Police Academy (film)

Police Academy
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by	Hugh Wilson
Screenplay by	Neal Israel Pat Proft Hugh Wilson
Story by	Neal Israel Pat Proft
Produced by	Paul Maslansky
Starring	Steve Guttenberg Kim Cattrall Bubba Smith George Gaynes
Cinematography	Michael D. Margulies
Edited by	Robert Brown Zach Staenberg
Music by	Robert Folk
Production company	The Ladd Company[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23)
Running time	96 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$4.5 million[2]
Box office	$149.8 million[3]

Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson in his directorial debut, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.^[4] Its storyline follows a new recruitment policy for an unnamed city's police academy to take in any recruit who wishes to apply and study to become a police officer. The film stars Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, and G. W. Bailey.

The film was produced by The Ladd Company. It premiered on March 23, 1984.^[5] It grossed $8.5 million in its opening weekend and more than $149 million worldwide, against a budget of $4.5 million, and remains the most successful film of the series as of 2022.^[3] The film spawned six sequels in the Police Academy franchise.