Starsky & Hutch (2004)

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers (WGA):

William Blinn (characters)
Stevie Long (story) ...

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They're the man.

Plot:

Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of police snitch called Huggy Bear.

Plot Keywords:

Cocaine | Police | Police Detective | Hazing | 1970s

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	David Starsky
Owen Wilson	...	Ken Hutchinson
Snoop Dogg	...	Huggy Bear
Fred Williamson	...	Captain Doby
Vince Vaughn	...	Reese Feldman
Juliette Lewis	...	Kitty
Jason Bateman	...	Kevin
Amy Smart	...	Holly
Carmen Electra	...	Staci
George Cheung	...	Chau (as George Kee Cheung)
Chris Penn	...	Manetti
Brande Roderick	...	Heather
Molly Sims	...	Mrs. Feldman
Matt Walsh	...	Eddie
G.T. Holme	...	Bartender

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual situations, partial nudity, language and some violence.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Ireland:15 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40613) | Malaysia:18PL

Filming Locations:

Dockweiler Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Fred Williamson, who here plays Captain Dobey, has a shared screen history with Bernie Hamilton, the original Capt. Dobey in the "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) TV series. Both Williamson and Hamilton co-starred in the 1970s action features Hammer (1972) and Bucktown (1975).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In several shots at the beginning of the film, a building with the California Bank & Trust logo is prominent in the foreground. California Bank & Trust was established in 1998.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kitty: Don't stress. Just relax.
Reese Feldman: I don't understand man, I don't understand. You can lose keys, ya know, you can lose your wallet. How... how do you lose a plane?
Terrence Meyers: Reese, come on. What do you want me to do? You got three out of four planes in. That's still a lot of coke.
Reese Feldman: Now, see that? That's the kind of winning attitude that's gonna take this enterprise straight to the top.

Movie Connections:

References Thelma & Louise (1991)

Soundtrack:

Folsom Prison Blues

Great Sunday Hangover Film

Hand on heart I did not want to watch this film. Although I grew up with the TV series and really enjoyed it, when the film was released I have to say that I was not keen, I can not put my finger on why, perhaps it was Stiller, who, Something About Mary apart, has never really done it for me. But what ever the reason, it remained unveiwed.

That was 2004 - Xmas 2006 and I get DVD vouchers, so In the January sales off I go to see what I can get, I do quite well, but have £3 remaining, I have 2 or 3 to chose from 2 I have already seen, and Starsky & Hutch.....So I bought it.......yet still it was unwatched until yesterday.......hungover and feeling a little lazy I needed something to pass the time that was easy to watch, funny, and not too taxing.....so on it goes.

How surprised was I then when after only a few minutes I was giggling away. Stiller was actually entertaining and I was enjoying watching him, Mr Wilson was very good and I got the vibe that the characters gelled as the ones in the TV series did. Vaughan was a good baddie, and Snoop was hight entertaining if not as camp Huggy Bear! All in all this is a good solid comedy film, not brilliant don't get me wrong, but worth a watch.