Rotten
Miami field trip only brings a pastel backdrop to the insipid infighting of the boobs in blue.
Variety Staff, Variety
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Hold everything! The cadets are dropping in on Miami Beach for an all new adventure.
1988 · 1h 30m · PG
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Alan Myerson
Overview
The Police Academy misfits travel to Miami Beach for Commandant Lassard to be honored with a prestigious lifetime award pending his retirement. Things take a turn when Lassard unknowingly ends up in possession of stolen diamonds from a jewel heist.
Director and cast
- Alan Myerson Director
- Bubba Smith as Sgt. Moses Hightower
- David Graf as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
- Michael Winslow as Sgt. Larvelle Jones
- Leslie Easterbrook as Lt. Debbie Callahan
- G.W. Bailey as Captain Thaddeus Harris
- Tab Thacker as Officer Thomas 'House' Conklin
- Marion Ramsey as Hooks
- Janet Jones as Kate
- Lance Kinsey as Proctor
- Matt McCoy as Nick
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The real culprit is producer Paul Maslansky, the creator of the Academy films, clearly a man who can never be stopped, not even by a SWAT team of movie critics with blood in their eyes.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
It's business as usual: fart jokes.
Time Out
More films
Police Academy (1984)
Comedy · Crime · R
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been fo...
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Hugh Wilson
- Cast
- Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey
IMDb
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
41
The Lorax (2012)
Animation · Family · PG
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
- Cast
- Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms
IMDb
6.4
Metacritic
46
Banana (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!
- Runtime
- 4m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Pierre Coffin
IMDb
7.6
Home Makeover (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
When a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous Minions, scramble to give the home a makeover in record time. Their attempts to create a warm and inviting environment quickly spiral into hilarity as the Minions’ unorthodox methods lea...
- Runtime
- 5m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Kate Fisher
IMDb
7.1
Orientation Day (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
The Minions embark on their first day of work, eager to prove themselves in their new roles. After watching a hilariously outdated 'Initiation Video,' three rookie Minions take on bomb-carrying duty. Predictably, their enthusiasm quickly spirals into chaos as they bungle the simplest of tasks. Packed with slapstick comedy and the Minio...
- Runtime
- 4m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Pierre Coffin, Rob Huebel
IMDb
6.8
Gru, mi villano favorito presenta: La locura de los minions (2010)
Animation · Comedy
Comments
Talk about the film with other members