Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Plot synopsis:
After a random attack the night before by a local gang known as "The Scullions" and their infantile leader Zed McGlunk (Bobcat Goldthwait), Chief Henry Hurst (George R. Robertson) arrives at the 16th precinct and notifies its captain, Pete Lassard (Howard Hesseman) that the precinct is the worst in the city. Lassard protests saying that his officers are outmanned and old, and can't get the job done any longer. Nevertheless, Hurst gives Lassard 30 days to turn the precinct around or he is out. Before Hurst leaves, Lieutenant Mauser (Art Metrano) schemes his way into getting a promotion to Captain should Lassard fail. Capt. Lassard then calls his brother Eric (George Gaynes) who is in charge of the Police Academy and asks him for six new recruits. Mauser is seen talking with his dim-witted partner, Sgt. Proctor (Lance Kinsey), as he attempts to take control of the precinct.
Commandant Lassard's top graduates Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), Eugene Tackleberry (David Graf), Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey), and Douglas Fackler (Bruce Mahler) arrive from the police academy and join the 16th precinct with some of them assigned to a veteran officer partner. Fackler is assigned with Dooley (Ed Herlihy), Mahoney to Vinnie Schtulman (Peter van Norden), and Tackleberry to Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland (Colleen Camp). Tackleberry later confides to Mahoney that he may have fallen in love with Kirkland.
Mauser attempts numerous times to sabotage the new recruits while personally targeting Mahoney. During a patrol, Mahoney and Schtulman spot a robbery at a merchant's place, but the robbers escape in the confusion caused in part by responding officers. Mauser is ready to suspend them, but Mahoney makes a passionate plea that convinces Lassard to give them another chance. While all this is going on, Zed and his gang go "shopping" in a supermarket, causing havoc and chaos.
Mauser gives Mahoney a new assignment: patrolling a tunnel which results in him and his partner being covered with soot. He gets revenge on Mauser by switching his shampoo with Tackleberry's epoxy resin solution from a helmet repair kit, which glues Mauser's hands to his hair. He ends up embarrassing himself in front of the station and has to wear a wig through the remainder of the film. Capt. Lassard spots some of Zed's men and tries to deal with them, but is over-powered and spray-painted. This humiliating act emboldens Lassard to allow the precinct to use "whatever means possible" to help contain the gang. Progress is made and most of the gang is captured in an incident at The Blue Oyster Bar, but Mauser informs the captain that he had most of the charges dropped due to excessive force and procedure violations. Mahoney sees that Mauser did this on purpose, so as revenge he informs the nurse in charge of a body cavity search ordered earlier to perform the procedure on Mauser.
Later, Tackleberry goes on a date with Kirkland, where they stay out late dancing. They profess their love for each other and they make love (after removing their numerous concealed weapons first before). Captain Lassard goes to see his brother Eric at a Japanese steakhouse and Eric comes up with an idea to hold a fair. On the night of the fair though, Zed's men trash the place. Lassard is out of a job the next day, while Mauser is promoted to captain. His first act is to remove Mahoney and Schtulman, who is quick to object to Mahoney's dismissal.
Mahoney, Schtulman, and Lassard get together in an last-ditch attempt to stop the gang. They send in Mahoney undercover to infiltrate the gang. Lassard and Schtulman wire him, using duct tape and a radio microphone. Under the guise of "Jughead," formerly of the gang "The Archies", he is able to infiltrate the gang and find out both their hiding spot and the name of their leader. However, his cover is blown after the microphone cuts into a radio ad, which leads to Captain Lassard calling every man to the location. The officers arrive, but are stopped by Mauser. Mauser attempts to conduct a raid, but Fackler accidentally bumps him in an air duct and pushes him inside, which leads to Mauser being captured by Zed and his gang. The officers stage their own raid and manage to overpower and arrest the gang. Zed attempts to escape with Mahoney, but Lassard blocks his escape and prepares to shoot Zed. However, Mahoney punches Zed down a flight of stairs, where Hooks arrests him. It's then revealed that Lassard's gun wasn't loaded, as he "hasn't carried live ammo since '73". Lassard is later reinstated as captain, as are Mahoney and Schtulman on the force, while Mauser demoted back to lieutenant for nearly blowing Lassard's raid.
The film ends with the officers (including the re-instated Lassard) attending Tackleberry and Kirkland's wedding. They drive off the police academy lot in the monster truck Bigfoot.

Tags: comedy, bleak, cult, violence, comic, revenge

Review:
Police Academy is such a classic, it has some of the best laughs and is just such a great time to watch it wither it's by yourself or with a group of friends.
I admit this was below what the first one was with the laughs and the story, but I felt like it was a decent follow up with the first Police Academy movie.
The story is a little weak but it's still a lot of fun to watch and has some great laughs.A violent, well, um, if that's the right word, a violent gang has moved in on the town and are just making it into a havoc for anyone to live in.
At first they just end up screwing just as badly, but come together to be the best police force in town.Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment in my opinion is a fun movie, I think the 4.8 rating is a little harsh, I understand the low 5's, but I think the reason why is because it is a little less than the first Police Academy movie, now of course I would say to stick with the original for right now, but I wouldn't shy you away from the sequel.
With the city in turmoil and with his job being threatened by the Chief's right hand man, he turns to the new recruits to help clean up the city.I hate it when they franchise a movie and tone down the raunchy humor and crude manners, elements that made the first one a success.
Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment is filled with non stop laughs from start to finish honestly I enjoyed this movie more than it's sequels because after wards it got a bit boring.
This time around we see Police Academy graduates Carey Mahoney (Guttenberg) and his friends Jones (Winslow), Hooks (Ramsey), Hightower (Smith), gun loving Tackleberry (Graf), and Fackler (Mahler) assigned to the 16th precinct to help stop a gang led by Zed (Goldthwait) that's terrorizing the neighborhood.
So the group fights back with slapstick humor and crazy antics, along the way Tackleberry falls in love with fellow officer and also gun lover Kathleen Kirkland (Camp)It was so funny seeing Mahoney get revenge on Mauser by switching the shampoo with epoxy resin made me laugh so hard..
They can be described as gross, vapid, stupid, puerile, and funny as all hell.I'm so glad they wrote in George Gaynes into this film showing his graduates and how well they do in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.
And Art Metrano is the kind of villain you just love to hate and you just love seeing how Guttenberg and the rest get back at him in their own little ways.The regulars are all there, Bubba Smith with that 6'7" inch frame of his, showing that size does indeed matter, Michael Winslow and that uncanny ability of sound effects, David Graf as Tackleberry who finds true love in this one with Colleen Camp.
Carey Mahoney(Steve Guttenberg), Moses Hightower(Bubba Smith), Eugene Tackleberry(David Graf, 1950-2001), Laverne Hooks(Marion Ramsey), Larvelle Jones(Michael Winslow), and all the others from the original.
Never mind that recruits like Tackleberry would never get within shouting distance of passing the Academy's psych screening, it's what they did after the fact that this film covers.This episode also marks the debut of Michael Winslow's Bruce Lee schtick, which remains a poignant example of how much easier it was to laugh in a world without political correctness.
It doesn't have many moments that make you chuckle like some of the other ones, and to me doesn't seem to have the same energy.The film is good in that it introduces new characters such as Zed, Mr Sweetchuk (can't spell his name) and Proctor, but the absence of Harris and Callihan is felt.
Once you see who those new recruits you know things aren't going to get any easier.The first of numerous sequels adds some new characters like Lt. Mauser (Art Metrano) who plays a lot like the second coming of Lt. Harris and Proctor (Lance Kinsey) who is great as a complete dimwit.
The original 'Police Academy' was a good and very entertaining film, it wasn't great and will never be one of my favourite comedies or overall films, but it clearly knew what it wanted to be so it was easy to take it for what it was and what it set out to do.None of the sequels are up to the same level as the original 'Police Academy', most of them actually being pretty bad or worse and lose what was enjoyable about the original in the first place.
The score is catchy and infectious as ever.Howard Hesseman clearly looks embarrassed however, and no wonder, and Marion Ramsey is let down by that she has little to do and the writers didn't know what to do with her.Admittedly, there were a few times where the original 'Police Academy' had a few miss moments, the second film has only a few moments that work and the rest misfire.
The cast members to return to the film are trouble maker Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), silent tough guy Hightower (Bubba Smith), gun-crazy Tackleberry (David Graf), sound effects master Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), clueless Doug Fackler (Bruce Mahler), timid voiced Hooks (Marion Ramsey) and their boneheaded leader Commander Lassard (George Gaynes).
A gang is causing trouble on the streets.The police academy recruits are needed to bring back the peace to the streets.Of course they do just the opposite.Peter Lassard's (Eric's brother) precinct is the worst in the city.He is given 30 days or he is out.Lieutenant Mauser wants his spot.Now this guy tries to make the job of these recruits, that were given to the precinct by Eric, as hard as possible.Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) is directed by Jerry Paris.The cast is pretty much the same as was in the first part.Steve Guttenberg plays Officer Carey Mahoney.Bubba Smith is Moses Hightower.David Graf is Eugene Tackleberry.Michael Winslow plays Larvell Jones.Bruce Mahler plays Douglas Fackler.Marion Ramsey is Laverne Hooks.George Gaynes plays Commandant Eric Lassard.This fine man was born on May 16, 1917 in Helsinki, which means he turns 95 today.It's always a treat to watch him do his thing.Howard Hesseman plays his brother Peter 'Pete' Lassard.Colleen Camp plays Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland.Her violent family members are played by Arthur Batanides (Old Max), Jackie Joseph and Andrew Paris (Bud).Art Metrano is Lt./Captain Mauser.Bobcat Goldthwait plays plays the part of the gang leader Zed.Ed Herlihy is seen as Officer Dooley.Jason Hervey (now 40), who was also seen in Back to the Future that year playing Milton Baines, plays Brat in this movie.G.W. Bailey is seen only as Wedding guest.This is as good as was the first part.Winslow is once again funny with his voices.Like when he's having fun with the couple on a date.And the pranks Mahoney pulls on Mauser.The romance between Tackleberry and Kirkland, two gun-crazy love birds, is sweet.And Zed is a great add to the series..
(1) The first movie was a classic (2) the producers got way too greedy and the last installments were terrible (see also "Rocky" and "Die Hard").Police Academy 2 sees the new recruits hit the beat, facing a mob who have overtaken the city.
Most of the original crew are back and are the stars (Guttenberg, Winslow, Smith) + exciting new talent Bobcat Goldthwait, who somehow never become a star, and Howard Hesseman, best remembered for his work as the teacher in "Head of the Class".Once again the movie is full of goofs, practical jokes, great one-liners and wacky noises provided by the under rated Winslow, who somehow also never became a star.
(a brilliant casting move) Goldthwait's fun performance, along with a few (like three or four) more jokes do defy the sequel curse; that wasn't hard, look at the first!
This sequel, the first, brings back most of the core characters and adds some really great ones--Howard Hesseman as the overburdened precinct captain, Art Metrano as the upwardly-mobile police lieutenant and our heroes' nemesis, and Bob Goldthwait completely stealing the show as a neurotic gang leader terrorizing the city.The plot is really dumb but surprisingly funny:  Our heroes from the first film are now rookie cops, all assigned to Hesseman's undermanned precinct to help stop a crime wave headed up by Goldthwait from taking over the city.
Some choice selections in the Friday the 13th series are classic for this kind of comedy, as are the Police Academy sequels.But at any rate, it's important to notice that this kind of thing makes re-watching these old movies more fun, not less.
Tackleberry's obsession with guns is tied to a total lack of sexual experience in a development of psychological depth that I would never have expected from a Police Academy movie, and while Mahoney's slovenly partner, now better known as the "gas man" from Dumb & Dumber, plays the greasy sloppiness of his character through the roof, you can't help but admire his effort.
Mahoney's undercover act was just stupid, and this is not a term that I use lightly.I've seen all of the Police Academy movies, but before a couple days ago I hadn't seen any of them in at least ten years, and so don't remember anything about any of the other sequels.
How they could mess things up this badly says a lot about the other sequels.Basically the plot is that six of the characters we know and love from the first Police Academy movie are now on their first assignment - to stop a gang of hooligans that like to scream every last line of dialogue.
making the title of this and at least some of the sequels purely accurate in letting you know that, yes, it belongs in the same universe as the original(which I have not watched; maybe that's the funny one that people love)...
With a derelict zoo right next to it.The cast features pretty much all of the likable misfits from the first episode, with new additions Sweetchuck (here still a civilian), Zed (Pete "Bobcat" Goldthwait -- here still a villain), Sgt. Mauser and his stooge, and Sgt. Vinnie (the slobby K-9 cop) thrown in for good measure.
The filmmakers sure had the knack for creating memorable funny characters.The heavily Three-Stooges-inspired jokes mostly fire, and while the plot is somewhat inane, it's enough to hold the movie together.Personally, I liked the subplot around Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry best, who meets the girl of his dreams (she shoots first, asks later, apologizes never) and her nightmarish family..
Police Academy 2 (1985) ** 1/2 (out of 4) The first sequel to 1984's blockbuster has Steven Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf and Michael Winslow returning and this time having to do battle with a punk gang being led by Bobcat Goldthwait.
Most of the cast returns in this hilarious sequel that is almost as good as the first POLICE ACADEMY movie.
This time the cadets (Guttenberg, Smith,Winslow, Graf,Ramsey and Maher etc) get their first assignments and just in time since a crime wave (Led by the always welcome Bobcat Goldthwait) is terrorizing the city, also the cadets help their new chief Lassard (Howard Hesseman) remain the chief since Mauser (Metrano) is looking to take over in this adequate comedy which for the most part remains true to the formula.
Zed (Goldthwait) and his gang move into town and terrorize the peaceful little surroundings, and so Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), and Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow) carry out their assignment of ridding their little town of the bad guys once and for all.
Meanwhile, Eugene Tackleberry (David Graf) sparks a relationship with a fellow officer of the law that gets a bit out of hand."Police Academy" was nothing new -- just another typical retreat of the underdogs formula which has been used up by movie studios one (million) too many times.
Is the sequel to the 1984 original film which did surprisingly well at the box office but wasn't a success with the critics but anyway it made a sequel out of it stars Steve Guttenberg Mahoney , Bubba smith hightower , and many more as the new police academy recruits who have graduated from the academy and they are sent on there first assignment to clean up Howard hessman Pete lassard commandant lassards brother whose police force is the worst in the city and also have to contend with Art metrano lieutenant mouser and ambitious officer who wants to make captain and make his dumb lackey proctor played by lance Kinsey .
This is the first sequel to Police Academy, where Carey Mahoney and his colleagues, having graduated from the Police Academy, are issued with their first assignments - trying to take down a band of street degenerates.The acting continues to be pretty good with this film; Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, David Graf and George Gaynes being the highlight of the show.
He is given 6 recruits by his brother from the police academy; Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Tackleberry (David Graf), Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), Doug Fackler (Bruce Mahler), and squeaky voice Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey).
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a pretty bad movie with very little story,its mainly just the comedy cops goofing around for the entire with one uninspired joke after another.There were some bits that had me laughing,most of them by Steve Guttenberg's character,but this is a very brutal sequel that was clearly only made to make more money,the first Police Academy wasn't that good to begin with,so it was clearly only money why they wanted to make more of them.Police Academy 2 is basically just one joke after another and makes very little effort with an actual story,even if you enjoyed the first Police Academy,you probably should avoid this one.Now graduated and official members of the police force,the cops are given their first assignment,the toughest precinct in town..
I've seen 7 year old kids put on better performances in their school plays.Don't bother with any other Police Academy film their like watching PAINT DRY..
the last good Police Academy movie.
Even though "Police Academy 2" isn't as funny as its predecessor, its much funnier than the other sequels in this series.
Art Metrano and Lance Kinsey excel as Lieutenant Mauser and Sergeant Procter who try to discredit the rookies at every opportunity.Police Academy 2 is a brilliant follow up to the best comedy film ever.
police academy 2 is one of the best.summary:(spoilers) the 16 th precinct is not doing so well with a gang in their district led by a gang leader zed.all the people from the original police academy are sent to the precinct,funny mahoney,gun loving tackleberry,accident-prone fackler,motor mouth jones,hightower and short voice hooks,there are some newcomers,paranoid captain lassard,ambitiuos leutenant mauser and sgt.proctor.they all go out and fail,so the captain has a word with them.they finally do good but some of the charges had to be dropped.the captain see's his brother at a chinese resturant and calls the waiter a stupid b***+ ard when just then cmnt.lassard says why not do a street fair,that fails so he quits,lt.mauser is now captain mauser and the defacto commander of the 16th precinct,there are many pranks played on him such as giving him a body cavity search and gluing his hands to his head while taking a shower.
Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Marion Ramsay, Bruce Mahler, Art Metrano, Lance Kinsey, Colleen Camp, Howard Hesseman, Tim Kazurinsky and Bobcat Goldthwait star in this 1985 comedy sequel.
Rookie cops, Mahoney (Guttenberg), Hightower (Smith), Jones (Winslow), Tackleberry (Graf), Fackler (Mahler), and Hooks (Ramsay) are sent to help it and it's failing precinct headed by Pete Lassard (Hesseman) who is captain and brother of commandant, Eric Lassard (George Gaynes).
This is a good sequel with a great cast and Mahoney going undercover as a thug is definitely one of the highlights of the film.
The part of the city which has the highest crime rate is under the care of Captain Pete Lassard, the chief demands that he turn things around or he is out.He in turn calls his brother, Eric, the academy commandant, and requests some new people.He recommends recent graduates, Mahoney, Hightower, Jones, Tackleberry, Fackler, and Hooks.Now they are teamed up with some veteran officers, who are not exactly competent, and along with their inexperience they cause more trouble than the gang they are pursuing.And they also have to deal with Lieutenant Mauser, who wants them to fail, so that he could become the new Captain....It's amazing how many sequels this film garnered, each with questionable quality.
The second installment is just okay, and it feels more like a string of sketches rather than a full movie.My problem with this series is Mahoney, the character really irritates me, and I find smaller characters, who are not in the film for long, more endearing than someone with a face that you'd like to slap.Goldthwaite is the main draw here as Zed, and the makers knew this, he came back two more times.There are a few good laughs, but it isn't anything special..
'Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment' was a popular one from my childhood, and this films sees Mahoney, Tackleberry, Hightower, Hooks, Fackler and Jones go from graduation to a crime-ridden precinct!
The following sequels will have the characters return to the academy aspect- whether in presence or in overall plot.'Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment' is not bad, and slightly dated, however, it is the characters that make this film fun.
Pete Lassard (Howard Hesseman) he needs to turn things around as the part of the city he is caring for has the highest crime rate, so he calls his brother, Police Academy Commandant Eric (George Gaynes), and requests some new people.
POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT is a typical sequel of a comedy hat simply spins around all of the classical winners of the first movie.