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Dragnet (1987)

Dragnet
Ma'am, what is the approximate dry weight of the average Madagascan fruit tree bat?
—Joe Friday
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Dragnet (1987) end sequence and credits crawl

  • Credits

Title Sequences designed by: Douy Swofford
Title Opticals by: Cinema Research Corporation
Title Motion Control Photography: Boyington Film Production

Music:
"Just the Facts" performed by Patti LaBelle
Written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.

"City of Crime" performed by Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks
Featuring Glenn Hughes and Pat Thrall
Written by Peter Aykroyd, Dan Aykroyd, and Pat Thrall
Produced by J. B. Moore and Robert Ford
Associate Producers: Peter Aykroyd and Pat Thrall

"Dragnet" (Danger Ahead / Dragnet March) performed and produced by Art of Noise
Danger Ahead written by Walter Schumann and Miklos Rozsa
Dragnet March written by Walter Schumann

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Title sequence

  • Title Designer

    Douy Swofford
  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    1980s, end crawl, main title, motion control, opening scene, optical, prologue, type over scene
Dragnet
  • Film Director

    Tom Mankiewicz
  • Release Date

    June 26, 1987
  • Aspect Ratio

    1.85:1
  • Studios

    Applied Action, Permut Presentations, Universal Pictures
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

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