Mr. Gayle Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Film Ireland has learned of the sad passing of Bubba Smith the 6ft 7 inch former American Football player who played Moses Hightower in the long-running franchise Police Academy. Bubba Smith spent 9 seasons in the NFL before moving onto a career in acting, he also appeared in Married with Children and the super police chopper TV series Blue Thunder. Police Academy may be a textbook example of the law of diminishing returns when applied to movie sequels. Its witty, adult humoured debut still stands up well against its dire sequels, but it was a fondly remembered part of growing up in the late 80′s early 90′s. I recall renting out a VCR machine with cousins and watching Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol in the late 80′s and I also went to Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege in the old Gaiety Cinema in Sligo. Although Moses Hightower couldn’t compete with Larvell Jones(Michael Winslow) and his ability to mimic loudspeakers, sirens and guns in the affections of a pre teen/young teenager, delightlfully he always seemed to pick his moment to pop up quietly behind an incompetant criminal before rendering them unconscious. So as a tribute to Bubba Smith what are your favourite Moses Hightower and/or Police Academy moments? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 See that on one girls status last night, heart skipped a beat thought she was talking about Steve Harvey. RIP all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafter Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 RIP i really liked them police academy films classics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Rollins Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Fully pissed I won't lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Casper Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 was he in anything else big apart from Police Academy.....or was he involved with small screen roles mostly? RIP tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risky Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greens Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Damn, I loved thoses films as a youth. RIP Hightower. / Mahoney was that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Casper Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Police Acadamy 8 coming out in 2012 with no Hightower....bet they will get a similar character tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time_bomb Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 rip police academy was part of my childhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalBawse Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Man Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Police Academy may be a textbook example of the law of diminishing returns when applied to movie sequels. Its witty, adult humoured debut still stands up well against its dire sequels this is bullshit. pa2 was wildly superior to pa1. they descended into unwatchability after that but pa2 was the zenith RIP though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thun Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 rip police academy was part of my childhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiNES. Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 how did he die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iam_the_akay Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 sh*t, seems like every1 is hitting the dirt quickly, f*ck RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 when i was a yout i didnt even understand them police academy movies, i only watched them cos hightower was some super strong guy and larvell jones sound effects. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gayle Posted August 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I remeber watching number 5 with Playscheme lol The woman with the fat tits > _______ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Dott Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 rip police academy was part of my childhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trim Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 rip police academy was part of my childhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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