Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Jim Drake

Writers:

Neal Israel (characters)
Pat Proft (characters)

Release Date:

3 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Take off with the original cast... and some new civilian recruits as they take to the streets and the skies to fight crime.

Plot:

The misfit Police Academy graduates now are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Academy | Humorous Female Cop | Sergeant | Nutty Cop

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Sgt. Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith	...	Sgt. Moses Hightower
Michael Winslow	...	Sgt. Larvelle Jones
David Graf	...	Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Officer Sweetchuck
Sharon Stone	...	Claire Mattson
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Lt. Debbie Callahan
Marion Ramsey	...	Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Lance Kinsey	...	Lt. Proctor
G.W. Bailey	...	Capt. Thaddeus Harris
Bob Goldthwait	...	Officer Zed (as Bobcat Goldthwait)
George Gaynes	...	Cmndt. Eric Lassard
Derek McGrath	...	Butterworth
Scott Thomson	...	Sgt. Chad Copeland
Billie Bird	...	Mrs. Lois Feldman

Also Known As:

Citizens on Patrol: Police Academy 4 (UK) (poster title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-10 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2004) | UK:PG (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Burleigh Falls, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

G.W. Bailey makes his return as Harris.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The stadium they lift Proctor into is clearly being constructed on the outside, but he is lifted into a full stadium as a game is about to start.

Quotes:

Captain Harris: [finding Zed and Laura by the pool] This is not a spawning pool!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

Rock The House

I THINK this might be the best Police Academy film yet!

Well, I've seen Police Academy 1, 2, 5, 7 & of course this one. I'm not just going to jump ahead and say this is the best Police Academy film yet, but for now it is. I still have to see Police Academy 3 & 6, but I definitely enjoyed this one. I had a lot of laughs. So did my brother.

Before I actually saw the movie, I kept going here on IMDb to check the info for this film. When I heard that they were giving this movie on Comedy Central, I thought "I'm definitely going to watch this!" Then on Saturday, December 2, they aired it on Comedy Central. I was extremely exited that they were giving this movie. I even recorded it on tape. I loved it a lot. I enjoyed it so much that I watch it every single day. This makes me want to ask for the Police Academy movie pack for Christmas. In one way, this movie was important. First of all, it was the first film for David Spade (one of my favorite comedians.) Not only that, but it featured the original cast of the other 3 Police Academy films---With G.W. Bailey returning as Captain Harris. And a new addition to this movie only---Sharon Stone? I cannot picture Sharon Stone in a Police Academy movie.

There is another amazing about this film. It was only David Spade's first movie, and he had quite an important role---with his name being shown in the opening credits. Not many actors have their name shown in the opening credits when it is their first film. But something confuses me. That is the fact that Tony Hawk was in this film. It's hard to believe he was because you can hardly even see him in the skateboarding scene. But he was credited at the end. They even show him with the other skateboarders. Preety Young wasn't he? Only about 16 years old.

I thought this was an absolutely great film. In my opinion, it deserves more stars than the other Police Academy films i've seen. It was truly a great 80's film. I think many teenagers today will enjoy this movie because they will get to see how young David Spade & Tony Hawk were (even though Tony Hawk was shown at the end only.) What i'm trying to say is that people of all ages should see this because it is hilarious and they are going to laugh their asses off. I certainly did.