In this episode of the show our trip through buddy cop movies of the 80s continues with the 1987 Dragnet. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie did not after all originate as a potential vehicle for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi even though it looks like could have, how it spoofs the police procedural genre in ways that is closer to Zucker-Zucker-Abrahams movies than to SNL, and whether Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd shared any meaningful chemistry. We also talk about how easy it is to ruin a perfectly good premise with plot, Dan Aykroyd’s penchant for weirdness, Dabney Coleman’s accent and much more!

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Featuring: Tony Larder

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