Dragnet
Brief Synopsis
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To his chagrin, by-the-book Los Angeles policeman Joe Friday has been assigned a flippant, street-wise new partner, Pep Streebeck. They are investigating a series of murders, which leads them to the religious cult P.A.G.A.N. (People Against Goodness and Normalcy). Infiltrating the group, they rescue Connie Swain, and she and Friday fall in love. When Connie identifies respected community leader and the police commissioner's friend Reverend Jonathan Whirley as the head of the cult, Friday attempts to publicly arrest the man and is suspended. Connie is kidnapped in retaliation and when Friday is reinstated, he and Streebeck lead the raid on the P.A.G.A.N. headquarters and Friday's heroics save Connie and bring Whirley to justice.
Cast & Crew
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Tom Mankiewicz
Director
Dan Aykroyd
Tom Hanks
Christopher Plummer
Dabney Coleman
Alexandra Paul
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Venice, California, USA; Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California, USA; Pasadena, California, USA; San Fernando Valley, California, USA; Bel Air, California, USA; Mojave Desert, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Synopsis
To his chagrin, by-the-book Los Angeles policeman Joe Friday has been assigned a flippant, street-wise new partner, Pep Streebeck. They are investigating a series of murders, which leads them to the religious cult P.A.G.A.N. (People Against Goodness and Normalcy). Infiltrating the group, they rescue Connie Swain, and she and Friday fall in love. When Connie identifies respected community leader and the police commissioner's friend Reverend Jonathan Whirley as the head of the cult, Friday attempts to publicly arrest the man and is suspended. Connie is kidnapped in retaliation and when Friday is reinstated, he and Streebeck lead the raid on the P.A.G.A.N. headquarters and Friday's heroics save Connie and bring Whirley to justice.
Director
Tom Mankiewicz
Director
Cast
Dan Aykroyd
Tom Hanks
Christopher Plummer
Dabney Coleman
Alexandra Paul
Elizabeth Ashley
Kathleen Freeman
Bruce Gray
Peter Aykroyd
Nina Arvesen
Meg Wyllie
Jim Boeke
John Walton Smith
Sandra Canning
Juli Donald
Billy Ray Sharkey
Michael Taylor
Lead Man
William Chalmers
Jack O'halloran
Lisa London
Stuart Quan
Steve C Martin
Lead Man
D D Howard
Marshall Maurice Mitchell
Harry Morgan
Christopher Mankiewicz
Casey Sander
Susan Deemer
Kimberly Foster
Lee Orlikoff
Lead Man
Sharon Gilchrist
Bert Hinchman
Chester Grimes
Ruben Garfias
Margaret Lenzey
Kent Maclachlan
Peter Leeds
Maurice Marsac
Gary Lee Davis
Lori Leonelli
Joe Altmark
Bill Wittman
Narrator
Dona Speir
Ava Fabian
Lisa Aliff
Fred Asparagus
Chuck Thornton
Jimmie F Skaggs
Larry Bilzarian
Julia Jennings
Donald Craig
Gray Daniels
Josh Cruze
Lenka Peterson
Ingrid M Rhoades
Karen Criswell
Jennifer Curry
Sandra Eng
Crew
Carl Aldana
Production
Dick Alexander
Sound
Michael Amorelli
Rigging Gaffer
Dan Aykroyd
Screenplay
Dan Aykroyd
Song
Dan Aykroyd
Song Performer
Peter Aykroyd
Song Performer
Peter Aykroyd
Song
Lloyd Barcroft
Grip
Bob Bergdahl
Camera Operator
Larry Bird
Property Master
Michael W Blymyer
Other
Patrick Blymyer
Lighting Technician
James Bolt
Sound
Bradley J Bovee
Stunts
Robert Boyle
Production Designer
Perry Brandt
Stunts
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Jim Burk
Stunts
Brian Burrows
Stunts
Willie Burton
Sound Mixer
Brian Callahan
Costumes
Jim Callan
Other
Jeff Carson
Music Editor
Dennis R Clark
Transportation Captain
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Alf Clausen
Original Music
Alf Clausen
Music
Dick Colean
Camera Operator
Lieutenant Dan Cook
Technical Advisor
Danny Costa
Stunts
Debra Crowningshield
Production Assistant
David D Darling
Stunts
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunts
Tracy Keehn Dashnaw
Stunts
Ken Day
Driver
Vince Deadrick
Other
Mark Deallessandro
Stunts
Taryn Dechellis
Costume Designer
Robert C Decker
Location Manager
Vince Del Castillo
Transportation Coordinator
Scott Dockstader
Stunts
Phil Downey
Color Timer
Syd Dutton
Special Effects
Candy Edwards
Assistant Camera Operator
Corey Eubanks
Stunts
Ron Filbert
Auditor
Robert Fillis
Lighting Technician
Robert Fiore
Other
Robert Ford
Song
George Fortmuller
Assistant Director
George Frederick
Sound Editor
Jeffrey Frink
Special Effects
Antonio Garrido
Dolly Grip
Greg Gontz
Assistant Editor
William D Gordean
Editor
Allan Graf
Stunts
Colleen Halsey
Assistant Editor
Richard Halsey
Editor
Tom Hanks
Song Performer
Roger Hansen
Special Effects
Robert Wayne Harris
Sound
John Hart
Other
Paul Holzborn
Foley
Jack Hooper
Negative Cutting
Glenn Hughes
Song Performer
Fred Inman
Other
Maria Jackson
Other
Terry Jackson
Stunts
Katie Jacobs
Assistant
Jimmy Jam
Song
Lynda May Jasper-vogel
Other
Peter Juliano
Location Manager
Joe Kelly
Grip
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
Trish Kinney
Script Supervisor
Whitney Krumm
Special Effects
T Sano Kwong
Grip
Patti Labelle
Song Performer
Robert Labonge
Assistant Camera Operator
Clay Lacy
Other
Gary Ladinsky
Music
Peter Lamppu
Foreman
Hal Landaker
Video Playback
William Lane
Stunts
Daniel Leahy
Sound
Christine Lee
Hair
Brian Legrady
Assistant Camera Operator
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Leonard
Unit Director
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director Of Photography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Dp/Cinematographer
Mark Levine
Production Assistant
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Terry Lewis
Song
John Linder
Key Grip
John London
Grip
Andrew Macdonald
Sound
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
Tom Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Kevin Marcy
Production Associate
Dennis Mccarthy
Other
Bobby Mclaughlin
Stunts
Donald Mcmanus
Transportation Captain
Richard Craig Meinardus
Assistant Camera Operator
Montey Menapace
Lighting Technician
David B Miller
Other
Dan Moore
Costume Supervisor
J B Moore
Song
James Moriana
Foley
Colin Mouat
Sound Editor
Ralph Nelson
Photography
Don Nemitz
Music
Don Nemitz
Original Music
Ira Newborn
Music
David Newman
Music
David Newman
Original Music
David Nowell
Photography
Gerald O'dell
Makeup
Arthur Jeph Parker
Set Decorator
Joe Parker
Sound Editor
Scott Patterson
Pilot
Dan Payton
Sound
David Permut
Producer
Jeff Ramsey
Stunts
Vicki Rhodes
Assistant Director
Frank Richwood
Art Director
Gary Rogers
Assistant Director
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Miklos Rozsa
Song
David Rubin
Casting Director
John J Rutchland
Foreman
John J Rutchland
Construction Coordinator
Timothy P Ryan
Transportation Captain
Renee Alaina Sacks
Costumes
Walter Schumann
Song
Ben R Scott
Stunts
John-clay Scott
Stunts
Dickson Courtney Silberberg
Production Assistant
Willie Simmons
Assistant Director
Carol Smetana
Assistant Director
Russell Solberg
Stunts
David Sosna
Assistant Director
Michael St Hilaire
Camera Operator
John Stacy
Sound Editor
Ann Stevens
Assistant
Joe Stone
Stunts
Daniel C Striepeke
Makeup
Douy Swofford
Titles
Bill Taylor
Special Effects
Cliff Taylor
Location Assistant
Robert C. Thomas
Director Of Photography
Robert C. Thomas
Dp/Cinematographer
Jim Thomson
Special Effects
Chuck Thornton
Pilot
Pat Thrall
Song
Pat Thrall
Song Performer
John Tuell
Transportation Captain
Vinnie Vecchio
Property Master Assistant
Linda Von
Other
Lisa J Watters
Production Coordinator
Jeff Weisend
Assistant Editor
Bob Weiss
Producer
Robert K Weiss
Producer
Michael D Weldon
Assistant Camera Operator
Cliff Wenger
Special Effects
Denise Whiting
Adr Editor
Hope Williams
Script Supervisor
Jerry Woodside
Assistant
Kyle Wright
Sound Editor
Robert Zajonc
Helicopter Pilot
Don Zepfel
Unit Production Manager
Don Zepfel
Associate Producer
Ken Zimmerman
Property Master Assistant
Alan Zweibel
Screenplay
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Venice, California, USA; Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California, USA; Pasadena, California, USA; San Fernando Valley, California, USA; Bel Air, California, USA; Mojave Desert, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 26, 1987
Released in United States on Video January 14, 1988
Directorial debut for Tom Mankiewicz.
Began shooting October 21, 1986.
Released in United States Summer June 26, 1987
Released in United States on Video January 14, 1988
