Summary
A band of female police cadets train to join the Hollywood vice squad. The toothsome rookies are assigned to infiltrate a kiddy porn operation, then must go undercover and join a prostitution ring run by Queen Bee.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 31GoodWatch 35
IMDb4.4
Audience score17%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most action movies, −18 min on the typical 108
typical 10890Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1989
June 8, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 41
Linnea QuigleyDidi
Ginger Lynn AllenHolly
Karen RussellShawnee
Jayne HamilMiss Devonshire- KAKen AbrahamDwayne
- SSStephen StewardChucky Long
Jean CarolQueen Bee
Tamara ClatterbuckTinsel- JSJo SteeleSparkle
Manny SerranoSnake- CCCliff CorderPolice Chief Wells
Allison BarronCherry Pop- MRMark RichardsonCasting Agent
ViperDesiree
Daran NorrisLaundromat John- AAAlexis AlexanderThe B-Girls
- JAJacqueline AxtonThe B-Girls
- JDJoanne DalvinThe B-Girls
- DDDessica DepompeisThe B-Girls
- APAngela PorcellThe B-Girls
- PLPasquale LaRoccaDrug Dealer
- RJRonnie JuarbeMan in Line-up
- VTVito TenasiMan in Line-up
- KBKaren BeuerleinAcademy Girl
Directing · 1
- Rick Sloane Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Camera · 1
- Stephen Ashley Blake Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Alan DerMarderosian Original Music Composer
- Marky Desade Music
- Mark A. Rozett Sound Mixer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Raqueli Dahan Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Derrick Kolus Gaffer
Tropes
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- Vice Academy Part 3 (1991)
GoodWatch score 29Film 3
- Vice Academy Part 4 (1995)
GoodWatch score 39Film 4
- Vice Academy Part 5 (1996)
GoodWatch score 28Film 5
- Vice Academy Part 6 (1998)
GoodWatch score 37Film 6
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