Police Academy
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Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film that spawned a popular franchise, centered on a group of misfit recruits in a city police training program.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Police Academy canonical | 13 |
| Police Academy film series | 5 |
| Police Academy (characters and concept) | 1 |
| Police Academy characters by Neal Israel | 1 |
| Police Academy franchise | 1 |
| police academy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6121884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Police Academy Context triple: [Kim Cattrall, notableWork, Police Academy]
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A.
Police Academy
The Police Academy is the training institution where recruits of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department receive education and preparation for law enforcement duties.
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B.
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training is a 1986 comedy film in the Police Academy series, following a group of misfit recruits as they return to the academy for more slapstick law-enforcement hijinks.
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C.
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a 1985 comedy film and the second installment in the Police Academy series, following the misadventures of a group of inept but well-meaning police officers.
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D.
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach is a 1988 comedy film in the Police Academy series that follows the bumbling police recruits on a chaotic adventure in Miami Beach.
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E.
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol is a 1987 comedy film in the Police Academy series that follows the misadventures of bumbling officers overseeing a new civilian volunteer program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Police Academy Target entity description: Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film that spawned a popular franchise, centered on a group of misfit recruits in a city police training program.
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A.
Police Academy
The Police Academy is the training institution where recruits of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department receive education and preparation for law enforcement duties.
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B.
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training is a 1986 comedy film in the Police Academy series, following a group of misfit recruits as they return to the academy for more slapstick law-enforcement hijinks.
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C.
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment is a 1985 comedy film and the second installment in the Police Academy series, following the misadventures of a group of inept but well-meaning police officers.
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D.
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach is a 1988 comedy film in the Police Academy series that follows the bumbling police recruits on a chaotic adventure in Miami Beach.
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E.
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol is a 1987 comedy film in the Police Academy series that follows the misadventures of bumbling officers overseeing a new civilian volunteer program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | approximately $81,000,000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael D. Margulies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bud Molin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | group of misfit police recruits ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
police comedy ⓘ |
| hasAnimatedSpinOff | Police Academy: The Animated Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Police Academy 3: Back in Training NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Academy 6: City Under Siege NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Academy: Mission to Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionSpinOff | Police Academy: The Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | police training academy ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Carey Mahoney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commandant Eric Lassard NERFINISHED ⓘ Larvell Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Thaddeus Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Hightower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Police Academy film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Maslansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Ladd Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem |
MPAA film rating system
ⓘ
surface form:
MPAA
|
| releaseDate | 1984-03-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional U.S. city ⓘ |
| stars |
Andrew Rubin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ Bubba Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ David Graf NERFINISHED ⓘ Donovan Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ G.W. Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gaynes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Cattrall NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Easterbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Ramsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Winslow NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Guttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Police Academy Description of subject: Police Academy is a 1984 American comedy film that spawned a popular franchise, centered on a group of misfit recruits in a city police training program.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Steve Guttenberg
subject surface form:
Carey Mahoney
subject surface form:
Carey Mahoney
this entity surface form:
Police Academy film series
subject surface form:
Carey Mahoney
subject surface form:
Carey Mahoney
this entity surface form:
Police Academy franchise
this entity surface form:
Police Academy film series
this entity surface form:
Police Academy (characters and concept)
this entity surface form:
Police Academy film series
this entity surface form:
Police Academy characters by Neal Israel
this entity surface form:
police academy
this entity surface form:
Police Academy film series
this entity surface form:
Police Academy film series