# Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

> A well-meaning police commandant recruits civilians into a chaotic crime-fighting program while a jealous rival schemes to bring it down.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5658

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Director: Jim Drake
- Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Tim Kazurinsky, Sharon Stone, Leslie Easterbrook, Marion Ramsey
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093756/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: broad, juvenile, irreverent, family comedy night, nostalgic 1980s marathon

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