Rotten
Jim Drake is credited with the direction and Gene Quintano with the script, though they'd probably appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
On land, on sea, or in the air, no place is safe from them!
1987 · 1h 28m · PG
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Jim Drake
Overview
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.
Director and cast
- Jim Drake Director
- Steve Guttenberg as Sgt. Carey Mahoney
- Bubba Smith as Sgt. Moses Hightowe
- Michael Winslow as Sgt. Larvelle Jones
- Sharon Stone as Claire Mattson
- David Graf as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Cadet Zed
- G.W. Bailey as Captain Thaddeus Harris
- David Spade as Kyle
- Steve Caballero as Skateboarder
- Tony Hawk as Skateboarder
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
What's so amazing about the Police Academy movies is that they keep being made even though they stopped being funny after the hilarious original.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Script is merely a collection of gags tied together by the slightest suggestion of a story.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
More of the same from the wackiest police force on the streets, and their newly recruited civilian helpers.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Rotten
The new players, like the original ones (who are still here in full force), are limited to one-shtick roles and are sometimes even more limited than that.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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