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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 56Audiences 55GoodWatch 56
Metascore62
Tomatometer49%
User score6.1
IMDb6.0
Letterboxd · 22 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score41%
Box office
3.3×its budget
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $67 M
Worldwide it earned $47 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108106Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
Released
1987
June 26, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 27 more41 people
- Dan AykroydSgt. Joe Friday
- Tom HanksPep Streebeck
- Christopher PlummerReverend Jonathan Whirley
- Harry MorganCaptain Gannon
- Alexandra PaulConnie Swail
- Jack O'HalloranEmil Muzz
- Elizabeth AshleyJane Kirkpatrick
- Dabney ColemanJerry Caesar
Kathleen FreemanEnid Borden
Bruce GrayMayor Peter Parvin
Lenka PetersonGranny Mundy
Julia JenningsSylvia Wiss
Lisa AliffApril- JAJoe AltmarkMilkman
Nina ArvesenLady Motor Cop- FAFred AsparagusTito Provencal
Peter AykroydPhoney CHP #2- LBLarry BilzarianSWAT Trooper
- JBJim BoekeNectar Pagan
- SCSandra CanningBaitmate
- WCWilliam ChalmersObservatory Pagan
- DCDonald CraigAnnouncer
- KCKaren CriswellMansion Cellist
Josh CruzePolice Officer
Directing · 4
- Tom Mankiewicz Director, Screenplay
- Terry Leonard Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- David Sosna First Assistant Director
- Trish Kinney Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Dan Aykroyd Screenplay
- Alan Zweibel Screenplay
Production · 7
- Bernie Brillstein Executive Producer
- Robert K. Weiss Producer
- David Permut Producer
- Lynn Stalmaster Casting
- Lisa J. Watters Production Coordinator
- Don Zepfel Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer
Camera · 12
- Matthew F. Leonetti Director of Photography
- Robert C. Thomas Second Unit Director of Photography, Director of Photography
- Ralph Nelson Jr. Still Photographer
- Robert LaBonge First Assistant Camera
- Michael St. Hilaire Camera Operator
- Richard Craig Meinardus First Assistant Camera
Editing · 6
- Richard Halsey Editor
- William D. Gordean Editor
- Phil Downey Color Timer
- Gregory Gontz Assistant Editor
- Frank E. Jimenez Associate Editor
- Jack Hooper Negative Cutter
Sound · 12
- Ira Newborn Original Music Composer
- John Stacy Supervising Sound Editor
- Jeff Carson Supervising Music Editor
- Daniel J. Leahy Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kyle Wright Sound Editor
- Donald J. Malouf Sound Editor
Art · 7
- Robert F. Boyle Production Design
- John J. Rutchland Jr. Construction Coordinator
- Douy Swofford Title Designer
- Arthur Jeph Parker Set Decoration
- Larry Clark Bird Property Master
- Frank Richwood Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Taryn De Chellis Costume Design
- Daniel C. Striepeke Makeup Artist
- Christine Lee Hairstylist
- Dan Moore Costume Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Pat Blymyer Chief Lighting Technician
- Mike Amorelli Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Allan Graf Stunts
- Debbie Evans Stunts
- Bob Herron Stunts
- Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts
- Ben Scott Stunts
- Jeff Dashnaw Stunts
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