Police Academy Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting Police Academy easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Police Academy movie message.

Police Academy poster
Police Academy poster
Police Academy Plot

A group of good-hearted, but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.

Genre Comedy
Director Hugh Wilson
Stars Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Bubba Smith
IMDB score 6.7

Police Academy Movie Easter Eggs

1 - There is a billboard seen during the opening sequence just after a store owner goes through countless security measures to lock his store up for the night. The billboard is a nod to the movie Never Give A Sucker An Even Break (1941). Explanation in comments.

There is a billboard seen during the opening sequence just after a store owner goes through countless security measures to lock his store up for the night. The billboard is a nod to the movie Never Give A Sucker An Even Break (1941). Explanation in comments.

Accuracy details in Police Academy

1 - Cadet Barbara misfires and idiotically points the gun towards the cadets. Cadet Tackleberry, the only one who did not seek cover, is a gun nut and knew that the shotgun hadnt been cocked, no round chambered, and therefore couldn't be fired again.

Cadet Barbara misfires and idiotically points the gun towards the cadets. Cadet Tackleberry, the only one who did not seek cover, is a gun nut and knew that the shotgun hadnt been cocked, no round chambered, and therefore couldn't be fired again.

Costume details in Police Academy

1 - During a short musical number Sgt Jones played by Michael Winslow is playing his bass guitar backwards. (Explanation in comments)

During a short musical number Sgt Jones played by Michael Winslow is playing his bass guitar backwards. (Explanation in comments)

Police Academy movie hidden details

During shooting range scene when Leslie Barbara misfires and turns around , everyone but Teckleberry ducks, because as a weapons expert, he knows the gun isn't gonna fire till it gets pumped