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Dragnet

1987, Comedy, 1h 46m

36 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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While it's sporadically funny and certainly well-cast, Dragnet is too clumsy and inconsistent to honor its classic source material. Read critic reviews

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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 ordered to investigate a strange series of ritual killings. Though Friday and Pep do their share of quarreling, they eventually trace the clues to an ominous cult, and the officers interrupt a violent ceremony. Friday then begins a romance with near-victim Connie Swail (Alexandra Paul), but it could hinder his police work.

Cast & Crew

Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Sgt. Joe Friday
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Det. Pep Streebek
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Reverend Jonathan Whirley
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Captain Bill Gannon
Alexandra Paul
Alexandra Paul
Connie Swail
Jack O'Halloran
Jack O'Halloran
Emil Muzz
Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ashley
Jane Kirkpatrick
Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman
Jerry Caesar
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
Enid Borden
Bruce Gray
Bruce Gray
Mayor Parvin
Lenka Peterson
Lenka Peterson
Granny Mundy
Julia Jennings
Julia Jennings
Sylvia Wiss
Tom Mankiewicz
Tom Mankiewicz
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Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Screenwriter
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel
Screenwriter
Tom Mankiewicz
Tom Mankiewicz
Screenwriter
Bernie Brillstein
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
David Permut
David Permut
Producer
Robert K. Weiss
Robert K. Weiss
Producer
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