I have a distinct memory of watching this movie when it came out in 1987. I went with my friend and former co-worker, Kim. Kim L., aka Kim C., my long lost Oregon friend, please reply to me (Buck) if you ever come across this!
Oh yeah, um, so the Dragnet movie was just on TV and I'd forgotten what a decent production it was. Silly, of course, but good. I even enjoyed the music which included the theme song by the Art of Noise. I hadn't listened to that album for awhile and decided to dig it out. Nice.
But I digress. My main point is a question. There's a great 1-liner (okay, 2-liner?) which was used as a toast in the movie:
May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live
I was wondering if this quote originated with the movie or was re-purposed for the film. I find a similar quote by Robert Heinlein but it's not the same. Perhaps the line in the movie is simply a variation but I just don't know.
Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise watching the movie again and being reminded of life and friends, etc. before my move up north.
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Do you have to have watched the TV show to enjoy the movie? I ask because there's absolutely no way I'm EVER going to watch the show.
Wait... okay... I'm breathing again. Thanks for the laugh. Nice response. [g] Personally I'd say no, you don't have to "brush up" on the TV series. Conversely, I think you'd get a good idea of what the TV show was about by watching the movie. Dan Aykroyd does a stellar job of portraying Sgt. Friday, the proper, straight-laced, follow-the-rules character, though a certain transformation occurs in the movie version.
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