Police Academy 3: Back in Training

In this comedy sequel, the hapless alumni of a police academy return as instructors to prevent the school’s shutdown. Their aim is to save the establishment from closure while delivering the film’s trademark slap‑stick humour. The cast includes Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith and Art Metrano.

Police Academy 3: Back in Training's a programme delivered in the form of a movie. Classified under the comedy genre, it follows the familiar setting of the police academy and picks up where the previous instalments left off. The title signals a return to the training grounds, setting the stage for further antics. The plot follows the academy’s own graduates, who are far from competent. When the school is threatened with closure, these hapless former cadets return as instructors, they're hoping their unconventional tactics will keep the establishment afloat and perhaps teach them a lesson themselves, all in the inevitable daily chaos that ensues for the academy itself once more. As a direct sequel, it's a film that leans heavily into the comedic formula that defined its predecessors. Audiences, especially fans, can expect the same slap‑stick humour, exaggerated situations and the familiar rhythm of mishaps that have become the hallmark of the series, all wrapped up in a fresh storyline centred on the academy’s survival and future. The comedy features Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith and Art Metrano, they're reprising their familiar roles. Their presence ties the new instalment to the earlier films, providing continuity through the characters they portray. Together, the trio carries the humour and energy that drive the plot forward, anchoring the story in the series’ established style.