Review of Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) by Marcus M — 02 Mar 2006

Essentially a remake of the original, this one manages to entertain with funny twists on old puns.

This review of Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) was written by Marcus M on 02 Mar 2006.

Police Academy 3: Back in Training has generally received mixed reviews.

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I just love watching this just to see Zed and Sweetchuck being roommates... the stereotyping continues as they get nigata character…

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Back In Training is the 3rd Police Academy Movie and it is the best one so far. So the government is closing one Police Academy…

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I just love watching this just to see Zed and Sweetchuck being roommates... the stereotyping continues as they get nigata character…

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These movies are really stupid, but they make me laugh. I remembered this one the most for some reason, has some classic bits in it…

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