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I missed Guttenberg

posted 14 years ago by Hysteria28
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If he was still in the movie it would have been better.

[–] stevenackerman69 13 years ago

True, because you would have Harris squaring off against him.

[–] stingingtail 11 years ago

True, because you would have Harris squaring off against him.

The Mahoney vs Harris dynamic was the best. It never felt half as good with Mauser.

[–] Doc110894 10 years ago

Yeah, Nick is not as funny and entertaining as Mahoney.

[–] stingingtail 10 years ago

Not even close. He felt like a Mahoney wannabe, too, instead of making him a unique character.

[–] Sp119 8 years ago

I thought Officer Kyle Rumford (David Spade) from PA 4 would have made a much better substitute for Mahoney than Nick Lassard. Kyle was practically a younger version of Mahoney, with his penchant for pranks, riling up Captain Harris and hitting on the ladies. But David Spade wasn't as well known then, as he would later become, so the filmmakers might not have had enough confidence in him to carry the franchise as a lead performer.

[–] vmelkon 11 years ago

I agree. It is a good movie compared to #4. #4 had too many lame moments.
The "Gutte" should have accepted to star in this one.

[–] TMC-4 11 years ago

http://lebeauleblog.com/2012/08/18/what-the-hell-happened-to-steve-gut tenberg/

In 1987, Guttenberg was all over the place. He started the year with the sexy thriller, Bedroom Window. Bedroom Window was basically a rip-off of Hitchcock’s classic, Rear Window. It was written and directed by Curtis Hanson who would go on to greater things like LA Confidential.

Bedroom Window got mostly positive reviews. Unfortunately, it didn’t do much at the box office. But it developed a cult following on video over the years.

Since Guttenberg’s Police Academy checks kept clearing, he starred in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol co-starring Sharon Stone.

It’s easy to look back and criticize Guttenberg for appearing in 4 Police Academy movies. They were obviously crap. But audiences loved them and they provided Guttenberg with steady work for four straight years. Decades later, these are the films he is still best known for.

Police Academy 4 was Guttenberg’s last film in the franchise. With hits like Cocoon and Short Circuit, he no longer needed the safety net they provided.

[–] blaque108 10 years ago

I was wondering why he wasn't in Part 5 & 6 he was so funny especially when it came time to play a prank on Proctor and the captain.

[–] stingingtail 10 years ago

Guttenberg got tired playing the role. If he was afraid of being typecast that ship had sailed.