Dragnet
starring: Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Harry Morgan, Alexandra Paul
directed by: Tom Mankiewicz
directed by: Tom Mankiewicz
You Pay Only: $9.99
Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783229348
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783229348
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 27, 1998
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 4903
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 1987
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This comedy send up of the classic crime series delivers more than just the facts. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Dan Aykroyd Tom Hanks Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com:
The line between parody and tribute can be hard to draw, but any marginally hip baby boomer who ever watched Jack Webb's straight-laced Detective Joe Friday caught a glimmer of the comedic vein waiting to be mined beneath Dragnet's gritty Los Angeles streets. In 1987 moviegoers had yet to be crushed under the weight of the 1990s TV remake mania, and Dragnet comes off as fresh and funny. Dan Aykroyd plays Joe Friday, the straight-arrow nephew of Webb's iconic cop. This part was made for him (in fact, he's given top writing credit), and under his steely exterior you can tell he's having a ball delivering those rapid-fire recitations of regulations and deadpan expressions of moral outrage. Tom Hanks plays Pep Streebek, the laissez-faire narco agent who is Friday's new partner. Their assignment: bust the Pagans, a wild-and-woolly gang of dope fiends, deadbeats, and beatniks behind a bewildering array of bizarre robberies. Hilarity ensues. Friday and Streebek outfox a corrupt televangelist (Christopher Plummer), bicker over chili dogs and cigarettes, alternately revile and fawn over a porn millionaire (Dabney Coleman), wrestle a 30-foot-long anaconda, and rescue the virgin Connie Swail--the only girl capable of stealing Friday's heart. --Grant Balfour
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Another 80's Classic!!!This was a really good buddy-cop comedy of the 80's! Although I never saw the original series, so ... Read More
Rating:
- More of a parody than a remakeWith that being said, it is done extremely well. There are some really unforgettable scenes in this ... Read More
Rating:
- DragnetAykroyd and Hanks are delightful in this spoof of the old tv show. Equally wonderful is Harry Morgan, ... Read More
Rating:
- What is it with these movies?These movies are NEARLY always the same. Lethal Weapon is a prime example. It's cliched up to the hilt, ... Read More
Rating:
- RiotousAs a big fan of Jack Webb and the 1960s Dragnet, Dan Aykroyd couldn't have parodied him better! I look ... Read More
Browse for similar items by category:
- Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - General
- By Theme - Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - Bumbling Cops
- By Theme - Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - Fish Out of Water
- Comedy Stars - Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - Dan Aykroyd
- Comedy Stars - Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - Tom Hanks
Copyright ©2003, Mark Carey.