Dragnet Movie Review 1987

Semi-parody of the vintage '60s TV cop show. Sgt. Joe Friday's straitlaced nephew (Aykroyd) and his sloppy partner Pep (Hanks) take on a crooked reverend (Plummer) and a pagan organization called, well, P.A.G.A.N. Neither Aykroyd nor Hanks can save this big-budget but lackluster spoof that's full of holes, although they both have their moments.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Adapted from Television, Comic Cops, Detective Spoofs, Police Detectives, Clergymen

Screenplay

Tom Mankiewicz, Alan Zweibel, Dan Aykroyd

Cast

Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Harry (Henry) Morgan, Elizabeth Ashley, Dabney Coleman, Alexandra Paul, Kathleen Freeman, Jack O'Halloran

Cinematography

Matthew F. Leonetti

Director

Tom Mankiewicz

Music

Ira Newborn

Producer

Mark Huffam, Robert K. Weiss