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Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

- Hold everything! The cadets are dropping in on Miami Beach for an all new adventure.

The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a jewel heist.

Release Date : 1988-03-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Police Academy 5

Cast

Character Name : Hightower

Original Name : Bubba Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tackleberry

Original Name : David Graf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jones

Original Name : Michael Winslow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Callahan

Original Name : Leslie Easterbrook

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hooks

Original Name : Marion Ramsey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kate

Original Name : Janet Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Proctor

Original Name : Lance Kinsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nick

Original Name : Matt McCoy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harris

Original Name : G.W. Bailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lassard

Original Name : George Gaynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : René Auberjonois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hurst

Original Name : George R. Robertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : House

Original Name : Tab Thacker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mouse

Original Name : Archie Hahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor of Miami

Original Name : James Hampton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sugar

Original Name : Jerry Lazarus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob the Janitor

Original Name : Beans Morocco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Graduating Policewoman

Original Name : Dana Mark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid with Toy Plane

Original Name : Richard Jasen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Information

Original Name : Ruth Farley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stewardess #1

Original Name : Kathryn Graf

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stewardess #2

Original Name : Via Van Ness

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigar Smoker

Original Name : Alan Myerson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commissioner Murdock

Original Name : Dan Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thief in Drag

Original Name : Arthur Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thief's Victim

Original Name : Jeff Gillen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor's Wife

Original Name : Susan Hatfield

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dempsey

Original Name : Ed Kovens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manny

Original Name : Tom Kouchalakos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julio

Original Name : Ruben Rabasa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete

Original Name : Angie Reno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shark Attack Kid

Original Name : Scott Weinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harris' Pick-Up

Original Name : Pam Bogart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Activities Announcer

Original Name : Toni Crabtree

Gender : Female

Character Name : Crowd Control Cop

Original Name : Nelson Oramas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shooting Range Cop

Original Name : Julio Oscar Mechoso

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Interviewer

Original Name : Joni Siani

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Photographer

Original Name : Jeff Breslauer

Gender : Male

Reviews

Potential Kermode

@Potential Kermode

2021-06-23

**Those Academy imbeciles are back!** ...and this time there are plenty of _golf balls to slip on._ Never before have I laughed so long and so hard at a man slipping on a golf ball. Captain Harris lost his trouser because the silly man who makes the sounds made an _amusing beeping noise._ This deeply complex and inventive script hits all the right targets and the viewer will often find themselves gasping for air and choking on their own tonsil due to incessant laughing. A fat man eats a donut and the jam squirts out. I cracked my kidney laughing. I've never been so amused ever - the donut had jam in it and the pressure of the bite caused the jam to break free of its _outer casing._

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2022-10-15

**A shot in the feet: this film marks, for me, the decline of the franchise.** In the fifth film in the “Police Academy” franchise, we follow the characters that everyone already knows on a trip to Miami for a national police convention where veteran Commander Lassard, about to retire and leave the command of the academy, will be rewarded. The script is decent enough, but we can't ignore that, after four films, the comic material is worn out and doesn't make us laugh like it used to. The production's solution was to change location, which was not as effective as one might think: in other films we had already had lots of beach jokes. The film retains many familiar faces from everyone who has seen the previous films. However, it was unable to bring together the entire cast, not counting Steve Guttenberg, Tim Kazurinsky and Bob Goldthwait, actors who chose not to be part of this project and who had their relevance (especially Guttenberg) in the previous films. As a direct consequence, the film pays more attention to actors who had remained in the shadows, such as Bubba Smith, who performs well here. Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, George Graf and Marion Ramsey are also present in this film, but they limit themselves to doing more than they had before, and their collaboration is nothing new. George Gaynes also has more protagonism here, and the actor exploited it very well, but it is the duo formed by Lance Kinsey and G. W. Bailey that makes us laugh and steals all the attention thanks to their mischief. Matt McCoy was particularly weak and doesn't deserve to continue in the franchise. Technically, the film retains many aspects of the previous films in the franchise, such as the costumes, cinematography and effects. It takes advantage of the aerial scenes and landscapes of Miami, with its hotels and wetlands, but I got the feeling that the location was chosen to allow as many girls in bikinis as possible. The settings are decent, although sometimes there are problems (that plane door that is easily ripped off and proves to be light is, of course, fake). The film is not long, wastes no time and was well edited, but the final scene in the swamp is disappointing: I think it was the third time that a “Police Academy” film ended with a random chase, and what was done here it is virtually a copy of a similar scene in another film in the franchise.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-11

I don't know. As an adult, yeah, this is a HORRIBLE installment. But as a kid, I actually thought it was still pretty good, still pretty funny, still slap stick and stupid, and everything I wanted from a Police Academy film. But... as an adult, it's not as funny as I thought it was as a kid. So I am kind of torn, there are certainly FAR better Police Academy films (and I'm going to give them 10 of 10 because fun movies deserve it) but this one... this one a lot of the humor that still holds true in the others fell flat.

r96sk

@r96sk

2025-03-26

'Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach' is much like its predecessor - uninspiring. Again, like in 'Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol', it does conclude with a visual that's worthy of watching (even if it falls flat otherwise). In fairness, this fifth entry does feel a bit different in terms of the plot; which I can respect, although it is still underwhelming stuff. Steve Guttenberg's absence doesn't help, I don't think he would've improved this one but his presence amongst his regular co-stars is missed. The new cast members are not good, but at this point if you aren't a hallmark of this franchise then you probably aren't going to leave a lasting impression - unless the filmmakers improve upon their work, of course. I did, though, like the change of location on paper, but in reality it doesn't do much. Just two more to go...