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Dragnet

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PG13,1hr 46min

Genre:

Comedy

Release:

1987

Director:

Tom Mankiewicz

Distributor:

Universal Studios

Starring:

Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer ...more

Synopsis: Dan Aykroyd must have practiced for months to perfect his Jack Webb inflections for Dragnet. Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz's directorial debut (also written by Mankiewicz, along with Aykroyd, and Alan Zweibel) is a gentle spoof of the legendary '50s television police drama -- pitting '50s conservatism smack up against the attitudes of the '80s. Basically, the film is another 48 Hours or Beverly Hills Cop clone. Aykroyd stars as Joe Friday, the nephew of the original Friday. But with his brown suit, ... Full Synopsis

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	Michael Costello, AMG Review Tom Mankiewicz' amiable big-screen version of the long-running and immensely successful Dragnet series took a far more satirical and tongue-in-cheek tone than the original. Dan Aykroyd stars as the nephew of the inimitable Joe Friday as he goes after a shady religious cult with the help of irreverent new partner Pep Streebek Tom Hanks. Jack Webb, who produced the original Dragnet, played lead detective ... Full Review

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	Dan Aykroyd Sgt. Joe Friday Tom Hanks Pep Streebek Christopher Plummer Rev. Jonathan Whirley Harry Morgan Capt. Bill Gannon

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