William Shatner as a cop? The memes practically write themselves.
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the Lake City PD, who turns his back on a gold badge and returns to patrolling the streets and training recruits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker takes on the toughest criminals the city has to offer.
Acting
Shatner's dramatic pauses somehow work in a police procedural.
Costume
That iconic leather jacket deserves its own billing.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI car chases with actual metal crunching. Chef's kiss.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original 'T.J. Hooker' TV series ran five seasons and helped pioneer the buddy-cop format before it became cliché.
This film arrives as 80s nostalgia reaches its saturation point—will it transcend irony or drown in it?
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