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THE COMPLETE STORY OF POLICE ACADEMY
NO LAUGHING MATTER PARTS 1-3
How did Police Academy go from a 1980s Hollywood profit-making machine to a trainwreck punchline by the dawn of the 1990s? What happened next to the franchise and the major players who made it all happen? And what legacy does the film series leave behind?
Follow the full journey of the ups, downs and strange sidebars of one of the most memorable and iconic comedy movie franchises in Hollywood history, with all three parts of the No Laughing Matter documentary series together in one place.
00:00 Intro
PART ONE - THE RISE
01:57 Intro
03:43 Pop Culture Rewind - Early 1984
04:44 Police Academy - The surprise smash hit
15:06 Steve Guttenberg's golden '80s run
17:29 1984's release slate vs modern day Hollywood
20:53 Police Academy II: Their First Assignment
31:30 Next Time: No Laughing Matter - Part Two
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32:29 The Culture Slice frogs
PART TWO - THE FALL
32:50 Intro
35:51 Pop Culture Rewind - Early 1986
39:14 Police Academy 3: Third time’s a charm?
49:40 The Wonderful World of the Police Academy imitators
52:44 Police Academy 4: Sequels on Patrol
58:28 1980’s Hollywood’s love affair with the soundtrack
01:02:10 Steve Guttenberg departs Police Academy
01:04:22 Police Academy: The Animated Series - Part One
01:05:46 Police Academy 5: No Gute, No Hope?
01:10:47 The Animated Series - Part Two
01:12:25 Police Academy 6: Franchise Under Siege
01:17:30 Next Time: No Laughing Matter - Part Three
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01:18:32 Culture Slice: It’s the right Slice now
PART THREE - THE 1990S AND BEYOND
01:18:52 Intro
01:21:20 The dawn of the 1990s - life outside the Police Academy bubble
01:28:44 Mission to Moscow: Police Academy 7 and the wider cultural landscape
01:44:05 The short-lived history of Police Academy: The Series
01:47:13 Police Academy's journey in the 21st century
01:51:41 End of the line: The legacy of Police Academy
01:58:25 What happened to Police Academy’s stars and major players?
POLICE ACADEMY is owned by Warner Brothers. This video is created as a tribute under fair use principles. 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the first movie in the series.
You can rent or buy Police Academy on YouTube here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCibK5aP08
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