Comedian who played the Gang member in the opening scene
What is his name. I have always liked him but could never remember his name. He is the guy with the high pitched voice. Thanks
shareBobcat Goldthwait
shareHe returns in part 3,by the way
shareWas it his performance as gangleader Zed in PA 2 that got him the role as a regular cadet and later an officer in PA 3 and later?
shareI think they were planning on having him return in the next film from the beginning. An alternate finale scene was filmed for Police Academy 2, which shows Zed as a cadet in a police uniform. The scene was never used in the final film but has been shown on some network versions.
shareEven if they did not have the deleted scene that the last poster was talking about I am sure that it was probably his performace in this movie that got him roles in #3 and #4.
shareYeah, they cut that final scene originally with him and Sweetchuck at the academy as recruits in orientation and Lassard telling Zed he needs a haircut and Zed is displeased. Maybe because they figured they would be doing a third one with them in it, they didn't need to show that then.
shareYes, I played Mojo in PA2, Bobcat wasn't suppose to be in other PA movies when he was hired but on the set he just came alive and stole to movie! They actually had meeting with the Warner Brothers Execs and producers who wanted to give Bobcat more scenes - the Supermarket scene where we all went shopping was a re-shoot to expand Bobcat's role further. At the old Zoo, the director Jerry Paris commented to me and the producer, "I wish I had discovered this kid, I could make a fortune." When the first director on PA2, James Signorelli after two weeks of filming was fired by the studio, they brought in Jerry Paris. It was James Signorelli who hired us both.
shareAnd in Part 4.
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