Dragnet (1987)

Big screen version of the 50's TV show with Aykroyd as Sgt Joe Friday (nephew of the original), an uptight and highly repressed policeman teamed with the uncouth Pepe Strebeck (Tom Hanks) to solve a ring of bizarre PAGAN crimes...

Bunn - I remember going to see this with an absolute arsehole kid who I was, unfortunately, friends with at the time (Simon Martin - if you ever see him, spit in his face, please) I really enjoyed it, and saw it again recently. It's sooo underrated, as are most of Dans films, but I love his performance as the anally retentive cop. Excellent!!

Dave - One of my earliest understanding film moments revolves around this movie - I was so pleased with myself for noticing that Dan and Tom switch roles at the end. Yay, go me! Anyway, as Bunn said, it's a really underated movie, if you want to see it switch on the TV on Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock. It can usually be found there...

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