The collapse of her first marriage contributed to Sharon Stone's decision to work on this movie. Of wanting to have some fun after a difficult period in her life, she said that "hanging out with a gang of comedians, it was the best therapy."
Despite being afraid of heights, David Graf agreed to be taken up in the biplane to have the necessary aerial shots filmed.
Final appearance of the Mimico Lunatic Asylum. The iconic location was used as the Academy campus in the first, third and fourth films in the series.
Bobcat Goldthwait said he had the most fun on this film and Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), because he got to spend a lot of time with his friend Tim Kazurinsky (Sweetchuck).
Tony Hawk said this was the only job, from which he was ever fired. Most of the stunt doubles were from the Bones Brigade because their manager, former pro skateboarder Stacy Peralta, worked as a second-unit director on the film. As it turned out, Hawk was replaced as a stunt double for David Spade, because he was too tall.