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Police Academy 3: Back in Training

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When the governor announces the state can't afford to keep both of its police academies open, Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and Commandant Mauser (Art Metrano) are pitted against one another. Lassard asks some of his old cadets, including Sgt. Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), to train the new recruits, who include high-strung Sweetchuck (Tim Kazurinsky) and loudmouthed Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait). As evaluation day approaches, each side tries to sabotage the other.
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Vincent Canby New York Times 10/26/2003
3/5
It's perfectly serviceable. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/25/2023
1.5/4
It’s the only film series in which the characters somehow manage to become even less developed with each passing entry. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/08/2008
2/5
More of same slap-shtick w/familiar cast of goofballs. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 10/03/2006
1.5/4
You can argue quality, you can argue taste, but you can't argue the phenomenal success of these cheaply made joke-fests. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/15/2005
3/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 09/01/2005
1/5
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Carlos T @RT67858720 4d 🏆 **VEREDITO** *Loucademia de Polícia 3: De Volta ao Treinamento* representa o momento em que a franquia encontra uma de suas melhores formações. Não é cinema revolucionário, nem pretende ser. É simplesmente uma comédia que conhece seus personagens, entende seu público e sabe explorar o absurdo como fonte de diversão. Depois de tantos anos e sete filmes, a série pode até ter perdido força ao longo do caminho, mas este terceiro capítulo continua sendo um dos pontos altos da franquia. Para quem cresceu assistindo a essa turma, é uma viagem nostálgica aos tempos em que uma boa comédia precisava apenas de personagens carismáticos, situações malucas e muita confusão. 🎯 **NOTA: 7,5/10** See more stevko O @EldoradoAvocado May 12 I liked the first two, but this is not really a movie. It's just a collection of barely coherent gags, that mostly aren't funny. See more Michael W @mawilps Jan 8 This third Police Academy movie was pretty good. Steve Guttenberg, Shawn Weatherly, Bubba Smith, Art Metrano, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Lance Kinsey, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was kind of entertaining and humorous, but it wasn't as good as the first two movies. It's about training new recruits so they won't lose the academy. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might like it. It's not bad, but it's not great. See more Stephen C @bob25009 05/30/2025 Garbage in just 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Erik B @Atma-X 04/21/2025 More of the same...and starting to wear its welcome a bit, though I have to admit I still chuckled a bunch. I do love the Zed character...Bobcat is hilarious. See more r96 s @RT00952237 03/25/2025 'Police Academy 3: Back in Training' 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. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the governor announces the state can't afford to keep both of its police academies open, Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and Commandant Mauser (Art Metrano) are pitted against one another. Lassard asks some of his old cadets, including Sgt. Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), to train the new recruits, who include high-strung Sweetchuck (Tim Kazurinsky) and loudmouthed Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait). As evaluation day approaches, each side tries to sabotage the other.
Director
Jerry Paris
Producer
Paul Maslansky
Screenwriter
Gene Quintano
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$40.3M
Runtime
1h 22m