Quite frankly, this franchise was a bit of a blur for all of
us. Seven movies, a TV series, a Saturday morning cartoon... at a
certain point it all starts to run together a little bit.
And yet, this original film does have a few key
differences from everything else that would follow - not the least
of which is its R-rating. Police Academy was initially
conceived as a way to capitalize on the success of raunchy comedies
like Bachelor Party and Porky's, but
the director wasn't a fan of that style of humor and tried to steer
this in a less vulgar direction. As it turns out, you can
definitely feel that struggle in the finished product.
Topics include: the real life event that inspired the premise
of the film, how the director's unfamiliarity with the genre both
helps and hurts the movie, the scenes he (unsuccessfully) lobbied
the producers to remove, why just sticking to the formula may have
been the best course of action in this case, how this was sustained
for six sequels, what a reboot might look like, and much
more!
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Join Chris, Donna, and Carlos as they pick a movie or TV series from their childhood, share their memories of it, and then see how it holds up. New episodes every other Friday.