Richard Dreyfuss,
Emilio Estevez,
Madeleine Stowe,
Aidan Quinn,
Dan Lauria
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Though John Badham's Stakeout doesn't flinch in the violence department, the film concentrates primarily on characterization. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez play a pair of Seattle detectives, ass... read more
Directed by: John Badham
Release Date: August 5, 1987
DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002
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Flixster Reviews (370)
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March 17, 2012Stakeout is a passable movie, not very good, but exciting and funny.
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September 29, 2011One or two fun moments, but overall not the best (or worst) entry into the buddy cop genre. The fight in the saw mill at the end is well done.
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May 31, 2011I've seen a lot of these detective romance movies recently, but this one was the most fun. Not just because I love Emilio either. It's exciting and fast paced, and the romance is realistic, but funny. I really enjoyed this movie, and I'd recommend seeing it.
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February 17, 2010Not having seen this film for quite a while I did not remember how much it is based in the 80s. That starts with the soundtrack and ends with the look of the characters. How many films can you think of with the two main characters wearing mustaches? Exactly. However, the main ide... read more
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March 8, 2007Richard Dreyfuss brings an unusual amount of lightly comic charm to the usual buddy cop formula, but don't expect anything wildly different from every other film of this type.
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November 8, 2006Brilliant action-comedy film as Richard Dreyfuss gets rather more heavily involved with the object of his and partner Emilio Estevez's surveillance than police regulations usually permit.
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April 3, 2011Oooh, I love my job, I love it so much!
Seattle cops Chris (Emilio Estevez) and Bill (Richard Dreyfuss) are assigned to stakeout the home of an ex-girlfriend Maria of an escaped con to see if he will turn up there. Complications arise when Bill "violates procedure" and falls f... read more
Critic Reviews
August 20, 2005
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
August 11, 2005
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Beats the Lethal Weapon movies at their own game.
January 9, 2005
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Dreyfuss and Estevez have true comedic chemistry.
December 11, 2004
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Enough sophomoric jokes about sex to keep it pleasingly diverting. Full Review
January 29, 2003
Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
One of the better buddy films from the 1980's.
January 15, 2003
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
An adequately wacky cops-and-robbers caper. Sharp dialogue and good chemistry between the actors make up for its routine plot twists.
September 18, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole
One of the best action comedy films to date. Estevez and Dreyfuss are the ultimate duo.
August 22, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
An OK cop-buddy film; nothing special here. Not one of Badham's best.
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