---
title: 'Dragnet (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Mankiewicz'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dragnet-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092925/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dragnet (1987)

1987 · 101 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Dragnet is a 1987 American buddy cop parody-slapstick comedy film directed and co-written by Tom Mankiewicz in his directorial debut. Starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, the film is based on the radio and television crime drama of the same name. The screenplay, both a parody of and homage to the long-running television series, was written by Aykroyd, Mankiewicz and Alan Zweibel. The original music score is by Ira Newborn.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd), [Tom Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mankiewicz), [Jack Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-webb), [Alan Zweibel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-zweibel)
- **Director:** [Tom Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mankiewicz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ira Newborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-newborn)
- **Producer:** [Robert K. Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-k-weiss), [Bernie Brillstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-brillstein), [David Permut](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-permut)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew F. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-f-leonetti)

## Cast

- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Shannon Tweed](https://cinepixo.com/people/shannon-tweed)
- [Casey Sander](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-sander)
- [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks)
- [Meg Wyllie](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-wyllie)
- [D.D. Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-d-howard)
- [Nina Arvesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-arvesen)
- [Kathleen Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-freeman)
- [Peter Leeds](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-leeds)
- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd)
- [Kimberly Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-foster)
- [Harry Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-morgan)
- [Bruce Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-gray)
- [Alexandra Paul](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-paul)
- [Dabney Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dabney-coleman)

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