Starsky & Hutch

Name: Starsky & Hutch
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: March 5, 2004
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn

2004

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Mixed or average reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: March 5, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn

Summary: Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star as the buddy-cop team of Starsky and Hutch from the wildly popular 70's television drama.

Director: Todd Phillips

Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 101 min

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Empire Colin Kennedy

Goofy and easygoing, Starsky & Hutch is not exactly politically correct, but you'd be hard pushed to find a single mean frame. Read full review

Mike Clark

There may be no crying need for this movie, but we could use the laughs. Read full review

A.O. Scott

The movie's advertising tagline ("Starsky & Hutch — they're the Man") needs to be amended. The film belongs, completely and utterly, to Snoop Dogg. Read full review

Premiere Kelly Borgeson

Vince Vaughn is terrific as the baddie. Read full review

William Arnold

Wilson's shtick actually works better with Stiller than it did with either of his former partners, Jackie Chan and Eddie Murphy. Read full review

David Edelstein

There are no comic highs, as in a Mike Myers parody, but no action highs, either. Read full review

Eric Campos

This tired old pile of garbage will hopefully be chased out of town soon. Read full review

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ddarn

May 22, 2011

A cult classic..Owen and Ben make a good team.I just wish they would make a sequel.Its funny from beginning to end and I've watched it several times now.

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

Jedi_Jettson

Dec 21, 2011

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson and even more style as Starsky and Hutch than the other movies they have been in together. Style, Humor, and Teamwork are the keys of this fancy 1970s-styled cop comedy.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

DukeJon

Nov 14, 2014

A consistently funny film with its heart in the right place. Gently mocks the 1970's, also has a good turn by Snoop dog. Nice camero from David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

Meth-dude

Aug 13, 2015

Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller have a real and good chemistry and we can feel it.The movie is funny,action packed and really well made.Even Vince Vaughn was actually pretty good and we can't forget Snoop Dog and Jason Bateman.They were really good in their supporting role.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

IAmTech

Jun 18, 2016

Always thought it was kinda funny that two undercover cops drive around in a souped up Gran Torino with a custom paint job. What's that noise? oh its the fuzz in their muscle car.

The first parody of one of the two biggest TV shows with the coolest cars, the other being 'The Dukes ofAlways thought it was kinda funny that two undercover cops drive around in a souped up Gran Torino with a custom paint job. What's that noise? oh its the fuzz in their muscle car.

The first parody of one of the two biggest TV shows with the coolest cars, the other being 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. Its nothing too outrageously original overall, a simple drug kingpin needs to be taken down and the cool hip duo are on the case.

Its not really about the plot though, this film is just about the humour and having a good time. Like many Stiller films its a sly sneaky semi-serious spoof/parody comedy which is light-hearted, at times clever, but not over the top with silly childish jokes...not too much. A good decision because a serious adaptation of this would never have worked. The casting of Stiller and Wilson is actually inspired as they both fit the roles perfectly, Stiller actually looking very similar to Glaser and really capturing that 70's vibe. Both guys take to their characters like ducks to water and really make the whole film very likable and thoroughly watchable. Gotta admit I had my doubts at first.

Other casting includes frat pack members Ferrell and Vaughn, both of whom boost the film giving solid amusing performances. Loved Ferrell and his slightly creepy Big Earl character. So the cast is great and really holds the film together but I must give big kudos to the overall visuals in the film. Obviously set in the 70's but to be honest you could be fooled into thinking they'd gone back in time to shoot this. Very impressed with everything, all the period cars driving around, abundant street trash and grime (including those darn pesky cardboard boxes that turn up in all car chases), the costumes, hair styles and even those classic 70's TV show camera angles and zooms. They did tend to cram in almost every clichéd 70's tune they could muster though, didn't need that, we get the idea about the era.

Of course they do cater for the car porn fans out there. Plenty of Torino action naturally with slow motion action, close-ups, lots of skidding and tyre smoke etc...maybe too much? Gotta expect that I guess, it is a nice looking and sounding car and virtually a character in its own right.

I think they went the right way with this, as I said, a serious attempt would have been laughable. No way this could of been a gritty hard action thriller, not with that car, that dialog and those threads! I'm also glad they didn't reduce the concept to childish smut (ahem). Its a by the books action comedy flick, but the fact its a neat little parody of a classic cop show which has actually been well thought out, makes this worth your time in my view.… Expand

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ronnich

Apr 7, 2020

The User Score of that movie is overrated. Idk about "classic", but the movie is not funny in 2020.

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atabeyordekci

Aug 19, 2021

Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear". (5)

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