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05/08/1987 Action, Comedy, Romance 1h 56m
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It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it!

Overview

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

  1. John Badham

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Dreyfuss

    Det. Chris Lecce

  2. Emilio Estevez

    Det. Bill Reimers

  3. Madeleine Stowe

    Maria McGuire

  4. Aidan Quinn

    Richard "Stick" Montgomery

  5. Dan Lauria

    Det. Phil Coldshank

  6. Forest Whitaker

    Det. Jack Pismo

  7. Earl Billings

    Capt. Giles

  8. Jackson Davies

    FBI Agent Lusk

  9. Ian Tracey

    Caylor Reese

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Reviews

A review by kevin2019
Written by kevin2019 on 2024-01-25
"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 o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$14,500,000.00

Revenue
$65,673,233.00

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