Dan Aykroyd
Sgt. Joe Friday
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Jun 26, 1987 · Dragnet: Directed by Tom Mankiewicz. With Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Harry Morgan. The equally strait-laced and "by-the-book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
- (38K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Tom Mankiewicz
- 1987-06-26
Dragnet is a 1987 American buddy cop comedy film directed and co-written by Tom Mankiewicz in his directorial debut. Starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, the film is based on the radio and television crime drama of the same name.
After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.
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- Tom Mankiewicz
- PG-13
- 20
Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural crime drama in American media history. Webb's aims in Dragnet were for unpretentious acting and a realistic depiction of policing. The series portrayed police work as dangerous and heroic, and helped shape public perception of law enforcement in the 20th century, improving the ...
The movie takes the basic ingredients of the "Dragnet" TV shows, kids them and plugs them into a bizarre plot about a cult of Los Angeles pagans who hold weird satanic rites. Dan Aykroyd stars as Joe Friday, nephew of the original, and he was born to play this role, with his off-the-rack brown suit, his felt fedora and his square jaw with the ...
No-nonsense Los Angeles detective Sgt. Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) is partnered with the wisecracking Pep Streebeck (Tom Hanks), a hip upstart cop, and the mismatched duo is...
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- Comedy
- PG-13
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Dragnet (1987) "Just the facts": Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd star as unlikely partners in this hysterically funny action-comedy that pays homage to the famed original police drama of the '50s and '60s. 2,395 IMDb 6.0 1 h 46 min 1987. X-Ray PG-13. Action · Comedy · Exciting · Fun. Available to rent or buy.
