Dragnet

     

Dragnet1987

Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Christopher Plummer, Harry Morgan
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 106 minutes

"This is the city--Los Angeles, California." "I carry a badge." "My name's Friday." And who could forget "Just the facts, ma'am"? These lines, delivered in classic deadpan style by actor-director Jack Webb's Sgt. Joe Friday, are among the hallmarks … more »


Friday:
Can you tell me how much a monthly run of your "magazine" is worth?

Jerry Caesar:
Well, let's just say it's more money than you'll ever see in your life. And I do that every month.

Friday:
At least my money is clean.

Jerry Caesar:
Tell you what you can do, Friday, before you go home and start polishing your pennies. Why don't you go out there and get my magazines back on the stands where they belong?

Friday:
Listen, hotshot. I'm gonna tell you something right now. I don't care for you or for the putrid sludge you're troweling out. But until they change the laws and put you sleaze kings out of business, my job is to help you get back your stenchering boxes of smut. And since I'll be doing it holding my nose, I'll be doing it with one hand.

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