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Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review Philip M Dragnet is a great movie adaptation of the original tv show. Harry Morgan is great as the police captain.
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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.
Dragnet is a satirical version of the famous documentary style police show from the Fifties and the later color version from the sixties. Dan Ackroyd's dead-on impersonation of the no-nonsense monotone Jack Webb that a generation of Americans grew up remembering is excellent.
Dragnet is a satirical version of the famous documentary style police show from the Fifties and the later color version from the sixties. Dan Ackroyd's dead-on impersonation of the no-nonsense monotone Jack Webb that a generation of Americans grew up remembering is excellent.
- (38K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Tom Mankiewicz
- 1987-06-26
PG-13. Universal Pictures. 1 h 46 m. Summary The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery. Comedy. Crime. Mystery. Directed By: Tom Mankiewicz. Written By: Dan Aykroyd, Alan Zweibel, Tom Mankiewicz, Jack Webb.
- (17)
- Tom Mankiewicz
- PG-13
- Dan Aykroyd
Lots of naughty behavior, laughs in TV cop spoof. Read Common Sense Media's Dragnet (1987) review, age rating, and parents guide.
Dragnet Review. Sergeant Joe Friday, nephew of a legendary by-the-book Los Angeles cop, is partnered with Pep Streebek, a rule-breaking loose cannon. Their first case brings them up against a...