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| Sales Rank: | 8298 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $12.91 |
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| Director: | Peter DeLuise |
| Release Date: | 2004-10-26 |
| Label: | Fox Network |
| UPC: | 013131280494 |
| Binding: | DVD |
| Published By: | Fox Network |
| ASIN: | B0002F6B2E |
| Category: | DVD |
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It all begins here, as baby-faced rookie Officer Tom Hanson (Johnny Depp) is assigned to an elite squad of young undercover cops - Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete), Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) and Harry Truman Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) - to infiltrate high schools and fight crime. Frederic Forrest and Steven Williams co-star in this classic first season that also features such guest stars as Jason Priestley, Josh Brolin, David Paymer, Sherilyn Fenn and Blair Underwood in what became Foxâs first runaway hit and remains one of the coolest cop shows in TV history! 21 JUMP STREET - SEASON ONE includes all 13 explosive episodes - including the rarely seen two-part premiere - and is now packed with extras that include all-new interviews with stars Holly Robinson Peete, Dustin Nguyen, Steven Williams and series co- creator Stephen J. Cannell and an exclusive audio commentary with star Peter DeLuise.
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Best known today as the series that helped launch Johnny Depp to stardom, Stephen J. Cannell's 21 Jump Street was also one of the first hit programs for the fledgling Fox network, a status that lasted for most of its five-year run (1987-91), thanks to its engaging mix of youth culture and police drama. As outlined in the pilot, Depp's baby-faced Ofc. Tom Hanson is transferred to the special Jump Street division, a unit that utilized young cops to infiltrate juvenile crime. Unlike many of Fox's youth-oriented shows of the period (i.e., Beverly Hills 90210), Jump Street took its stories seriously, and addressed numerous social issues in its episodes; though some of the fashions and slang seem dated, the program remains entertaining decades later. The Jump Street set compiles all 13 episodes of the debut season, including the two-part pilot; the solid extras feature commentary by co-star Peter DeLuise, as well as interviews with fellow Jump Street officers Dustin Nguyen, Holly Robinson Peete, and Steven Williams (whose Captain Fuller replaced Frederic Forrest's Jenko halfway through the first season), as well as the prolific Cannell. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Ahhh, Johnny Depp..... - Reviewed on 2008-06-17
Ok, up front, I am an intense Johnny Depp fan. With that said, should I actually write anything else? Probably not but I will anyway.
The series is as poignant today as it was in the late 80's. If Hollie Robinson's hair could be tamed down a bit and Frederick Forrest's hippie talk was toned down a bit, it could probably play pretty well today. Themes around teenage prostitution, drug dealing and using, pregnancy, the whole gamut of teen issues are covered in the series. It's not as sexual or violent as today's teen shows. It's much less sophisticated, but just as meaningful. And then there is Johnny Depp. Baby faced and clean cut, he just can't make it as a beat cop. No one takes him seriously! This is an exceptional opportunity to allow him to portray any number of characters as an undercover cop.
This is only the first season. It will be interesting to see how he develops as an actor through the rest of the series.
Okey-Doke! This is awesome! - Reviewed on 2008-02-29
Hey mates,
Okay, to start it off. I was born in 1985 -- two years before this show even aired. Therefore I was a bit young to enjoy this television series. However, I must say, that even if the music has changed, I LOVED this season! I had many laughs at Hanson especially because he's such a clear cut guy that if it ain't done by the book he's gonna remind everyone about it. I especially love it when he goes Punk in the last episode, I have to get a pick of him in the "Plaid Bondage Pants" HOT STUFF there mates!
Another thing you gotta know is that as a writter, Johnny Depp is an inspiration to me because of all the different characters he plays. Even on othis show, you know who he is, and yet he can play a totally different character and be Tom Hanson. All the actors pulled it off rather well -- and I especially appreciated the porn ring episode with the teen modeling with Judy.
It's great to see that stuff that teens deal with now, it had to be dealt with in their parents/grandparents generation. Just goes to show that we ain't too different after all!
ta,
Johnny Penn
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