La retata

A broad satire that's less satire than just broad, this sets its sights low. Friday and Streebeck investigate odd crimes linked to a bizarre cult. It's mostly a vehicle for Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks to riff, which they gamely do.

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Tom Mankiewicz directed La retata in 1987. See Tom Mankiewicz's full filmography, where to start with Tom Mankiewicz, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tom Mankiewicz.

La retata was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.