JackFetch Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 New Line is looking for recruits for a relaunched "Police Academy" movie. Original producer Paul Maslansky is back for the new iteration, which has no writer or director attached. "Academy" was a seven-film lowbrow comedy series from Warner Bros. that saw a city throw open the doors of its police force to any recruit, much to the chagrin of its serious officers. The misfit officers band together and, of course, save the city. The first film, released in 1984, starred Steve Guttenberg as Mahoney, a repeat offender who is forced to enter the academy and emerges as the group's leader. Other notable characters included Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), gun-crazy Tackleberry (David Graf), mousy Hooks (Marion Ramsey) and sound effects-spewing Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow). Bobcat Goldthwait joined the cast for the second movie in 1985. The series, which included Kim Cattrall and Sharon Stone as romantic leads, ended with the 1994's "Mission to Moscow." All told, the franchise took in about $240 million worldwide and inspired a pair of TV series. "It's going to be very worthwhile to the people who remember it and to those who saw it on TV," Maslansky said. "It's going to be a new class. We hope to discover new talent and season it with great comedians. It'll be anything but another movie with a numeral next to it. And we'll most probably retain the wonderful musical theme." The early entries in the series featured sexual humor, but later films became more kid-friendly. Details of the tone of new movie, which would take the story to its beginnings with new characters, were unavailable. This time around, corporate parent Warner Bros. has sister company New Line taking the title out of its library, as it recently did with the "National Lampoon's Vacation" series. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie79635783d458127926f8f701bbff990?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Ffilm+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Film%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I have never ever seen the Police Academy films described as "worthwhile" before. Still, a modern version of the Blue Oyster Bar might be fun enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DCAUFan1051 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 The first film I would say is classic comedy... the others well... they are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 The first film I would say is classic comedy... the others well... they are ok. Saying Mission to Moscow is okay is like saying that using necromancy to raise Bea Arthur and having her force herself on the Pope is kinda bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I'd prefer that to Mission to Moscow. The first film I'd say is mediocre at best. The others...ugh. Caddyshack, man. Get ye to Caddyshack to see a comedy from the same era deserving of the title "classic." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DCAUFan1051 Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 The first film I would say is classic comedy... the others well... they are ok. Saying Mission to Moscow is okay is like saying that using necromancy to raise Bea Arthur and having her force herself on the Pope is kinda bad. I only watched up to the 4th film I don't count the others. Des: it's funny you mention Caddyshack, just watched an A&E special on it last sunday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 New Line is moving forward with their planned remake of Police Academy and have placed Scott Zabielski at the helm. Known for producing and directing episodes of "Tosh.0", Zabielski will be making his feature film debut. The original seven-film comedy series starred actors such Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow, Kim Cattrall and Sharon Stone and detailed the comical misadventures of police training. Bizarrely, one bit of Zabielski's resume that seems to have helped him get the gig is the fact that he has actually trained in law enforcement and works to this day as a West Hollywood reserve officer. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=85794#ixzz1j0qA9xN3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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