Stakeout

1987

1h 56m

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6.5/10

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

Directors

John Badham

Writers

Jim Kouf(screenplay by)

Stars

Richard Dreyfuss

Emilio Estevez

Madeleine Stowe

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Top cast

Det. Chris Lecce

Det. Bill Reimers

Maria McGuire

Richard "Stick" Montgomery

Det. Phil Coldshank

Det. Jack Pismo

Capt. Giles

FBI Agent Lusk

Caylor Reese

Farol Bernie

B.C.

Reynaldo McGuire

Tony Harmon

Carol Reimers

Kelly McDonald

Billy Steeks

Prison Doctor

Prison Officer

Directors

John Badham

Writers

Jim Kouf(screenplay by)

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"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.

kevin201925 Jan, 2024