''Vice Academy'' was a series of six

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s, which aired on the

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throughout the 1990s, particularly on their ''Up All Night'' programming block. Created by director

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'' fame, the cast included former porn star

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, scream queen

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and Julia Parton. The films were intended as a sexy spoof-on-a-spoof of ''

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'' and the popular ''Police Academy'' movie series. The first film follows the three main girls as they train at the academy; the later films follow them on their assigned missions.

Films

Production

In the second film, Didi is promoted.

would leave the series afterwards. In the third film, Holly is in prison; shortly after production ended, Lynn was arrested for tax evasion and served 4½ months.{{cite web , url=https://www.latimes.com/la-xpm-2011-mar-08-la-et-ginger-lynn-auction-20110308-story.html , title=Ginger Lynn shares her past with Charlie Sheen , last1= , first1= , last2= , first2= , date=Mar 8, 2011 , website=Los Angeles Times , publisher= , access-date=24 November 2015 , quote=It didn't help that in 1991, Lynn was convicted in a federal tax-evasion case (she ended up serving 4 1/2 months in prison) It was also her last film in the series. Additionally, Elizabeth Kaitan joined the cast as Didi's younger sister, Candy. It is also the only installment in which Jayne Hamil does not appear as Devonshire, with Jordana Capra in her place. The fifth film introduces Raelyn Saalman as Holly's younger sister, Traci.

Reception

Critics were harsh on the films: Sandra Brennan of Allmovie said, "This tale wavers on the fine line between erotic comedy and soft-core porn with a definite leaning toward the latter." Sloane argues against this, saying that there's no sex and only ten seconds of nudity. Critic Nathan Shumate commented, "Knowingly insipid to the point of being grotesque... It's a bad, bad, stupid movie, but somehow it fails to grossly offend, mainly because it doesn't try that hard."

Accolades

The first film has the distinction of winning USA Networks' B-Movie Awards for Best Picture and being their highest-rated late-night film when it first aired on cable television.

Home media

The films were originally released on video by Prism Entertainment, then on individual DVDs by Madacy Entertainment and later in two box sets by Brentwood Communications. The DVD releases have bonus material such as a making-of, trailers, interviews with Sloane and the cast, and a director's commentary. All six films are available on

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via the

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service.

References

External links

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