21-10-2017, 21:58
Dragnet (1987)
A completely bonkers but enjoyable police spoof that serves as both a parody of and homage to the 1950s TV crime series of the same name. Starchy, by-the-book LAPD cop Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) and his fun-loving, streetwise partner Pep Streebek (Tom Hanks) have their hands full with their new case - a bizarre series of thefts that leads them to a cult responsible for human sacrifice. The eclectic and strange mix of characters they encounter, including a creepy vicar, a slimy porn baron, a naïve heiress, a dim-witted delivery driver and a bent police chief - reminded me of the inhabitants of Grimsborough, the setting of the Facebook video game Criminal Case. I wonder if this film was one of the inspirations for that game? Anyway, there's plenty of gags and each time I watch it I see one I missed last time. Christopher Plummer, Alexandra Paul, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, Elizabeth Ashley, Lenka Peterson and Jack O'Halloran also star. 3/5
A completely bonkers but enjoyable police spoof that serves as both a parody of and homage to the 1950s TV crime series of the same name. Starchy, by-the-book LAPD cop Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) and his fun-loving, streetwise partner Pep Streebek (Tom Hanks) have their hands full with their new case - a bizarre series of thefts that leads them to a cult responsible for human sacrifice. The eclectic and strange mix of characters they encounter, including a creepy vicar, a slimy porn baron, a naïve heiress, a dim-witted delivery driver and a bent police chief - reminded me of the inhabitants of Grimsborough, the setting of the Facebook video game Criminal Case. I wonder if this film was one of the inspirations for that game? Anyway, there's plenty of gags and each time I watch it I see one I missed last time. Christopher Plummer, Alexandra Paul, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, Elizabeth Ashley, Lenka Peterson and Jack O'Halloran also star. 3/5