Stakeout

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

6.5
19871h 56m

Production

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

Trailers & Videos

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Stakeout Trailer (1987)

Cast

Photo of Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Det. Chris Lecce

Photo of Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

Det. Bill Reimers

Photo of Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Maria McGuire

Photo of Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Richard "Stick" Montgomery

Photo of Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria

Det. Phil Coldshank

Photo of Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Det. Jack Pismo

Photo of Earl Billings

Earl Billings

Capt. Giles

Photo of Jackson Davies

Jackson Davies

FBI Agent Lusk

Photo of Ian Tracey

Ian Tracey

Caylor Reese

Photo of Denalda Williams

Denalda Williams

Farol Bernie

Photo of Kim Kondrashoff

Kim Kondrashoff

Billy Steeks

Photo of Gary Hetherington

Gary Hetherington

Prison Doctor

Photo of Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

Prison Gate Guard

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Reviews

K

kevin2019

10/10

"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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