Dragnet

1h 46min

Action

Comedy

Crime

LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Applied Action

Permut Presentations

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Sgt. Joe Friday
Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Pep Streebeck
Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Reverend Jonathan Whirley
Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Captain Gannon
Alexandra Paul

Alexandra Paul

Connie Swail
Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Jane Kirkpatrick
Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Jerry Caesar
Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Enid Borden
Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray

Mayor Peter Parvin
Lenka Peterson

Lenka Peterson

Granny Mundy
Julia Jennings

Julia Jennings

Sylvia Wiss
Nina Arvesen

Nina Arvesen

Lady Motor Cop
Fred Asparagus

Fred Asparagus

Tito Provencal
Peter Aykroyd

Peter Aykroyd

Phoney CHP #2
Larry Bilzarian

Larry Bilzarian

SWAT Trooper
Jim Boeke

Jim Boeke

Nectar Pagan
William Chalmers

William Chalmers

Observatory Pagan
Donald Craig

Donald Craig

Announcer
Karen Criswell

Karen Criswell

Mansion Cellist
Josh Cruze

Josh Cruze

Police Officer
Susan Deemer

Susan Deemer

Coffee Bar Dancer
Ava Fabian

Ava Fabian

Baitmate
Kimberly Foster

Kimberly Foster

Betsy Blees
Bert Hinchman

Bert Hinchman

Night Watchman
Peter Leeds

Peter Leeds

Roy Grest
Lisa London

Lisa London

1982 Redhead
Kent MacLachlan

Kent MacLachlan

Young Officer
Stuart Quan

Stuart Quan

Tough #3
Dona Speir

Dona Speir

Baitmate
Bill Wittman

Bill Wittman

Narrator (voice)
Meg Wyllie

Meg Wyllie

Mrs. Delilah Gannon
David Armstrong

David Armstrong

Pagan (uncredited)
Shannon Tweed

Shannon Tweed

Baitmate (uncredited)

Release date

26th Jun 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English