon: / shanwatchesmovies
    0:00 Intro
    1:32 The Film
    20:13 The Review
    25:40 Outro
    Hey guys, I'm Shaneel (Shan). Welcome to the channel!
    My reaction and review to for the first time. Hope you enjoy the video!
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Komentáře • 300

  • @stephaniethurmer5370
    @stephaniethurmer5370 Před 3 lety +52

    The guy who played Hightower is named Bubba Smith and he was a professional football player

  • @TwistedSither
    @TwistedSither Před 3 lety +64

    Michael Winslow became famous for his vocal sound effects as a standup comic. That led to his appearance in the Police Academy films and Spaceballs. If you haven't seen his impression of Jimi Hendrix performing The Star-Spangled Banner, you should definitely check it out.

    • @SimoExMachina2
      @SimoExMachina2 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes! And he is a real talent for making sound effects. It is a talent he has worked on since he was a kid.

    • @doughbafett
      @doughbafett Před 3 lety +3

      I've seen him live twice. It's unbelievable what that man can do with his vocal cords and a microphone.

    • @junglejim3564
      @junglejim3564 Před 2 lety +1

      He also had a cameo role in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie.

    • @JoeCool7835
      @JoeCool7835 Před 2 lety

      He even provided a lot of the sound effects in Gremlins.

  • @StCerberusEngel
    @StCerberusEngel Před 3 lety +39

    Yes, Michael Winslow was doing all of those sound effects himself. He's a real vocal wonder, and a very talented comedian.
    Hooks is probably my favorite in this. I love her character arc. My mom loved Tackleberry and his gun-happy hijinks. This movie has a great ensemble cast of characters.

  • @eriklarson7023
    @eriklarson7023 Před 3 lety +40

    Between this series, Short Circuit, Cocoon, and Three Men and a Baby, Steve Guttenberg was a big name in the 80’s.
    Of course, we all know now the Stonecutters made him a star.
    (Simpsons joke, for anyone who’s wondering)

    • @nachoxm
      @nachoxm Před 2 lety +1

      "The Poseidon Adventure" TV mini-series is his magnum opus.

    • @McPh1741
      @McPh1741 Před 2 lety +2

      All good movies.

    • @johnlloyddy7016
      @johnlloyddy7016 Před 2 lety

      I kinda liked his not so well known comedy movie "Don't Tell Her It's Me". Had fun watching that on VHS back in the 90s.

    • @McPh1741
      @McPh1741 Před 2 lety

      @@johnlloyddy7016 I remember that. That's he one where he was a cancer survivor. That one was good.

    • @johnashley327
      @johnashley327 Před 2 lety

      Oh God I remember all those movies.

  • @McPh1741
    @McPh1741 Před 3 lety +31

    Michael Winslow was just on one of the talent shows doing his thing. He’s still got man. Apparently he stepped away from acting in the 90s to raise his kids after his wife passed away. He appeared on America’s got talent about a month ago because his son asked him to.

    • @spriken
      @spriken Před 2 lety

      No way! That's pretty much the same reason Rick Moranis quit acting. It's sad for both of them but great to see such great parents.

  • @TubeAddict99
    @TubeAddict99 Před 3 lety +30

    “He does beatbox”, No he does not just do beatboxing, he is michael Winslow the man himself, the god of sound effects

    • @CaptainFrost32
      @CaptainFrost32 Před 2 lety +2

      He returned to the stage as a contestant on America's Got Talent.

    • @fewchar941
      @fewchar941 Před 2 lety +2

      My fave is him doing Led Zeppelin without an e-Guitar czcams.com/video/1HHMA1Dpo5M/video.html

  • @chrisbullard5901
    @chrisbullard5901 Před 3 lety +53

    “Police Academy 2” is the best of the series. You have to give that one a try.

    • @Nastyn1nja808
      @Nastyn1nja808 Před 3 lety +5

      Love the 1st 2

    • @Protoman85
      @Protoman85 Před 3 lety +4

      I used to think so too until I rewatched it and barely laughed... the first one holds up though

    • @gamleskalle1
      @gamleskalle1 Před 3 lety +2

      3

    • @The_RedVIII
      @The_RedVIII Před 2 lety

      Agreed!

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 Před 2 lety +1

      Part 3 is funny... maybe 4 if your brave and pushing your luck for anything else.

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter Před 3 lety +34

    _Police Academy_ still holds up. Every '80s kid knew this movie by heart. More underrated '80s comedies:
    👉 _Amazon Women On The Moon_ - directed by John Landis & Joe Dante (1987). One of the funniest movies ever made.
    👉 _Real Men_ with John Ritter & Jim Belushi (1987). An '80s deep cut & beloved cult classic.

    • @KingOfNebbishes
      @KingOfNebbishes Před 3 lety +3

      I could really hope he does Amazon Women On The Moon, and possibly The Kentucky Fried Movie.

  • @peterschmidt4348
    @peterschmidt4348 Před 3 lety +16

    Please watch "Short Circuit" (1986)! Also with Steve Guttenberg and G.W. Bailey.

  • @gregghelmberger
    @gregghelmberger Před 2 lety +4

    Homer Simpson: "Boy, when Marge first told me she was going to the police academy, I thought it was going to be fun and exiting, you know, like that movie - Spaceballs. But instead it's been painful and disturbing, like that movie - Police Academy."

  • @jeffburnham6611
    @jeffburnham6611 Před 3 lety +24

    There was a coherent narrative that drove the movie, and that's is the new mayors directive that anyone can become a police officer regardless of the things that previously would have prevented that. So you see the movie progress as this collection of misfits struggle to complete their training, creating and finding situations that likely wouldn't have happened to a "normal" police cadet. It's all these things and not a collection of sketches...it's the Police Academy.

    • @stich21
      @stich21 Před 2 lety

      Yeah a collection of sketches doesn’t makes sense.

    • @brockbaby
      @brockbaby Před 2 lety

      How did the reviewer miss the narrative? Its the foundation. We knew it as children.

    • @MrRanosama
      @MrRanosama Před 2 lety +5

      I feel like the new mayor's directive is more of a premise than a true driving narrative. I mean, the plot is basically "bunch of people go to police academy and then graduate" and you could say the movie itself is mostly just a collection of highlights of the time at the academy... maybe that's what Shan meant by "a collection of sketches". The scenes share a premise, but mostly have little to do with each other.
      Having said that, I like this movie and especially like that aspect of the movie because it makes it feel different, though I can understand some people not liking that kind of format as much.

    • @Cau_No
      @Cau_No Před 2 lety +1

      The misfit or underdog overcoming all odds (including racism, sexism, and all kinds of bullies) was a major trope in 80s movies.
      See also: Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop, Short Circuit, Innerspace, Weird Science, ... one movie even had the title "Against All Odds".
      The main characters weren't highly trained or with superpowers, they were everyday people everone could identify with.
      Police Academy basically set a standard in the way it puts a funny angle on it while still addressing those issues people today consider 'woke'.
      Mostly because of its many beloved recurring characters, this movie got six sequels and a animated TV show.
      People also took notice when an actor of this movie passed away:
      David Graf (Tackleberry, 2001), Bubba Smith (Hightower, 2011), George Gaynes (Lassard, 2016), Marion Ramsey (Hooks, January 2021)

    •  Před 2 lety

      Shan is treating it as if it were a drama film.

  • @Songfugel
    @Songfugel Před 3 lety +17

    These were so hilarious in the 80s. As a kid, I especially loved the third one the most

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 Před 2 lety +1

      Yea part 3 made the concept work for sure, my fav of all of them :)

    • @JNewt-gq5lq
      @JNewt-gq5lq Před 2 lety

      This, Part 2 "Their First Assignment", and Part 3 "Back In Training"were all good. The franchise started going downhill after that. Part 4 "Citizens On Patrol" was ok, but nowhere near as fun as the first 3.

    • @Songfugel
      @Songfugel Před 2 lety

      @@JNewt-gq5lq Agree, however, the sixth one (the Russia one) was a huge improvement over 4 and 5

    • @JNewt-gq5lq
      @JNewt-gq5lq Před 2 lety

      @@Songfugel We'll have to disagree on that. It didn't hold my attention very well for some reason. Then again, that was some time ago. Maybe I should give it another try.

  • @merlin262005
    @merlin262005 Před 2 lety +3

    True story: I grew up with this series and watched them multiple times on video. Years later, I was taking a summer course at Humber College Lakeshore in Toronto. Walking around I thought, "Hey this place looks familiar... If this was Police Academy, Commendant Lassard's house would be to my right." Sure enough, there it was. Looked almost the same as did in the movie. The whole movie is a time capsule of Toronto in 1984.

  • @Rocket1377
    @Rocket1377 Před 3 lety +9

    I like Police Academy 2 more than the first one. It has an actual storyline, and a proper villain.

    • @danielg6566
      @danielg6566 Před 2 lety +3

      Haha yeah Bobcat Goldthwait played such a funny bad guy.

    • @lampad4549
      @lampad4549 Před 2 lety

      this has a story line and a villain as well.

  • @dannybob42
    @dannybob42 Před 3 lety +22

    The film is fun, but the cult comedy usually lies in its sequels, mainly 2, 3 and 4 which is a lot more sillier, before 5 and later Jumped the Shark entirely. Would still recommend 2-4 though for a laugh

    • @nachoxm
      @nachoxm Před 2 lety +6

      Bobcat was a wacky fun villain.

    • @MrRanosama
      @MrRanosama Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, the strength of Police Academy is its recurring cast of characters.

    • @mikelarsen5836
      @mikelarsen5836 Před 2 lety +1

      The first was OK but like many of that time period, the sequels were too many and got progressively worse. True aficionados of the art of cinema will avoid them.

    • @MrRanosama
      @MrRanosama Před 2 lety +1

      @@mikelarsen5836 Thanks for just off-handedly condescending on everyone in this comment thread... mind sharing a reason or two, why the sequels are so bad? Specifically 2, 3 and 4.

    • @dirus3142
      @dirus3142 Před 2 lety

      Not going to recommend the cartoon or TV series?

  • @eno88
    @eno88 Před 3 lety +9

    Slapstick humour? My dude, this is nightstick brilliance.

  • @martinbraun1211
    @martinbraun1211 Před 3 lety +14

    I highly recommend SHORT CIRCUIT!

  • @tomre2769
    @tomre2769 Před 3 lety +6

    You are one of these reactors I just enjoy to watch along with, sir. Safly hit the like up front :-) In school, we always had guys wanting to be like that guy with the soundeffects.

  • @lionelraoul
    @lionelraoul Před 3 lety +16

    This franchise has a law of diminishing returns. The original is goofy fun. The sequels are repeat offenders with the unusual suspects until Guttenberg made bail.

    • @LordLOC
      @LordLOC Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah they do kinda go down the drain, but I have to admit personally that I love 3 and 4. 2 is an OK sequel, but it's mood is so different to the first imo. Plus once they get past this first movie they go all in on the screwball comedy (I mean the original has plenty of it of course) to the point where it's like an Airplane movie or something lol

  • @smokeyverton7981
    @smokeyverton7981 Před 3 lety +11

    I think you should check out Time Bandits. So many great cameos and it was written by Terry Gilliam. George Harrison put up the money to have it made

    • @rustybarrel516
      @rustybarrel516 Před 3 lety +1

      Never knew about George Harrison’s involvement. Cool!

    • @smokeyverton7981
      @smokeyverton7981 Před 3 lety +1

      @@rustybarrel516 I believe he sold some office buildings. He somehow got hold of the script and thought " I want to see this movie". He wrote and sang the theme song as well

    • @EdgeWhyGuy
      @EdgeWhyGuy Před 2 lety +2

      and Sean Connery, which Shan seems to be a fan of, is in it.

    • @johnw8578
      @johnw8578 Před 2 lety +1

      A great movie!

    • @smokeyverton7981
      @smokeyverton7981 Před 2 lety

      @@EdgeWhyGuy And Ian Holm. I know he loves Bilbo. Plus all the Monty Python guys, Shelly Duvall, and R2D2

  • @nachoxm
    @nachoxm Před 2 lety +4

    I saw Michael Winslow's stand up act about 20 or so years ago. Had a great time. His routine is all about the mouth sounds. Comedians generate great laughs out of their audience. Good times!!

  • @franticrage73
    @franticrage73 Před 3 lety +34

    Would have been nice showing the Blue Oyster Bar and the “don’t move, dirtbag!”

    • @scorp77snake
      @scorp77snake Před 3 lety +8

      And Hooks having fun driving the course

    • @LuisOrtiz-xo5kc
      @LuisOrtiz-xo5kc Před 2 lety +3

      At least he left the Lassard's speech scene.

  • @McPh1741
    @McPh1741 Před 2 lety +2

    I grew up watching this movie, one of my favorites. It's sad some of the cast has passed away. David Graff (Tacklebery) Bubba Smith (Hightower) and recently Marion Ramsey (Hooks)

  • @williammatthews693
    @williammatthews693 Před 2 lety +2

    Actually the whole premise of the film, that restrictions were lifted on police recruits and practically anybody could apply to be an officer, happened in several major American cities in the late 70s/early 80s. I guess that explains where we are now in America.

  • @totomomo18
    @totomomo18 Před 3 lety +4

    Great movie. I don't how you see them as a series of sketchs I think it has a very clear story. You should see Top Secret 1984

    • @schnubbel76
      @schnubbel76 Před 3 lety

      lol. story.

    • @totomomo18
      @totomomo18 Před 3 lety

      @@schnubbel76 Yes a bunch of guys goes to the police school simple it is not random sketchs,

    • @schnubbel76
      @schnubbel76 Před 3 lety

      ​@@totomomo18 Whatever you say. If you feel like it is a story, i cant deny your feelings.

    • @totomomo18
      @totomomo18 Před 3 lety

      @@schnubbel76 So I guess for you movies like Revenge of the nerds has no plot just random sketchs of nerds going to college or Animal House for that matter.

    • @schnubbel76
      @schnubbel76 Před 3 lety

      @@totomomo18 So you are saying, that what i do think about one film has to apply to the other film as well?

  • @ll7868
    @ll7868 Před 2 lety

    Fun Fact: The car Mahoney "parked" was a 1978 Trans-Am with the brownish/gold Smokey & The Bandit style bird on the hood. The car was painted white because that bird was only used on black and red models. Other '78 models were black birds with red outline and white in the wing tips.
    The '77 Trans Am had my favourite design, the black bird with bright blue outline and white feathers. Any of those models from the late 70s would go for about $20,000 which is a sweet deal if you can find one.

  • @HM-bw7uk
    @HM-bw7uk Před 3 lety +5

    Try an other 80s comedy next. A Fish called wanda!

    • @jonbolton3376
      @jonbolton3376 Před 3 lety +2

      My 4th favourite film of all time after Die Hard, Halloween and High Anxiety.

  • @susannariera
    @susannariera Před 3 lety +4

    Steve Guttemberg had some really good movies back in the day, I was a big fan when I was a kid. Cocoon or Short-Circuit were my favorites. He was even in The Boys from Brazil, (about the nazis and Mengele, if I remember correctly) with Gregory Peck or Sir Lawernce Olivier, among other legends.

    • @patinho5589
      @patinho5589 Před 2 lety +2

      And three men and a baby haha.
      Cocoon and short circuit way better though yes.

  • @marybethgoeggel4658
    @marybethgoeggel4658 Před 2 lety

    Best behind the scenes bit - the sound guy was so used to upping the sensitivity for Hooks’ whispered voice, that when she did ‘don’t move, dirtbag’, it nearly blew the sound equipment (and possibly his eardrums).

  • @victorsos100
    @victorsos100 Před 3 lety +1

    This series is fun, crazy, ridiculous, stupid, and insane. One of my all-time favorite series. The police academy series grew It's fanbase over time. It was one of the cult comedies of the 80's era along with airplane, caddy shack, Porkys, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's, Day off, Coming to America, Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure, Adventure's in Baby-sitting, Fast times at Ridgemont high, Sixteen candles, Pretty in pink, The breakfast club, and MANY MANY more. I've seen all of these multiple times throughout the years.

  • @thefatman2780
    @thefatman2780 Před 3 lety +5

    KIM CATTRALL IN THE 80s & 90s.
    OHH MY.....

    • @thefatman2780
      @thefatman2780 Před 3 lety +3

      @Gerald H THE HOWLER

    • @smokeyverton7981
      @smokeyverton7981 Před 3 lety

      @Gerald H Oh my god Porkys. That coach, Balbricker? Watched it on HBO as a kid

  • @thisisscorpio6024
    @thisisscorpio6024 Před 3 lety +11

    Wow, this is a departure. The Director is the creator of one of the greatest TV sitcoms in history, "WKRP in Cincinnati". (Here's the most often quoted scene from the series, czcams.com/video/BGFtV6-ALoQ/video.html)

    • @cruelangel8689
      @cruelangel8689 Před 3 lety +1

      Damn right. Gotta love the mighty KRP.

    • @rustybarrel516
      @rustybarrel516 Před 3 lety

      There are some good clips of interviews with Hugh Wilson on CZcams from the Writers Guild Foundation. He’s a fun story teller and really down to earth. He even wrote the theme song himself and has a good story about the closing credits song.

    • @vincentjoyce5100
      @vincentjoyce5100 Před 2 lety +1

      Best holiday episode ever!

  • @franohmsford7548
    @franohmsford7548 Před 2 lety +2

    Police Academy isn't a "Cult Classic" it was the 6th highest grossing film of `1984 grossing more than Footloose, Romancing the Stone, Star Trek 3 and Splash!
    1984 was a fantastic year for box office hits btw as the top 5 films of that year are Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Karate Kid and Beverley Hills Cop so coming in 6th on that list is no insult!
    Police Academy spawned no fewer than 6 sequels with 2,3 and 4 all being if anything better than the first, though it did go downhill later as most franchises do that outstay their welcome.
    Cult Classics are defined by not doing well at first but gaining a Cult following over time - Police Academy is the very opposite of a Cult Classic as it's very much of its time and has lost popularity over the almost 4 decades since it was released.

  • @h4rdi7g3
    @h4rdi7g3 Před 3 lety +2

    Yea boy I've been waiting for another police academy reaction
    I'm excited to hear your take on it since I've enjoyed your reactions for a while now

  • @Pinkielover
    @Pinkielover Před 2 lety +1

    Saw this movie as a 8 or 9 year old my mom purchased it on VHS with a whole bunch of other movies she picked out... She knew it was a funny movie so she let us watch ..quickly With certain scenes she realized it wasn't really for kids.. I had many questions as a young boy.. The only one that answered my questions,, was my older sister she explained things to me.. Of course I didn't believe her ,,, but she was telling me the truth...lol . this was Sometime in the 80s. it's funny how certain movies bring out certain memories of your past...

  • @robertcherman
    @robertcherman Před 2 lety +1

    If you want to see why Kim Cattrall is called Lassie, check out her first movie outside of made for television movies called Porky's. That movie might be to risque for you, but it still has some hilarious parts in it.

  • @ll7868
    @ll7868 Před 3 lety

    Michael Winslow was the only actor to appear in every Police Academy movie and he starred on the tv show. He got his start opening for Cheech & Chong's stand-up shows in the 70s, his first movie role was in Up In Smoke doing sound effects in a welfare office while Cheech has sex in the office behind him and a crazy old man laughs throughout the entire scene, all one take and funny as hell.

  • @michaelgrubb2863
    @michaelgrubb2863 Před 3 lety +4

    I love watching your movie and TV series reviews. You're smart and understand what makes a movie genuinely brilliant and emotional. Can I recommend "Invasion of the Body snatchers" (1956) and "The Haunting" (1963)? Two of my black and white favourites, made before I was born. Mike G

  • @jonathancunningham8739
    @jonathancunningham8739 Před 3 lety +1

    YES! I have been waiting for you to see this film glad you liked it and found it funny the cast is great.

  • @justincredible9187
    @justincredible9187 Před 2 lety +1

    Police Academy is a 80s comedy classic !!!! Its brilliant !.

  • @weezy301
    @weezy301 Před 2 lety

    Hightower is named Bubba Smith, who I believe was 6'7". Was a defensive lineman in the late 60s and played until about 76'.

  • @CaddyJim
    @CaddyJim Před 2 lety +1

    Yes the sound effects are real he's known for this used used to do a stand-up routine a little known fact in *(back to the Future 3)* when *Michael J fox/Marty McFly* is doing the moonwalk that's actually *Larvelle*

  •  Před 2 lety

    Kim Cattrall and G.W. Bailey repeat in Mannequin (1987). Kim as the lead role and Bailey as Captain of mall security in similar fashion to Lt. Harris in Police Academy.

  • @jeffsetter213
    @jeffsetter213 Před 3 lety +3

    This is a movie that can only be truly enjoyed by an adolescent mind. If you never saw it as such, you will likely have a wholly different opinion of it, which unfortunately, cannot be replicated.
    Love the channel, Shan. Big fan. Keep up the good work!

  • @elskeletor3566
    @elskeletor3566 Před 2 lety +5

    Kim Cattrall was in a lot of 80's movie's in Porky's they called her Lassie you'll have to watch Porky's to find out why. Kim's in Big Trouble In Little China, Mannequin, of course you already know about Police Academy. So I think you should watch Porky's because it will have you falling out of your seat with Laughter.

  • @vwlssnvwls3262
    @vwlssnvwls3262 Před 2 lety

    Steve Guttenberg was fairly popular back in the 80s and early 90s. He had quite a run of fun, and even touching films.

  • @JW666
    @JW666 Před 2 lety

    I do agree that there where some continuity issues like with Mahoney getting kicked out, but then he's suddenly there when they take the bus to stop the riot, but I guess you can argue that he still followed and kept a low profile despite being kicked out. It's still one of the best 80's comedies and I'm one of the people who grew up with these movies. There are 6 sequels, the 2nd movie was also good and funny, while the others are both hit and miss, but they still had some funny moments and introduced other memorable characters. It even got a cartoon show and a live action tv-series. Before Steve Guttenberg got cast as Mahoney other three actors were considered for the role - Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis and Judge Reinhold.

  • @ll7868
    @ll7868 Před 2 lety

    The city they're in is Toronto, Canada. A popular stand-in for US cities, the city in the movie is supposed to be Los Angeles.

  • @NoamTube
    @NoamTube Před 3 lety

    This movie series was so popular with kids, it became a weekly Saturday morning cartoon.

  • @JNewt-gq5lq
    @JNewt-gq5lq Před 2 lety

    Cinematography, plot, and narrative were not high priorities for most 70s, 80s, and 90s comedies. The short sketches and hijinks based around a simple storyline were pretty much the standard blueprint. These movies whole purpose was just to be a fun 90 minutes or so, and never meant to be life altering masterpieces. Simple laughter to brighten your day.
    That's why they are so loved by fans of the genre.

  • @Welsh_Dragon756
    @Welsh_Dragon756 Před 3 lety +1

    Loved the first 4 of these growing up. Watched them far too many times 😂 Tackleberry, Motormouth Jones and Zed (he doesn't come in until the 2nd one) were my favourite characters.

  • @christinahilt2978
    @christinahilt2978 Před 2 lety

    The human beatbox was also featured in the Mel Brook’s movie Spaceballs. Steve Guttenberg was also good in It Takes Two. My Kim Cattrall suggestion is “Mannequin.”

  • @antonnurwald5700
    @antonnurwald5700 Před 3 lety

    Back when I was a kid these movies were huge. And I loved them. But watching them now I can't help feeling the same way you feel. Just a sequence of sketches stitched together.

    • @antonnurwald5700
      @antonnurwald5700 Před 3 lety

      It's really interesting, I saw Police Academy the same way I saw, for instance, Ghostbusters. But Ghostbusters really holds up, whereas PA doesn't.

  • @andreadeamon6419
    @andreadeamon6419 Před 2 lety

    Was my aunt's favorite movie. Old christian woman could recite it word for word and still laugh to she couldn't breathe. I miss her

  • @cmsweitzer1
    @cmsweitzer1 Před 2 lety

    I actually saw Micheal Winslow doing stand up comedy. I got up to go to the bathroom and he started making “peeing” sound effects. Guy was hilarious!

  • @biguy617
    @biguy617 Před 3 lety +6

    I liked this franchise until Steve left the franchise. The black guy that plays Jones is the same guy that was in Space Balls.

    • @smokeyverton7981
      @smokeyverton7981 Před 3 lety

      I've lost the bleeps, I've lost the sweeps, and I've lost the creeps

    • @CaptainFrost32
      @CaptainFrost32 Před 2 lety

      @@smokeyverton7981 We've been jammed, Sir! Raspberry, Sir!

  • @vincentjoyce5100
    @vincentjoyce5100 Před 2 lety

    Hugh Wilson was the creator of the brilliant comedy series WKRP in Cincinnati.

  • @TomCat777
    @TomCat777 Před 2 lety

    Great movie and great video. This movie is so funny, I remember seeing this in the theaters when it came out. Keep up the great work

  • @hanoc101
    @hanoc101 Před 2 lety

    The podium bit is the funniest gag in the movie.

  • @KevyNova
    @KevyNova Před 2 lety +1

    Police Academy 2 is definitely worth seeing for the intricate plot twists, inspirational character arcs and breath-taking cinematography.
    Just kidding. But it is really funny!

  • @nikkiofsapphires9582
    @nikkiofsapphires9582 Před 2 lety

    One of my favorite comedy movies. I like the actor G.W. Bailey. His personality is funny, especially in the TV series the Closer and Major Crimes. I recommend reacting to The Jackal (1997) with Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, and Sidney Poitier.

  • @mikeduplessis8069
    @mikeduplessis8069 Před 2 lety

    By coincidence there's a Korean TV series airing named 'Police Academy'. Well, that's a direct translation from the Korean. The official English title is 'Police University' for copyright reasons, one would guess.

  • @nathan3252
    @nathan3252 Před 3 lety

    This is sort of a common writing style you see in the 70s and 80s for comedies. I theorize that some of these movies were originally meant to be tv shows like police academy. It almost looks like a comedy sitcom. It was not till the 90s that this sort of thing phased out though there are a few exceptions you can still spot once in a while.

  • @k3n12ock
    @k3n12ock Před 3 lety +1

    I grew up watching Police Academy movies. The 1st two movies were good. I really liked Police Academy 5, which was set in FL and was the first of the series without Guttenburg

  • @colindeane9759
    @colindeane9759 Před 2 lety

    Welcome to the world of "Police Academy" You need to watch them all for the full experience. Looking Forward to each of your reactions

  • @neojason8349
    @neojason8349 Před 3 lety

    All of the cadets have superpowers in their own way
    PS Bobcat Goldthwait is in the sequel. He was kinda of a revolutionary character at the time

  • @LaMonicaWilliams
    @LaMonicaWilliams Před 3 lety

    FINALLY... You are here . I was wondering when you would get here. I love this movie. I figured you would love after viewing "Naked Gun" .

  • @Drawkcabi
    @Drawkcabi Před 2 lety

    This movie was a bona fide hit in 1984 which it rode to six sequels, a live-action tv series spin off AND a children's cartoon with tie in toy line. But I suppose you can call it a cult film for the small-ish but very loyal following it has in 2021.
    Steve Guttenberg had either amazing luck or an uncanny eye for successful scripts in the 80's. Probably both (or maybe it really is the Stonecutters!!!)
    For such a vanilla actor...he's not bad in my opinion, just pretty bland with his biggest positives is his cute smile and he's at least a competent actor...for an actor like that it's quite an achievement that 4 movies he was in not just within the decade but in just that same amount of time or less, were successful enough to spawn sequels.
    Best Regards!!!

  • @mikejordan8259
    @mikejordan8259 Před 2 lety

    Police Academy is loosely based on a true story.
    The Director was at a movie shoot or something when he saw some very bizarre looking people in uniform serving as security. He walked over and asked someone what was going on and he was told that the Police Department was accepting anyone.

  • @FeaturingRob
    @FeaturingRob Před 2 lety

    Here's a rather off-color factoid about the film. The actress who is in the podium scenes...first with Lassarde and then Mahoney...was actually an adult film actress named Georgina Spelvin, most famous for movies made in the porn chic era of the 1970s. The most famous film she starred in was 'The Devil In Miss Jones'. She had been a legitimate actress on Broadway performing in musicals mainly as a chorus person. Anyway...her character returns in the third film, 'Police Academy 3: Back In Training'.

  • @visionaryventures12
    @visionaryventures12 Před 2 lety

    “Who knows how these things get started?” spoken by the one who threw the apple.

  • @nikishabibbins1186
    @nikishabibbins1186 Před 2 lety

    Michael winslow isn't a human beatbox. He did all kinds of sound effects and a lot of voiceover work in hollywood.

  • @195511SM
    @195511SM Před 3 lety +5

    I just watched 2 different reactions to a 2004 comedy called .....'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'....starring Vince Vaughn & Ben Stiller. I'd almost forgotten about this film. VERY funny & loaded with cameos. In case you want to add it to your list.

  • @sherigrow6480
    @sherigrow6480 Před 2 lety

    Steve Guttenberg favorites for us are Short Circuit, and Three Men and a Baby. Police Academy were bad movies guys would take you to see on dates. Then they would quote lines from it for months. It was so funny to see G.W. Bailey years later as a police lieutenant in The Closer and Major Crimes!

    • @CaptainFrost32
      @CaptainFrost32 Před 2 lety

      "It was so funny to see G.W. Bailey years later as a police lieutenant in The Closer and Major Crimes!" now that you mention it, I should have watched those shows for Police Academy cameos.

  • @just2coolkk
    @just2coolkk Před 3 lety +3

    no blue oyster bar :(

  • @dudermcdudeface3674
    @dudermcdudeface3674 Před 2 lety

    Most of these are set in Chicago, although they don't make a big deal out of it. But you see Chicago landmarks regularly.

  • @morphman86
    @morphman86 Před rokem

    Two films in the same genre, made about the same time, is this one and Revenge of the Nerds.
    If you want to see why Police Academy is the one people remember, check out Revenge of the Nerds. That one did not age well at all. It is still a geek classic though, worth watching still.

  • @barowt
    @barowt Před 3 lety +1

    I never realized that it was that Apple that started the riot. LoL 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @CaddyJim
    @CaddyJim Před 2 lety +1

    You don't know *Steve Gutenberg* he was in everything in the *80's* that means you haven't seen *(Short Circuit 1 & 2)*

  • @ahojajoj1727
    @ahojajoj1727 Před 3 lety

    That was one of the most popular american comedy in Czechoslovakia after revolution 1989, they even made czech version later.

  • @GirlofCulture
    @GirlofCulture Před měsícem

    "Everybody can become a police officer regardless of their background" ...
    Well, a mad man and a criminal can become a politician these days..

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 Před 3 lety

    Glad to see you were able to get a laugh. Was a bit worried about you after my boys gave your arsenal that beating. Lol

    • @ShanWatchesMovies
      @ShanWatchesMovies  Před 3 lety

      hahahaha! we are so screwed 🤣

    • @russellward4624
      @russellward4624 Před 2 lety

      @@ShanWatchesMovies yea your club has been racing towards the cliff like Cartman chasing a chocolate bar for the last 6-7 years. It's just further proof that successful people can be really dumb. Theres a study from Georgetown University that showed stupid rich people outperform smart people. Its just so easy to fail upwards for wealthy people.

  • @rxlxviii
    @rxlxviii Před 3 lety +1

    You should watch Kim Cattral in "Porky's". Granted, it's just a minor part. I just want you to consider watching Porky's which started all the high school and college comedies.

  • @ShuffleUpandDeal32
    @ShuffleUpandDeal32 Před 2 lety +1

    Sad how many of these guys are no longer with us.

  • @leebentz6358
    @leebentz6358 Před 2 lety

    ya got to check out D>C> Cab. Another 80's Slapstick comedy with MR t and tons of other 80's celebs. Great flick

  • @danieldunlap4077
    @danieldunlap4077 Před 3 lety +2

    I bet you will never look at something called the Blue Oyster the same ever again

  • @gaptoothed
    @gaptoothed Před 2 lety

    Vaguely remember seeing this in movie theaters when I was a kid. And Porkys, which I really don't think I should have seen at that age - and I don't recommend you watch it either! And where is the Q and A video?? Hahahaha.

  • @jillianr304
    @jillianr304 Před 3 lety +1

    I recommend you check out Stripes. Directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray and Harold Ramos, it’s similar slapstick but in a military setting. It also has John Candy and PJ Barr among others. I’d love to see your reaction. Among reactors, I find your commentary to be the most articulate, intelligent and meaningful. I find myself discovering new things and new perspective while seeing it through your eyes.

    • @smokeyverton7981
      @smokeyverton7981 Před 3 lety

      That's the fact, Jack

    • @CaptainFrost32
      @CaptainFrost32 Před 2 lety

      It would have been better to see Stripes first, as Police Academy follows the trail laid by Stripes (just not all the way to Czechoslovakia), in a police instead of military fashion. I don't mean to step on any toes, of course.

  • @DutchDread
    @DutchDread Před 2 lety

    I loved these movies so much when I was a child

  • @visionaryventures12
    @visionaryventures12 Před 2 lety

    That theme song sounds like an anthem!

  • @pencilnecked1579
    @pencilnecked1579 Před 3 lety +1

    Awww no reaction to the Blue Oyster Bar scene but I guess I can understand wanting to steer clear of being seen laughing at it these days.

  • @Goldberg070
    @Goldberg070 Před 3 lety

    Another three recommendation for great comedy movies are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Ace Ventura - Pet Detective and The Mask. All of them are worth watching. :)

  • @Indiegaze
    @Indiegaze Před 3 lety

    I would never expect you to love a movie like this or ask you to react to it, as some movies you either grew up with or you didn't... this is the type of movie people have fond memories of from their childhood, and you love it because of that. I remember this being shown in an elementary school birthday party on VHS...and most of the sexual stuff went right over our heads at that time.... so watching them through a critical lens decades later as an adult doesn't always make sense or capture the impact it had at the time. Some movies can stand the test of time remarkably, like Lord of the Rings, but this isn't that type of movie. It's a great childhood memory, filled with nostalgia and some very funny and rememberable scenes, but it's not something one enjoys by critically analyzing it. It's like Space Jam. That movie had a huge impact on me and my best friend and made us start playing basketball when we were kids, when we knew nothing about the sport, which lead to years of enjoying basketball. But critically watching that movie as an adult and trying to rate it, is a waste of time.

  • @woody4077
    @woody4077 Před 2 lety +1

    shan is probably gonna "hate" me for this but its GOO-TEN-BERG even though its spelled guttenberg

  • @ShuffleUpandDeal32
    @ShuffleUpandDeal32 Před 2 lety

    They do the bit with Fackler and his wife again in the 3rd movie (or 4th) except he is the one trying to stop her now, lol.

  • @jonbolton3376
    @jonbolton3376 Před 3 lety

    One of my favourite comedy series.

  • @CaddyJim
    @CaddyJim Před 2 lety +1

    Like Terminator I think the second one is the best

  • @saulmadrid9950
    @saulmadrid9950 Před 3 lety

    Like people have said Winslow is a marvel at voice impersonation. I HIGHLY recommend watching his shot at America's Got Talent. Like Rick Moranis, another funny actor of the same era of cinematography, he chose to leave Hollywood to raise his family. He tried AGT for a chance to return. His skit was very funny.

  • @panzerwolf494
    @panzerwolf494 Před 3 lety

    Tacklberry's introduction always reminds me of a story my dad told me when he was on the police force. One night they got an alarm call from the Chevy dealership and responded. As they were moving through the dark my dad saw the outline of a big, burly looking form, so he shouted for the man to get on the floor. He didn't respond. He shouted again for the guy to get on the floor, this time shot at him three times and the guy still didn't move. When his partner turned on the lights, he'd been shouting at a cardboard cutout of Mr. Goodwrench. Put two in the chest and one in the neck

    • @Aeroldoth3
      @Aeroldoth3 Před 2 lety

      That sounds terrible!! A guy could have been killed for not getting on the floor???

  • @just2coolkk
    @just2coolkk Před 3 lety

    Part 3 and 4 are also very entertaining.