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Dragnet (1987) -- The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
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Overview

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Director:
Tom Mankiewicz
Writers:
Dan Aykroyd (written by) and
Alan Zweibel (written by) ...
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Release Date:
26 June 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
They're so bad at being bad... but so much worse at being good! more
Plot:
The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Dan Aykroyd ... Sgt. Joe Friday

Tom Hanks ... Pep Streebeck

Christopher Plummer ... Reverend Jonathan Whirley
Harry Morgan ... Captain Gannon

Alexandra Paul ... Connie Swail

Jack O'Halloran ... Emil Muzz
Elizabeth Ashley ... Jane Kirkpatrick

Dabney Coleman ... Jerry Caesar
Kathleen Freeman ... Enid Borden

Bruce Gray ... Mayor Parvin
Lenka Peterson ... Granny Mundy
Julia Jennings ... Sylvia Wiss
Lisa Aliff ... April
Joe Altmark ... Milkman
Nina Arvesen ... Lady Motor Cop
Fred Asparagus ... Tito Provencal
Peter Aykroyd ... Phoney Cop #2
Larry Bilzarian ... SWAT Trooper
Jim Boeke ... Nectar Pagan
Sandra Canning ... Baitmate
William Chalmers ... Observatory Pagan
Donald Craig ... Announcer
Karen Criswell ... Mansion Cellist

Josh Cruze ... Police Officer
Jennifer Curry ... Mansion Violinist
Gray Daniels ... Crewman #1
Gary Lee Davis ... Leggings Pagan
Susan Deemer ... Coffee Bar Dancer

Juliana Donald ... Zookeeper (as Juli Donald)
Sandra Eng ... TV Reporter
Ava Fabian ... Baitmate
Kimberly Foster ... Betsy Blees

Ruben Garfias ... Tough #2
Sharon Gilchrist ... Mansion Musician
Chester Grimes ... Pagan

Bert Hinchman ... Night Watchman
D.D. Howard ... Officer Robin Gilbert
Peter Leeds ... Roy Grest

Margaret Lenzey ... Baitmate
Lori Leonelli ... Baitmate

Lisa London ... 1982 Redhead
Kent MacLachlan ... Young Officer
Christopher Mankiewicz ... White Coat
Maurice Marsac ... Maitre d'
Marshall Maurice Mitchell ... Tough #1

Stuart Quan ... Tough #3
Ingrid M. Rhoads ... Baitmate
Casey Sander ... Phoney Cop #1
Billy Ray Sharkey ... Drug Pagan
Jimmie F. Skaggs ... Caterer Pagan
John Walton Smith Jr. ... Lt. Thumb
Dona Speir ... Baitmate
Chuck Thornton ... Mo Sarkus
Bill Wittman ... Narrator (voice)
Meg Wyllie ... Mrs. Gannon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Richard Partlow ... Detective (uncredited)
Harry Perry ... Guitar player in opening scene (uncredited)

Shannon Tweed ... Baitmate (uncredited)

Sydney Urshan ... Officer Conklin (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tom Mankiewicz 
 
Writing credits
Jack Webb (radio and television series) uncredited

Dan Aykroyd (written by) and
Alan Zweibel (written by) and
Tom Mankiewicz (written by)

Produced by
Bernie Brillstein .... executive producer
David Permut .... producer
Robert K. Weiss .... producer
Don Zepfel .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Ira Newborn 
 
Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
William D. Gordean  (as William Gordean)
Richard Halsey 
 
Casting by
David Rubin 
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Robert F. Boyle 
 
Art Direction by
Frank Richwood 
 
Set Decoration by
Arthur Jeph Parker 
 
Costume Design by
Taryn De Chellis  (as Taryn DeChellis)
 
Makeup Department
Christine Lee .... hair stylist
Jerry O'Dell .... makeup artist (as Gerald O'Dell)
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup artist (as Daniel Striepeke)
 
Production Management
Don Zepfel .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Fortmuller .... second second assistant director
Terry Leonard .... second unit director
Victoria E. Rhodes .... second assistant director (as Vicki Rhodes)
Gary Rogers .... second second assistant director
Willie E. Simmons Jr. .... second second assistant director (as Willie Simmons)
Carol Smetana .... first assistant director: second unit
David Sosna .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Carl Aldana .... production illustrator
Larry Clark Bird .... property master
Jim Callan .... stand-by painter
Lynda May Jasper-Vogel .... mask maker
Peter Lamppu .... construction foreman
Steve Martin .... leadman: set dressing
Dennis McCarthy .... mask maker
Lee Orlikoff .... leadman: set dressing
John J. Rutchland III .... construction foreman
John J. Rutchland Jr. .... construction coordinator (as John J. Rutchland)
Michael Taylor .... leadman: set dressing
Vinnie Vecchio .... assistant property master
Ken Zimmerman .... assistant property master
Jimmy Flores .... construction foreman (uncredited)
Steven Curtis Husch .... set dresser (uncredited)
Benjamin Thompson .... construction coordinator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Rick Alexander .... supervising sound re-recording mixer
James Bolt .... sound recordist
Willie D. Burton .... sound mixer (as Willie Burton)
Jeff Clark .... sound editor
George Fredrick .... sound editor (as George Frederick)
Robert W. Harris .... sound technician (as Robert Harris)
Paul Holzborn .... foley artist
Daniel J. Leahy .... sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Marvin E. Lewis .... boom operator (as Marvin Lewis)
Andy MacDonald .... sound re-recording mixer
Donald J. Malouf .... sound editor (as Don Malouf)
James Moriana .... foley artist (as Jim Moriana)
Colin C. Mouat .... sound editor (as Colin Mouat)
Joe Parker .... sound editor
Daniel Payton .... sound assistant (as Dan Payton)
John Stacy .... supervising sound editor
Denise Whiting .... adr editor
Kyle Wright .... sound editor
Tim Grace .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jeff Frink .... special effects
Roger Hansen .... special effects
Whitey Krumm .... special effects
David B. Miller .... designer: snake
Jimmy Thomson .... special effects (as Jim Thomson)
Cliff Wenger .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton .... special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
Bill Taylor .... special visual effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
 
Stunts
Perry Barndt .... stunts (as Perry Brandt)
Brad Bovee .... stunts
Jim Burk .... stunts
Brian Burrows .... stunts
Danny Costa .... stunts
David D. Darling .... stunts (as David Darling)
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw .... stunts (as Jeffrey Dashnaw)
Vince Deadrick Sr. .... stunts
Mark De Alessandro .... stunts (as Mark Dealessandro)
Scott Dockstader .... stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks .... stunts (as Corey Eubanks)
Allan Graf .... stunts
Terry Jackson .... stunt double: Tom Hanks
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw .... stunts (as Tracy Keehn)
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts
William T. Lane .... stunts (as William Lane)
Terry Leonard .... stunt coordinator
Bobby McLaughlin .... stunts (as Bob McLaughlin)
Jeff Ramsey .... stunts
Kerry Rossall .... stunts
Ben Scott .... stunts
John-Clay Scott .... stunts
Russell Solberg .... stunts
Joe Stone .... stunts
Richard Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Amorelli .... rigging gaffer
Lloyd Barcroft .... second company grip
Bob Bergdahl .... camera operator
Michael W. Blymyer .... lamp operator (as Michael Blymyer)
Pat Blymyer .... chief lighting technician
Dick Colean .... camera operator: second unit
Candy Edwards .... second assistant camera (as Candace Edwards)
Bob Fillis .... assistant chief lighting technician (as Robert Fillis)
Robert Fiore .... lamp operator
Antonio V. Garrido .... dolly grip (as Tony Garrido)
John Hart .... lamp operator
Joe Kelly .... grip
T. Sano Kwong .... second company grip
Robert LaBonge .... first assistant camera (as Bob La Bonge)
Hal Landaker .... video playback operator
Brian LeGrady .... second assistant camera
John J. Linder .... key grip (as John Linder)
Johnny London Jr. .... grip (as John London Jr.)
Richard Craig Meinardus .... first assistant camera (as Dick Meinardus)
Montey Menapace .... assistant chief lighting technician
Ralph Nelson .... still photographer
David B. Nowell .... aerial photographer (as David Nowell)
Michael St. Hilaire .... camera operator (as Mike St. Hilaire)
Robert C. Thomas .... director of photography: second unit
Michael D. Weldon .... first assistant camera (as Mike Weldon)
Joseph T. Terranova .... set lighting technician (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Callahan .... costumer: men
Dan Moore .... costume supervisor
Renee Alaina Sacks .... costumer: women
Janet Henry Gershenfeld .... costume maker (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Phil Downey .... color timer
Gregory Gontz .... assistant editor (as Greg Gontz)
Colleen Halsey .... assistant editor (as Colleen Kincaid)
Jack Hooper .... negative cutter
Frank E. Jimenez .... associate editor (as Frank Jimenez)
Jeff Weisend .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Jeff Carson .... supervising music editor
Alf Clausen .... composer: additional music (as Alf Clauson)
Alf Clausen .... orchestrator (as Alf Clauson)
Gary Ladinsky .... music score engineer
Gary Ladinsky .... music score mixer
Don Nemitz .... composer: additional music
Don Nemitz .... orchestrator
David Newman .... composer: additional music
David Newman .... orchestrator
Bruce Robb .... music engineer
Bruce Robb .... music mixer
Bruce Robb .... music recorder (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Dennis Clark .... transportation captain
Ken Day .... driver: insert car (as Kenny Day)
Vince del Castillo .... transportation coordinator (as Vince Del Castillo)
Don McManus .... transportation captain
Timothy P. Ryan .... transportation captain (as Tim Ryan)
John Tuell .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Dan Cooke .... technical advisor (as Lt. Dan Cooke)
Debra Crowningshield .... production assistant
Robert C. Decker .... location manager
Ron Filbert .... auditor
Peter Giuliano .... location manager: second unit
Rob Harris .... publicist
Fred Inman .... police coordinator
Maria Jackson .... secretary: Mr. Mankiewicz
Katie Jacobs .... assistant: Mr. Permut
Trish Kinney .... script supervisor
Clay Lacy .... aerial coordinator
Mark L. Levine .... production assistant (as Mark Levine)
Kevin Marcy .... production associate (as Kevin M. Marcy)
Scott Patterson .... pilot
Dickson Courtney Silberberg .... production assistant
Ann Ford Stevens .... assistant: Mr. Mankeiwicz (as Ann Stevens)
Douy Swofford .... title designer
Cliff Taylor .... assistant location manager
Chuck Thornton .... pilot: T-38
Linda Von .... secretary: Mr. Weiss
Lisa J. Watters .... production coordinator
Hope Williams .... script supervisor: second unit
Jerry Woodside .... assistant chief rigging technician
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc .... pilot (as Robert M. Zajonc)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #28649) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA more
Company:
Applied Action more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Near the end of the picture, when the Reverend Whirley is being taken away on the airport runway, Joe Friday sees his true love standing there beaming on the tarmac. For a brief moment an old, four piston engine aircraft is in the background behind the actress. This aircraft is a Lockheed Constellation, which is affectionately known as a "Connie", the same first name as the Virgin Connie Swail. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Cables used to pull the fiberglass cow from the roof of the "milk factory" can be seen as Friday and Streebeck ram the door more
Quotes:
Pep Streebeck: This guy knows God personally, I hear they play racquetball together.
Joe Friday: Well, just go ahead and chuckle away, mister. I don't hear God laughing.
Pep Streebeck: You will, once he sees your haircut.
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Movie Connections:
References "Gilligan's Island" (1964) more
Soundtrack:
Danger Ahead more

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Impressive, Bordering on Spectacular, 6 July 2001
Author: deapod (deapod@theriver.com) from Southeastern Arizona

I noticed that many of the comments on this film were negative. Those people need to loosen up and get "just the facts." Maybe I see more of the humor because I am a law enforcement officer, but this film is a scream. It takes everything that the original series did, and does it with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Dan Ackroyd's deadpan Jack Webb impersonation is a riot, as are the remarks he makes to Hanks' Pep Streebeck. A typical example would be after Joe ignores Sylvia Wiss' advances, and Pep calls him on it. Joe looks him dead in the eye and says, "Streebeck, there are two things that separate us from the animals. One, we use cutlery. Two, we can control our sexual urges. I don't know about you, but don't drag ME into your private HELL!" That line is so Jack Webb-DRAGNET that I'm surprised it never showed up in the 1960's version. Like the Austin Powers films, DRAGNET spoofs a cultural icon in such a way as to evoke the original. Ignore the silly plot, and just enjoy the ride.**PS**I have actually used the line I quoted above in the line of duty!

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