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Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Police Academy 3: Back in Training poster
Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genre
action film, slapstick, crime comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 1,382 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The police force needs to recruit new officers. The original misfit cadets return to their old academy to help train a new class of bumbling recruits.

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What happens

Police Academy 3: Back in Training is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Jerry Paris. It is the third installment of the Police Academy franchise and the sequel to Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. Despite receiving generally negative reviews, it was an overall box office success, earning $107 million against a budget of $12 million. It is the final directorial effort and film appearance of Jerry Paris, who died 10 days after the films release. The film was followed by Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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