Rotten
More innocuous than inventive.
Variety Staff, Variety
Overview
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. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.
Director and cast
- Tom Mankiewicz Director
- Dan Aykroyd as Sgt. Joe Friday
- Tom Hanks as Pep Streebeck
- Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
- Harry Morgan as Captain Gannon
- Alexandra Paul as Connie Swail
- Jack O'Halloran as Emil Muzz
- Elizabeth Ashley as Jane Kirkpatrick
- Dabney Coleman as Jerry Caesar
- Kathleen Freeman as Enid Borden
- Shannon Tweed as Baitmate
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Most of the time it's fresh, funny, and surprising.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Mr. Aykroyd and Mr. Hanks play well together, but the funniest performance in the film is that of Dabney Coleman, as the smut king (who lisps).
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
The script is a gold mine of one-liners.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
It's fun a lot of the time. Several individual shots are hilarious.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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Metacritic
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