Dragnet: Thank God It's Friday!
Thank God, it's Friday!
I was just transported back to 1987 when I saw this video. I totally remember when this movie came out...yeah, it was pretty cheezy and corny, but come on. Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd. Whaddya gonna do?
I love how Dan is just basically doing the Blues Brothers dance with a new partner. He only knows a few steps, but the ones he knows he does with conviction, and isn't that what counts? And what's not to like about Tom Hanks, pre-Oscar? He's still in his nutty, zany phase in this movie, and so what? He wears it well. (Oh, and cookie if you catch the one second clip at the end.)
This movie holds a special place in my heart...no, not because of its wonderful cinematic qualities or the many awards it won or because of the uplifting, heartwarming message it conveys, but because I had a best friend/pseudo boyfriend (he never really could make up his mind, which is probably why he never moved up the ladder to "real boyfriend") at the time who was Dan Aykroyd's Joe Friday personified. He looked like him, he dressed like him, he acted like him, he could do the Joe Friday impression, he even worked in the police station and had a blue shirt. Ah, memories...
Maybe I'm sharing too much with you people.
I so know what DVD I'm gonna rent this weekend!
Well, that's all I got. Now you kids be good and be sure to put away your goatskin pants when you're done with them. I'm outta here!
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