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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. The line between parody and tribute can be hard to draw, but any marginally hip baby boomer who has 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. 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, Amazon.com
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
From the moment the opening titles kick in with the catchy Art of Noise Dragnet Theme in full remix you know you are in 80s movie heaven. I personally only get the same feeling everytime I watch Beverley Hills Cop and with both films you can keep going back time after time after time.
The comic genious of the two lead actors at the time makes for really good viewing and their work relationship will be familiar to many of us.
Buy this and you wont be disappointed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Ash
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Format:DVD
This has to be one of the best cop comedies ever, including the many new ones. Dan Aykroyd plays the cop who follows the rules whilst Tom Hanks is the cop who breaks the rules but gets things done. It is a brilliant comedy and which has both Aykroyd and Hanks at their comic best. It may be a cliche but they don't make films like this any more, it has comedy similar to that of most of Aykroyd and Hank's early stuff like the Ghost Busters and Big. The DVD very short of extras, besides the usual scene selection and menu, it only actually has - Production Notes, Filmographies, Trailer, and Web Link, but the film itself is well worth having in your collection if you are a fan of either actor or comedy in general.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
2 cops - one straight laced, the other a lout - are called in to bring down a new terror: P.A.G.A.N, a religious nutcase organisation threatening to take over. Cue some of the best comedy you will ever see - Dan Akroyd is superb and Tom Hanks is at his funniest (you know, the time before he started winning too many awards) All in all, a masterpiece that deserves to be in everyone's collection
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the net never drags
I love this film with its wacky comedy 50s feel yet 90s etc and the chicks . The opposites paired together for comic crime fighting chaos never has me tired .Great buy . Read more
Published 1 month ago by davidinator
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old funny classic!
Good DVD, good price, good nostalgia, enjoyed the film so not really much more to say. A + + +
Published 2 months ago by 83Photography
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sequel, not a spoof or parody
"Pseudo-halogenic compound cyanogen. Uh-huh."
There seems to be some sort of misunderstanding of the nature of 1987's comedy hit Dragnet. Read more
There seems to be some sort of misunderstanding of the nature of 1987's comedy hit Dragnet. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2010 by Inspector Gadget
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, fun, fun
Blues Brothers in another form. A young Tom Hanks works with Dan Ackroyd in this fun comedy about two policeman who couldn't be more opposite in their behaviours that have to work... Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by M. Newton
2.0 out of 5 stars
Doesn't quite make the grade
Dan Aykroyd writes and stars in a big screen version of "Dragnet" that falls somewhere between a tribute and a satire of the original series. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by Mr. Stuart Bruce
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a five-star, but a lot of fun!
This movie is a homage from Dan Aykroyd, who in the interview (in text, not video) in the special features talks about how much he loved the original Joe Friday. Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by Robbie Swale
1.0 out of 5 stars
not even worth one star
this movie is rubbish. Its a typical unfunny effort from an ex Saturday Night Live cast member. Not interesting and nothing to do with the original Dragnet series apart from the... Read more
Published on 10 April 2009 by Philip Reid
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny
This was a present for my Mum, I remember watching this when I was younger at its as funny as it was then
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by L. Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars
"JUST THE FACTS"
I can remember the Dragnet series on the T.V. and this spoof is bang on target as it very cleverly mimics the original then goes just a step further to turn every situation into a... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2007 by L. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old School Hanks
In the time before Oscar nominations, Tom Hanks was doing dodgy comedies like this one , and Turner & Hooch , The Man with the one red shoe , Splash etc. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2005
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