Another Stakeout (1993)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

John Badham

Writers (WGA):

Jim Kouf (characters)
Jim Kouf (written by)

Release Date:

23 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They're on the look out for thrills, action and adventure.

Plot:

Prankster cops Chris and Bill are joined by a Gina from the DA's office to stakeout a lakeside home.

Plot Keywords:

Stakeout | Las Vegas Nevada | Detective | Sequel | Dog

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss	...	Detective Chris Lecce
Emilio Estevez	...	Detective Bill Reimers
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Assistant D.A. Gina Garrett
Dennis Farina	...	Brian O'Hara
Marcia Strassman	...	Pam O'Hara
Cathy Moriarty	...	Luella Delano
John Rubinstein	...	Thomas Hassrick, Las Vegas District Attorney
Miguel Ferrer	...	Tony Castellano
Sharon Maughan	...	Barbara Burnside
Christopher Doyle	...	McNamara
Sharon Schaffer	...	Tilghman
Rick Seaman	...	Van Agent
Jan Speck	...	Van Agent
Gene Ellison-Jones	...	Vegas Police Captain (as Gene Ellison)
Frank DeAngelo	...	Vegas Investigator

Also Known As:

Stakeout 2
The Lookout

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Gastown)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32554) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kouf/Bigelow Productions

Trivia:

Sharon Maughan has stated in interviews that a huge chunk of her role was deleted in editing.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The gasoline tanker clearly has no engine when exploding.

Quotes:

Assistant D.A. Gina Garrett: I'll miss you guys, a little. I am going to sue for custody, though.
Detective Chris Lecce: [Pointing to Bill] Of him? Take him, he irritates the hell out of me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spin City: Yet Another Stakeout (#6.5)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

LOVE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN

Another Stakeout deconstructs a genre and reinvigorates modern cinema!

The first time I saw Another Stakeout was on opening night back in 1993. I had just gone through a nasty divorce and was living out of my Saturn. And I was floored by this movie. As the final credits rolled I applauded so loudly and hard that I bruised the bone in my left palm and several movie goers murmured "He must be drunk..." I finally stood up and yelled "You're drunk and stupid if you didn't get this masterpiece." I didn't leave the theater and sat there through three more consecutive showings. And I haven't looked back ever since.

And with the exception of the one time I had a stroke while watching Another Stakeout and wasn't discovered for two days while I stared at a paused image of Dreyfuss and Estevez, I have enjoyed all 428 times I have seen this movie.

This film isn't just funny, action packed and filled with characters we can relate to, it's a world we find ourselves wishing we could live in rather than the dark and nasty one we currently reside in. And though we quote the movie and dress up as characters from it every Halloween the sad truth is that the world doesn't work like Another Stakeout. When you watch someone through a window of their home you don't end up falling in love and there isn't a buddy next to you to crack wise with. The police show up and people yell and cry...

Ordinarily I say "to each his own" when it comes to opinions about movies, but if you don't like AS 2 then you're not worth a cup of feces with a cigarette butt in it.