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| 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: | |||
| Harry Perry | ... | Guitar player in opening scene (uncredited) | |
| Shannon Tweed | ... | Baitmate (uncredited) | |
| Sydney Urshan | ... | Officer Conklin (uncredited) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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 | |
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Although Tom Hanks and Christopher Plummer and Dan Ackroyd have certainly done better work than Dragnet, I can't think of a movie where any of them would have had better fun making it. Dragnet is one of the guilty pleasures I have, a film that will never be rated as one of the greatest of all time, but a film that I split a gut laughing at even though I know all the jokes coming.
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. Like Webb he plays it completely straight or maybe I should say straight man.
Because he's got a new partner fresh from undercover narcotics in Tom Hanks. Ackroyd's not quite used to the girl chasing, motorcycle loving partner that he's been assigned to. He's been brought up in the strict traditions of his Uncle Joe and he has a photograph of Jack Webb on his desk. He's even got Harry Morgan as his captain and we well remember that Harry Morgan was Jack Webb's partner in the sixties version of Dragnet.
Anyway the two of them are assigned to investigate an assortment of crimes that a motorcycle gang called the PAGANS are responsible for. I can't explain any more because the plot gets positively surreal from here. All I can say is the laughs never stop.
Look for some good supporting performances in addition to those mentioned from Elizabeth Ashley as the new police commissioner, Alexandra Paul as 'the virgin Connie Swale', Jack O'Halloran as a Pagan member, Kathleen Freeman as a foulmouthed landlady, and Dabney Coleman as a Hugh Hefner type publisher.
But most of all this film belongs to Christopher Plummer in every scene he's in. He plays the whole thing with a twinkle in his eye when he's being the most sanctimonious as the Reverend Jonathan Whirley. I can't think of a film where Plummer is funnier in or one where it looks like he's having such a good time.
The good time is positively infectious. The most hidebound stuffed shirt will love this film as I did.