Synopsis
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...
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Cast
- Steve GuttenbergSgt. Mahoney
- Bubba SmithSgt. Hightower
- David GrafSgt. Tackleberry
- Michael WinslowSgt. Jones
- Marion RamseySgt. Hooks
- Leslie EasterbrookLt. Callahan
- Art MetranoComdt. Mauser
- Tim KazurinskyCadet Sweetchuck
- Bobcat GoldthwaitCadet Zed
- George GaynesComdt. Lassard
Recommendations
- 70
Time Out
The slim plot is a feeble excuse for a series of set pieces, some of which can be seen coming even before the opening credits roll, and a handful that are genuinely funny. - 60
Variety
Cast of cartoon misfits is still basically intact and if Police Academy 3 has any charm it’s in the good-natured dopeyness of these people. No bones about it, these people are there to laugh at. - 50
The New York Times
The plot, which more or less prompts the gags without interfering with them, has something to do with a competition between the two police academies to see which one will survive a state-decreed budget cut. It's perfectly serviceable. - 50
Miami Herald
Every now and then, there is even a funny line, as when the wife of one officer insists on joining the force herself: "We can wear matching uniforms, share ammo -- everything that makes a marriage work." [24 Mar 1986, p.D7] - 40
Empire
It has all the required Police Academy staples and is one of the better sequels but this whole franchise is so dated that isn't saying much. - 30
Los Angeles Times
The most you can say for Police Academy 3: Back in Training is that it's no worse than "Police Academy 2" -- which was awful. [24 Mar 1986, p.Cal-7] - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Sure, the humor is witless and the gags are often inane, but, given the quality of its predecessors, POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING has the dubious honor of being the funniest of the series to date. - 0
Chicago Tribune
At its worst, a distasteful series of homophobic, racist and sexist jokes, and otherwise little more than jollies of the most juvenile and locker room sort. [24 Mar 1986, p.5C]
