Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer

A seemingly squeaky clean television reverend and a porno magazine king are suspected of operating a crime-ridden cult. It's up to Joe Friday's nephew and his "hip" partner to prove these allegations,...( read more  read more... ) with just the facts.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Tom Mankiewicz, Terry Leonard

Release Date: January 1, 1987

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DVD Release Date: October 27, 1998

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  • September 29, 2009
    Silly and dated but loved as a child
  • July 9, 2009
    Funny movie version of the classic show. Great dry humor here throughout the whole film like a more deadpan/detective-like Fletch.
  • February 15, 2009
    THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY!

    Classic 80's comedy with Hanks in his silly prime and Aykroyd when he was in everything haha
    There are some genius moments of comedy gold in this film that just elevate it, its much like the Starsky n Hutch, Dukes of Hazzard remakes in which they sent up th...( read more)e original somewhat but keep it close to its original format in terms of concepts.

    Its really underrated and overlooked frankly, the pairing of Hanks n Aykroyd is fantastic, Aykroyd being so so funny as a stuck up jobsworth and Hanks is perfect in a slick laidback role much like his other 80's characters.
    Its all very cheesey but there's some good action in here, nice soundtrack and excellent cast.
    Wish they made em like this still hehe
  • July 14, 2007
    Affectionate send-up of an old TV show that's never laugh out loud funny, but Ackroyd and Hanks make a reasonably amusing chalk and cheese double act, mainly because of Ackroyd's deadpan performance.
  • November 27, 2006
    A pretty decent movie. Dan & Tom do a good job of filling in for the original cast.
  • August 7, 2009
    classic Akriod and Hanks
  • July 28, 2009
    "And on a school night, too."
  • July 2, 2009
    Not as bad as you think.
  • June 28, 2009
    While it didn't hold a candle to the original series, it had its moments.
  • June 12, 2009
    i was just thinking about prime tom hanks...and then look what i stumble on!

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