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6.5/10 • 407

1987-08-051h 56m

ActionComedyRomance

It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it!

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

Directors
John Badham
Editors
Tom Rolf

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Richard Dreyfuss

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Det. Chris Lecce

  2. Emilio Estevez

    Emilio Estevez

    Det. Bill Reimers

  3. Madeleine Stowe

    Madeleine Stowe

    Maria McGuire

  4. Aidan Quinn

    Aidan Quinn

    Richard "Stick" Montgomery

  5. Dan Lauria

    Dan Lauria

    Det. Phil Coldshank

  6. Forest Whitaker

    Forest Whitaker

    Det. Jack Pismo

  7. Earl Billings

    Earl Billings

    Capt. Giles

  8. Jackson Davies

    Jackson Davies

    FBI Agent Lusk

  9. Ian Tracey

    Ian Tracey

    Caylor Reese

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kevin2019

Jan 25, 2024

10/10

"Stakeout" is a perfectly packaged film which has been expertly crafted to successfully achieve maximum results. It has been aimed directly at the commercial market and this would ordinarily mean a somewhat cynical and by-the-numbers motion picture experience with lots of money thrown at it to accommodate the noisy action sequences with very little attention being paid to the rest of it. Of course a good deal of that also applies here, although with the significant difference being a lot more attention has been paid to making this entertaining above all else. What all this amounts to on this occasion is a very engaging and well paced film with considerably more depth of character and story than you would expect and it has a fair share of humorous and perilous surprises thrown into the mix for good measure.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$14,500,000.00
Revenue
$65,673,233.00
Keywords
prisonpolicekillingshowerseattle, washingtonprison escapemurderpolice chasekillerpolice detectivestakeoutpolice stakeoutbuddy copprisoner on the runvoyeurismlogging