Stakeout (1987)

Director:

John Badham

Writer:

Jim Kouf (written by)

Release Date:

5 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Two Cops have to observe a woman. One of them falls in love with her.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Panties | Joke | Hiding Under Bed | Stakeout

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss	...	Det. Chris Lecce
Emilio Estevez	...	Det. Bill Reimers
Madeleine Stowe	...	Maria McGuire
Aidan Quinn	...	Richard 'Stick' Montgomery
Dan Lauria	...	Det. Phil Coldshank
Forest Whitaker	...	Det. Jack Pismo
Ian Tracey	...	Caylor Reese
Earl Billings	...	Captain Giles
Jackson Davies	...	FBI Agent Lusk
J.J. Makaro	...	B.C
Scott Andersen	...	Reynaldo McGuire
Tony Pantages	...	Tony Harmon
Beatrice Boepple	...	Carol Reimers
Kyle Wodia	...	Jeffrey Reimers (as Kyle Woida)
Jan Speck	...	Kelly McDonald

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Cinderella

Trivia:

Leonard Nimoy was considered for the job of director but Leonard Nimoy had already signed on to direct _Three Men and a Baby (1987)_ and was unable to accept the job.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the rear window of the convict's car is shot out by the police it is obvious that the window is shattered with a hammer from inside the car.

Quotes:

Richard "Stick" Montgomery: [to Maria] You broke my heart.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Dead Man Talking (#1.19)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Hot Together

It Works for Some Reason

This is a forumulaic buddy movie, but it works. Madeleine Stowe is just wonderful. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez also work very well. With good supporting acting all around, this movie works, when normally I would be rolling my eyes.

Good acting and some very good one-liner writing make what could have been a bad movie (like "Another Stakeout") and enjoyable experience. I recommend it for some good-hearted fun.