Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Just when we thought the Cold War was over, leave it to these guys to heat it up again.
Country
Production
Budget
$6 200 000
Box office
$126 247
Director
Actors
Scenario
Randolph Davis, Michele S. Chodos
Producer
Paul Maslansky, Leonid Vereshchagin
Camera operator
Ian Jones
Composer
Artist
Frederic C. Weiler
Audition
Melissa Skoff
Editing
Dennis M. Hill, Suzanne Hines
Whole Team (80)
Whole Team (80)
Short description
The Russians seek help in dealing with the Mafia from the veterans of the Police Academy. They head off to Moscow, in order to find evidence against Konstantin Konali, who marketed a computer game that everyone in the world is playing.
What's left behind the scenes
- One scene in the film shows the burned-out building of the Russian Supreme Soviet (the White House) after a tank shelling.
- The subway scene was filmed at Novoslobodskaya station on the Circle Line.
- In the office of police chief Alexander Nikolaevich Rakov, the flag of the Russian Federation and a desk flag appear as the flag of the Republic of Srpska.
- As Bubba Smith (1945-2011) wrote in his autobiography, he had already verbally agreed to reprise his role from previous films in the franchise. However, he soon received a tearful call from Ramsay Marion (1947-2021) who informed him that she hadn't been invited to the sequel. Smith knew she was facing financial difficulties (he had recently lent her some money), so he called the filmmakers and asked if Ramsay could be cast, but was told that her character wasn't in the script and it was impossible to write her in. In protest and as a gesture of solidarity with the actress, Smith left the project.
- The final scene was intended to feature 250 Russian law enforcement officers as extras. The country was experiencing widespread food shortages, and 758 officers showed up to the set after hearing rumors that they would be fed for free. Producer Paul Maslansky and several Hungarian chefs working on the set took a small van, drove off, and soon returned with a hot meal for everyone present on location.
- In one interview, actress Leslie Easterbrook and producer Paul Maslansky spoke about the difficulties of filming in Moscow during the coup, when Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) ordered fire to be opened on the White House and government troops stormed the television center. Outdoor shooting was frequently interrupted by interference from local authorities. In one such instance, Paul Mazursky received permission to film at the airport, but when he arrived with 40 vehicles full of equipment, he was informed that filming was canceled due to the state of emergency. The crew moved to Mosfilm to shoot in the pavilions, and the filming of those scenes had to be postponed. At one point, when the crew drove to Gorky Park for filming, they were told that filming in the park was not permitted that day.
- The club in the "Zhukovka-2" cottage community served as the hideout for the head of the Russian mafia, Konstantin Kanal (during filming, it was a government dacha settlement).
- As Bubba Smith (1945-2011) wrote in his autobiography, he had already given his verbal consent to once again play his character from previous films in the franchise. Soon, however, he received a call from a tearful Ramsey Marion (1947-2021), who informed him that she had not been invited to the sequel. Smith knew she was currently facing financial difficulties (he had recently lent her some money), so he called the filmmakers and asked if Ramsey could be cast. He was told that her character was not in the script and it was no longer possible to write her in. In protest and as a gesture of solidarity with the actress, Smith left the project.
- In the final scene, 250 officers from Russian law enforcement agencies were intended to be used as extras. At the time, the country was suffering from widespread food shortages, and 758 officers arrived on set after hearing somewhere that there would be free food. Producer Paul Maslansky and several Hungarian cooks serving the production took a small van, drove off, and soon returned with a hot lunch for everyone present on the set.
- In one of their interviews, actress Leslie Easterbrook and producer Paul Maslansky spoke about the difficulties of filming in Moscow during the coup, when Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) ordered fire to be opened on the White House and government troops stormed the television center. Location shooting was interrupted by numerous breaks due to interference from local authorities. In one instance, Paul Mazursky received permission to film at the airport, but upon arriving with 40 equipment vehicles, he was informed that filming was canceled due to the state of emergency. The crew went to Mosfilm to shoot in the studios, and the filming of those scenes had to be postponed. At another point, when the crew arrived at Gorky Park to film, they were told that no filming would be allowed in the park that day.
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