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Stakeout (1987)

6.5 | Aug 05, 1987 (US) | Action, Comedy, Romance | 01:56
Budget: 14 500 000 | Revenue: 65 673 233

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

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

Featured Crew

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Screenplay, Producer
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Stunt Coordinator
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Third Assistant Director
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Director of Photography
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Richard Dreyfuss
Det. Chris Lecce
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Emilio Estevez
Det. Bill Reimers
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Madeleine Stowe
Maria McGuire
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Aidan Quinn
Richard "Stick" Montgomery
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Dan Lauria
Det. Phil Coldshank
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Forest Whitaker
Det. Jack Pismo
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Earl Billings
Capt. Giles
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Jackson Davies
FBI Agent Lusk
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Ian Tracey
Caylor Reese
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Denalda Williams
Farol Bernie

Stakeout Collection

Reviews

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kevin2019
10 | Jan 25, 2024
"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.