Review of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) by Velmina C — 06 Jan 2013

The first of endless sequels that slowly descend into protozoic vaudevillian drek.

This review of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) was written by Velmina C on 06 Jan 2013.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Butt D (13) on 12 Mar 2018

Mauser is kind of a lame character, but Bob Goldthwait almost carries this film with his stellar performance as the gang boss.The main cast…

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By Ryan V (1,568) on 13 Jan 2012

Bobcat Goldthwait shows up for the mayhem. I'll let you decide if that's a good thing or not in this subpar sequel to a subpar genre movie…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 09 Aug 2011

Classic comedy with mahoney at his best. zed was even more funny his famous comedic voice is hysterical…

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By Dean K (605) on 20 Feb 2018

Watched it a little while ago and no where near as good as I remembered......one of the weakest in the series…

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By Aaron C (1,257) on 30 Jul 2014

The team is back to make us all laugh again…

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By Peter P (1,726) on 27 Jan 2011

Ok sequel, some very funny parts, and this was the introduction of Bobcat Goldthwait to me as a kid, my only really complaint is there was…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 30 May 2014

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment was a bit of a letdown for fans of the first film…

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By Dann M (1,530) on 21 Mar 2014

Part 2 was equally as good as the first one. The characters are very funny and and hell breaks loose with captain Mausser. Good 80s comedy…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 09 Mar 2013

Perhaps one of the better Police Academy sequels, but that doesn't mean anything. This was a terrible series…

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By Brad G (899) on 26 Feb 2012

To protect, to serve... and make you laugh. America's funniest crimebusters are back…

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