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Stakeout

6.5/10
TMDB480 votes
1987Original: English116 min

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

Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria

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About Stakeout

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Stakeout (1987) is a film in the action, comedy, romance genres. Directed by John Badham. The cast includes Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn.

Released
1987-08-05
Original language
English
Runtime
116 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Silver Screen Partners II, Touchstone Pictures
Directors
John Badham
Writers
Jim Kouf

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Audience reviews

6.5/10 from 480 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

"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…

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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.

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

Who stars in Stakeout?

Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker. See the cast cards above for character names.

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