
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $66.7M worldwide, about 3.3 times its $20M budget
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Ira Newborn
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Alan ZweibelScreenplay
- Dan AykroydScreenplay
- Tom MankiewiczScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 26, 1987
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $66.7M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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