Stakeout

Name: Stakeout
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: August 5, 1987
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Earl Billings, Emilio Estevez, Forest Whitaker

1987

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Stakeout

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Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Release Date: August 5, 1987

Starring: Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Earl Billings, Emilio Estevez, Forest Whitaker, Ian Tracey, J.J. Makaro, Jackson Davies, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Dreyfuss

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

Director: John Badham

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Rick Groen

A film where the cast neatly dovetails with the script which perfectly meshes with the direction. In short, a film that works. [5 Aug 1987]

The New York Times - Walter Goodman

Delivers excitement, humor and good nature. The director uses the conventions of the action-comedy in so adroit a way that you may even forget the hundred other films you've seen lately about a couple of cops kidding around with each other in between battling the bad guys. Read full review

Variety - Staff (Not Credited)

StakeOut is a slick, sure-footed entertainment, one part buddy comedy and one part police actioner stitched together with a dash of romance. Read full review

Washington Post - Rita Kempley

A diverting cops-comedy-cum-action-romance. Read full review

Time Out - Staff (Not Credited)

Between Lecce's illicit courtship and Reimers' consternation, there are some hearty laughs of a juvenile nature. Read full review

Miami Herald - Bill Cosford

Strangely, considering the source, the most appealing aspect of Stakeout is Badham's success with the characters. Dreyfuss and Estevez work well off one another, Stowe and Dreyfuss are a likable couple and there's something approaching depth to most of the people on screen. [7 Aug 1987, p.D5]

Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson

Stakeout is this summer's suntan lotion: It won't linger in the memory any better than it would survive a quick dip in the pool. Read full review

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