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Review of Dragnet (1987) by Tim W — 05 Jun 2007

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Aykroyd and Hanks at their peak. Wonderful stuff.

This review of Dragnet (1987) was written by Tim W on 05 Jun 2007.

Dragnet has generally received mixed reviews.

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