Police Academy (film)
1984 American film directed by Hugh Wilson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson in his directorial debut, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[4] Its storyline follows a new recruitment policy for an unnamed city's police academy to take in any recruit who wishes to apply and study to become a police officer. The film stars Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, and G. W. Bailey.
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Directed by | Hugh Wilson |
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Produced by | Paul Maslansky |
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Cinematography | Michael D. Margulies |
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Music by | Robert Folk |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $4.5 million[2] |
Box office | $149.8 million[3] |
The film was produced by The Ladd Company. It premiered on March 23, 1984.[5] It grossed $8.5 million in its opening weekend and more than $149 million worldwide, against a budget of $4.5 million, and remains the most successful film of the series as of 2022.[3] The film spawned six sequels in the Police Academy franchise.