Summary
Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course, in which they learn to deal with guns and to recognise crimes.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+21)
Critics 33Audiences 54GoodWatch 44
Tomatometer33%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.6
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −18 min on the typical 100
typical 10082Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 26 more
Released
1988
October 28, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 15 more32 people
- Rebecca De MornayEllis DeWitt
- Mary GrossJanis Zuckerman
- Fred ThompsonBill Belecki
- Larry CedarHoward Butz
- Ken MarshallBrent Sheppard
- Raymond SingerGeorge Hupperman
- James LuisiSperry
- RRRex RyonParker
- NBNorman BernardBickerstaff
- Don StarkWilly
David SherrillDuane
Jon CedarSenior Agent
Tony LongoSailor- BWBradley WeissmanGraham
Michael ChieffoLouie
Jared ChandlerCollege Jock- CPCharlie PhillipsCollege Jock
Geoffrey ThorneCollege Jock
Wendy CutlerSaleslady- NBNiles BrewsterClerk
- KAKarl Anthony SmithClub Punker
Webster WilliamsCar Owner
Mitch HaraThief- BCBarbara C. AdsideGirl Punk
Directing · 2
- Daniel Goldberg Director, Writer
- Betsy Pollock First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Len Blum Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Ivan Reitman Executive Producer
- Ilona Herzberg Producer
- Stanzi Stokes Casting Director
Camera · 1
- Tim Suhrstedt Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Donn Cambern Editor
Sound · 9
- Randy Edelman Original Music Composer
- Burton Weinstein Supervising Sound Editor
- Tom C. McCarthy Supervising Sound Editor
- Don MacDougall Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Peter Afterman Music Supervisor
- Robert W. Glass Jr. Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Randy Ser Production Design
- Julie Kaye Fanton Set Decoration
- Sally Thornton Set Designer
- Phil Dagort Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Isabella B. Van Soest Costume Designer
- Ann Masterson Makeup Artist
- Enid Arias Hairstylist
- Leslie Lightfoot Assistant Hairstylist, Assistant Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Bob Field Gaffer
Other crew · 9
- Don Pike Stunt Coordinator
- Eddie Braun Stunts
- Diane Peterson Stunts
- Pat Romano Stunts
- Rob King Stunts
- Greg Gault Stunts
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