Question 1

What unusual behind-the-scenes negotiation helped a cast member return for Police Academy 3?

Accepted Answer

Bobcat Goldthwait negotiated a $600,000 deal to return, then successfully requested producers pay Tim Kazurinsky the same amount.

Question 2

What creative suggestion did Bobcat Goldthwait make that almost got him 'thrown out of the academy'?

Accepted Answer

Goldthwait suggested the villains in the final chase should be the same ones from earlier in the movie, but was told to just say his lines.

Question 3

Why does Nogata sleep on a bed of nails and meditate with a candle flame?

Accepted Answer

The character was originally written as an Indian police cadet named Ramu, explaining these cultural elements.

Question 4

How was Michael Winslow's underwater jet ski scene filmed?

Accepted Answer

A cable mechanism set up on shore was used to pull Michael Winslow and his jet ski underwater for Jones' 'periscope' scene.

Question 5

What personal tragedy occurred shortly after Police Academy 3's release?

Accepted Answer

Director Jerry Paris died ten days after the film's American release. He and Leslie Easterbrook had an affair while making the movie.

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