The Coen brothers offered a scathing depiction of writing in Hollywood in their dark comedy ‘Barton Fink.’
Spade was a 22-year-old college dropoutwho moved from Arizona to California to pursue stand-up comedy in the mid-80s.
The academy grads, led by franchise leading man Sgt.
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Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), hit the streets to recruit civilian volunteers for the program.
Neither Spade nor Backer had much prior skateboarding experience to pull off the two-and-a-half-minute sequence inPolice Academy 4.
During a 2023 interview onSpadesFly on the Wallpodcast, Hawk recalls auditioning forCitizens on Patrolfor a speaking part.
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Had things gone well,Citizens on Patrolcould have been Hawks big breakthrough in Hollywood.
Time was not on Hawks side, however, when the skateboard sequence wasscheduled to be shot in Toronto.
Hawk was pushing 18 when the movie began production in 1986.
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He had a significant growth spurt at 62, making him taller than 57 Spade.
Peralta made efforts to help Hawk by encouraging him to lower his body to match with Spade.
Sadly, the future skateboard icon was fired despite his best efforts.
Is Tony Hawk Still in ‘Police Academy 4’?
Though he better resembled Spade physically, his skateboard talents contrasted with Hawk.
But Hawk still made the final cut for one shot where Spades character jumped several steps on the skateboard.
Police Academy 4is available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S.
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