Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Directed by Jerry Paris

"Hey, Steve, it's your agent calling. Look, I just got an offer for another Police Academy movie. This one has you and the gang going back to the Police Academy to help Lassard beat a rival Police Academy, run by Lt. Mauser, to see which academy stays open. It's totally different from the first two – there's a new bunch of recruits. Absolutely hysterical gags – like Bobcat Goldthwait is a reformed criminal and he's teamed up with Tim Kazurinsky, it's pure comic genius, I swear these two are the new Laurel and what's his name. There's some other recruits, but the important thing is you're reunited with the old gang, and they're all up to their old tricks. Like Hightower is still all intimidating and stuff. And Tackleberry – get this! – he uses his gun to solve a problem! And wait, this is the best, they have Larvell Jones making funny sound effects with his mouth! And believe me, Mauser gets his comeuppance alright, like in one scene he gets his eyebrows torn out so he has to have fake eyebrows!

What's that? No, no, the Asian character isn't racist – all Asians talk funny and like women with big breasts, didn't you see Sixteen Candles? Trust me, this is a very dignified role – your character really grows and learns about training people or being a cop or something. And you get a big long chase scene on jet-skis, it's like 20 minutes of screen time – but don't worry, we'll make sure it's always a stunt double. In fact, we'll pretty much shoot all your scenes with the same sky-blue background so you don't even have to leave your house. And don't bother knowing any lines, just read the cue cards or make something up – whatever you do, just keep that adorable smirk on your face, you know how much the audience loves that smirk! I swear, when I read that scene where the gang gets up and sings a rock song, with Larvell Jones on guitar, Tackleberry on sax, and the ladies belting it out, I knew this was a real winner. Because this is a movie about teamwork and respect! If you don't get some serious respect after this movie, well I don't know what's wrong with America."

Box Office: $43.6 million

Review by Crimedog