Schlappe Bullen beißen nicht (1987)
Der geradlinige und gesetzestreue Cop Joe Friday muss mit seinem Partner Pep Streebeck auskommen. Das ist nicht so einfach, denn Streebeck ist ein Chaot. In letzter Zeit kommt zu ihrem angespannten Partner-Verhältnis, ein umso mysteriöserer Fall hinzu, der den beiden Kopfzerbrechen bereitet. Es sind nämlich einige sehr komische Diebstähle geschehen - eine Fledermaus, eine riesige Schlange und die Mähne von einem Löwen, alles aus einem Zoo. Dazu kommen noch einige Chemikalien und sogar mehrere Polizeiautos sind entwendet worden. Alle Verbrechen haben eine Gemeinsamkeit: An den Tatorten wurden immer Visitenkarten mit der Aufschrift "Pagan" hinterlassen. Nun liegt es an den beiden chaotischen Ermittlern, in den schäbigsten Gegenden der Stadt ihre Nachforschungen anzustellen, was zu nicht wenigen, komischen Momenten führt.
Der Regisseur:
Tom Mankiewicz
Die Autor:
Alan Zweibel, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Mankiewicz.
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Dan Aykroyd as Sgt. Joe Friday |
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Tom Hanks as Pep Streebeck |
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Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley |
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Harry Morgan as Captain Gannon |
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Alexandra Paul as Connie Swail |
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Jack O'Halloran as Emil Muzz |
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Elizabeth Ashley as Jane Kirkpatrick |
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Dabney Coleman as Jerry Caesar |
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Kathleen Freeman as Enid Borden |
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Bruce Gray as Mayor Peter Parvin |
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Lenka Peterson as Granny Mundy |
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Julia Jennings as Sylvia Wiss |
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Lisa Aliff as April |
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Joe Altmark as Milkman |
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Nina Arvesen as Lady Motor Cop |
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Fred Asparagus as Tito Provencal |
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Peter Aykroyd as Phoney CHP #2 |
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Larry Bilzarian as SWAT Trooper |
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Jim Boeke as Nectar Pagan |
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Sandra Canning as Baitmate |
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William Chalmers as Observatory Pagan |
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Donald Craig as Announcer |
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Karen Criswell as Mansion Cellist |
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Josh Cruze as Police Officer |
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Susan Deemer as Coffee Bar Dancer |
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Juliana Donald as Zookeeper |
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Ava Fabian as Baitmate |
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Kimberly Foster as Betsy Blees |
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Rubén Garfias as Tough #2 |
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Bert Hinchman as Night Watchman |
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Peter Leeds as Roy Grest |
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Lisa London as 1982 Redhead |
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Kent MacLachlan as Young Officer |
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Maurice Marsac as Maitre d' |
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Marshall Maurice Mitchell as Tough #1 |
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Stuart Quan as Tough #3 |
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Dona Speir as Baitmate |
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Bill Wittman as Narrator (voice) |
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Meg Wyllie as Mrs. Delilah Gannon |
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David Armstrong as Pagan (uncredited) |
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Shannon Tweed as Baitmate (uncredited) |
| Sound | Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alan Zweibel | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert K. Weiss | Producer |
| Production | Bernie Brillstein | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Matthew F. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dan Aykroyd | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tom Mankiewicz | Director |
| Writing | Tom Mankiewicz | Screenplay |
| Editing | Richard Halsey | Editor |
| Production | David Permut | Producer |
| Editing | William D. Gordean | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Crew | Terry Leonard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Brian LeGrady | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Carl Aldana | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | Michael D. Weldon | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Richard Craig Meinardus | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bob Bergdahl | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert LaBonge | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Robert C. Decker | Location Manager |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Camera | Candy Edwards | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Terry Leonard | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Colin C. Mouat | Sound Editor |
| Art | Arthur Jeph Parker | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Kyle Wright | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Trish Kinney | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | David Sosna | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Donald J. Malouf | Sound Editor |
| Production | Don Zepfel | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Don Zepfel | Associate Producer |
| Art | Frank Richwood | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jeff Clark | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joe Parker | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taryn De Chellis | Costume Design |
| Camera | Michael St. Hilaire | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Daniel J. Leahy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Larry Clark Bird | Property Master |
| Sound | Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Gregory Gontz | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Andy MacDonald | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Frank E. Jimenez | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Carson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Denise Whiting | ADR Editor |
| Lighting | Mike Amorelli | Rigging Gaffer |
| Art | John J. Rutchland Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | John J. Linder | Key Grip |
| Camera | Antonio V. Garrido | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Pat Blymyer | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Vince del Castillo | Transportation Coordinator |
| Camera | Ralph Nelson Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Jack Hooper | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Robert C. Thomas | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Phil Downey | Color Timer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Moore | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Lisa J. Watters | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Lee | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Crew | Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark De Alessandro | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Crew | Ben Scott | Stunts |
| Camera | Robert C. Thomas | Director of Photography |
| Art | Douy Swofford | Title Designer |