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| Directed by | Tom Mankiewicz |
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| Based on | Dragnet by Jack Webb |
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| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
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| Music by | Ira Newborn |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[2] |
| Box office | $66.7 million[3] |
Dragnet is a 1987 American buddy cop comedy film directed and co-written by Tom Mankiewicz in his directorial debut. Starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, the film is based on the radio and television crime drama of the same name. The screenplay, both a parody of and homage to the long-running television series, was written by Aykroyd, Mankiewicz, and Alan Zweibel. The original music score is by Ira Newborn.
Aykroyd plays Joe Friday (nephew of the original series protagonist) while Hanks plays Pep Streebek, his new partner. Harry Morgan reprises his role from the 1967–70 television revival and 1966 television film as Bill Gannon, the original Friday's partner, now a captain and Friday and Streebek's boss.
- ^ a b "Dragnet (1987)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Boedeker, Hal. (July 16, 1987). "And now it's Mankiewicz the director". Chicago Tribune. p. D8.
- ^ Box office performance, Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 1, 2015.