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Review of Dragnet (1987) by Gordon S — 24 Jan 2008

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Aykroyd and hanks... should have been hilarious... NOPE.

This review of Dragnet (1987) was written by Gordon S on 24 Jan 2008.

Dragnet has generally received mixed reviews.

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