The 1980s... prime time for tom hanks and dan akroyd. Akroyd had just done "spies like us", one of my favorite films. Hanks did this between money pit and big. The best part of this film is the opening scene, where akroyd describes los angeles perfectly. Those who already have it, and those who want it. So when crimes start happening all over town, the perps are leaving cards that say "pagan" at the scene. Their first clue! Some fun faces appear here and there. Christopher plummer, dabney coleman, and harry morgan, from the original dragnet television series.. and the first full length dragnet film in 1969. You'll also enjoy seeing dirty mouth kathleen freeman....she was sister mary stigmata with akroyd in blue brothers! And 24 minutes in, we see a couple of pay phones.. remember those? It's all silly and fun. A goofy do-over of the very serious tv series. Directed by tom mankiewicz, the mankiewicz family history of working in hollywood! He had also worked on several james bond films. It's fun and entertaining... not to be taken too seriously.
