Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- slapstick
- lazy afternoon
- lighthearted movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded this sequel as a thin, largely unfunny follow-up that retained much of the cast but lacked the original's creative spark.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mahoney, Hightower, Tackleberry, Jones, Fackler, and Hooks are transferred from the academy into their first difficult police posting.
Lieutenant Mauser attempts to exploit the precinct's problems to advance his own position.
The returning graduates use radically different personalities and comic skills while trying to stabilize the precinct.
The action is organized around the city's crime-ridden worst precinct, led by Captain Pete Lassard.
Films like Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, and why
Police Academy
ensemble police comedy, broad slapstick, and eccentric officers struggling inside a dysfunctional department
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1980s crime comedy blending incompetent law enforcement with cartoonish criminals and physical gags
Loaded Weapon 1
lighthearted police workplace chaos, absurd authority figures, and fast-paced comic set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Jerry Paris
- Release Date
- 1985-03-28
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1792)
Cast
- Steve Guttenberg
- Bubba Smith
- David Graf
- Michael Winslow
- Bruce Mahler
- Marion Ramsey
- Colleen Camp
- Howard Hesseman
- Art Metrano
- George Gaynes
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment about?
- Newly badged police officers bring their eccentric teamwork to a crime-ridden precinct where gang violence and an ambitious lieutenant threaten their first assignment.
- What is Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as mild.
- What did critics think of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment?
- Critics broadly regarded this sequel as a thin, largely unfunny follow-up that retained much of the cast but lacked the original's creative spark.
- Which films are like Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment?
- Films with a similar feel include Police Academy, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, and Loaded Weapon 1.
- How long is Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment?
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment?
- In United States, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
