Alphabet City 1984  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Amos Poe
Cast: Vincent Spano, Michael Winslow, Kate Vernon, Jami Gertz, Zohra Lampert, Raymond Serra, Kenny Marino, Daniel Jordano, Tom Mardirosian, Christina Marie Denihan, Tom Wright, Clifton Powell, Bruno Damon, John McCurry, Richard Bassett
Johnny (Vincent Spano) is an up-and-coming drug dealer on NYC's Lower East Side who is faced with orders from the Mob that involve endangering his own family. When Johnny is ordered to torch a building in which his mother and sister live, he refuses. As a result, gangsters are ordered to kill Johnny, and he must find a way to protect his wife Angela (Kate Vernon) and baby and get out of town alive.
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Far Out Man 1990  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy Chong
Cast: Tommy Chong, C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Shelby Chong, Paris Chong, Martin Mull, Bobby Taylor, Reynaldo Rey, Peggy McIntaggart, Al Mancini, Judd Nelson, Cheech Marin, Michael Winslow, Rae Allen, Paul Bartel
An aging, 1960s' hippie (Tommy Chong) sets off on a trek across America searching for his family and meaning to his life.
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Police Academy 1984  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Donovan Scott, George Gaynes, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow, Ted Ross, Andrew Rubin, Leslie Easterbrook, Debralee Scott, Bruce Mahler, Scott Thompson
In this first entry in the series of satires on police academies, the police academy rids itself of restrictive qualifications and opens its doors to all who apply. Among the misifits and losers who soon enroll are Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Karen Thompson (Kim Cattrall), Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), and Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith). Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and his assistant Lieutenant Harris (G.W. Bailey) are not happy with the situation, but the recruits do try, in their own unique ways, to succeed at the academy.
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jerry Paris
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Colleen Camp, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Marion Ramsey, Howard Hesseman, Bob Goldthwait, George Gaynes, Art Metrano, Julie Brown, Peter Van Norden, Ed Herlihy, Tim Kazurinsky
Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) and his group of inept rookies–Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey), and Doug Fackler (Bruce Mahler)–are new graduates of the police academy and are now working at the same precinct. Captain Lassard (Howard Hesseman) assigns them the job of putting an end to a vicious gang that scribbles graffiti in the crime-ridden neighborhood. Meanwhile, Lt. Mauser (Art Metrano) sets up roadblocks so that they will not succeed because he wants Lassard's job at the police station, and their failure will make Lassard look bad. Will Mahoney and his team outwit both the gang and Lt. Mauser?
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training 1986 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jerry Paris
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, George Gaynes, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Bob Goldthwait, Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky, Leslie Easterbrook, Brant von Hoffman, Bruce Mahler, Scott Thomson, Shawn Weatherly, Ed Nelson
Governor Neilson (Ed Nelson) cuts back on funds for his state's police academies, and now only one of the city's academies will have the finances to remain open. When Neilson announces that a competition will decide which one will remain open, Commandant Eric Lassard (George Gaynes) calls on former students Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Eugene Tackleberry (David Graf), Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), and others to serve as instructors and train the recruits. Meanwhile, Commandant Mauser (Art Metrano), who heads the rival academy, gets Lassard's officers–Kyle Blanks and Chad Copeland (Brant von Hoffman and Scott Thomson)–to sabotage Lassard's efforts to win the contest.
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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 1987  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Drake
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bob Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Sharon Stone, Marion Ramsey, George Gaynes, Tim Kazurinsky, David Spade, Leslie Easterbrook, Lance Kinsey, G.W. Bailey, Derek McGrath, Billie Bird
In this sequel, Police Academy Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) is determined to recruit civilian volunteers to work with his overworked police force. Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) is assigned the job of training the new volunteers, but problems lie ahead when Captain Harris (G.W. Bailey) schemes to get Lassard's job and is determined to see the "Citizens on Patrol" program fail.
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Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach 1988 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alan Myerson
Cast: Matt McCoy, Janet Jones, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, George Gaynes, Rene Auberjonois, G.W. Bailey, Leslie Easterbrook, Lance Kinsey, Tab Thacker, George R. Robertson, Archie Hahn, James Hampton
The police academy Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) is retiring, and a retirement celebration is scheduled at Miami Beach. Former students Hightower (Bubba Smith), Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hooks (Marion Ramsey), House (Tab Thacker), and Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook) arrive for the ceremony, and, when Lassard is kidnapped, a hot pursuit ensues.
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 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 1989 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bonerz
Cast: Bubba Smith, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Matt McCoy, Bruce Mahler, Kenneth Mars, G.W. Bailey, Gerrit Graham, Leslie Easterbrook, George R. Robertson, Lance Kinsey, Brian Seeman, Darwyn Swalve
Following a string of business robberies, business in the city is plummeting. The infamous team–Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hooks (Marion Ramsey), Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook), Fackler (Bruce Mahler), and Proctor (Lance Kinsey)–are sent in to investigate. Police Captain Harris (G.W. Bailey) is not happy with this group of bumbling cops, and he knows that the job will not be easy.
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Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow 1994  PG, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alan Metter
Cast: George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Leslie Easterbrook, G.W. Bailey, Christopher Lee, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Charlie Schlatter, Richard Israel, Gregg Berger, Vladimir Dolinsky, Pamela Guest, Stuart Nisbet, David St. James
This time around, America's worst police force–among them are Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), and Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook)–heads to Russia to help uncover the tough computer hacker, Konali (Ron Perlman), who is plotting to bring down the world's computer systems. Russian Police Commandant Rakov (Christopher Lee) has asked for help and also brings in an acquaintance, who happens to be Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes). Lassard briefs the team, and off they go on another wild chase.
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 Spaceballs 1987  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Michael Winslow, John Hurt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Rivers, Lorene Yarnell, Sal Viscuso, Jim J. Bullock, Leslie Bevis
This is a tongue-in-cheek parody of "Star Wars" in which President Scroob (Mel Brooks) plots the kidnapping of spoiled Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga). Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) is the villain opposed by Lone Star (Bill Pullman) and Barf (John Candy) who is half dog and is his own best friend. This one is "Mel Brooks" all the way.
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 The Trumpet of the Swan 2000 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family
Director: Terry L. Noss, Richard Rich
Cast: Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Green, Carol Burnett, Joe Mantegna, Dee Bradley Baker, Sam Gifaldi, Little Richard, Kath Soucie, Elizabeth Daily, Steve Vinovich, Corey Burton, Michael Winslow
E.B. White's popular children's book comes to the screen in this lackluster version of a family of swans that includes a mute son (voice of Dee Bradley Baker) who learns to communicate–first through the written word and, finally, with a stolen trumpet.
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| 1. Alphabet City (1984)
2. Far Out Man (1990)
3. Police Academy (1984)
4. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
5. Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
6. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
7. Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
8. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
9. Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (1994)
10. Spaceballs (1987)
11. The Trumpet of the Swan (2000)
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