Stakeout
1987
While on an FBI stakeout, detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) falls hard for Maria (Madeleine Stowe), the woman he's supposed to be watching. Soon he's inside her home enjoying a torrid love affair, while his young partner Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez), waits across the street, looking through his binoculars and fuming. .. Read more
| Starring | Emilio Estevez, Richard Dreyfuss, Madeline Stowe, Aidan Quinn |
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| Director | John Badham |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Stakeout
While on an FBI stakeout, detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) falls hard for Maria (Madeleine Stowe), the woman he's supposed to be watching. Soon he's inside her home enjoying a torrid love affair, while his young partner Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez), waits across the street, looking through his binoculars and fuming. But the woman's ex-boyfriend (Aidan Quinn), a crazed, escaped convict who is the real object of the stakeout, is on his way back to see her and poses a very dangerous threat to the new couple. Director John Badham's entertaining blend of action and humor highlights the comic timing and chemistry between Dreyfuss and Estevez, who deliver first-rate performances.
| Starring | Emilio Estevez, Richard Dreyfuss, Madeline Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Forest Whitaker |
|---|---|
| Director | John Badham |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 15 Jun 2006 Production year: 1987 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Richard Dreyfuss has been one of America's most watchable actors for over 20 years and he helps elevate this thriller above the norm. However, for all its determined attempts to up the comedy content of the Lethal Weapon pictures without cutting down on their violence, it manages to be both too abrasive for family viewing and too soft for the six-pack brigade. Emilio Estevez struggles with the verbal ping-pong, but Dreyfuss's scenes with Madeleine Stowe more than atone.
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"...[STAKEOUT] delivers excitement, humor and good nature....This cop team is a pleasure to be around..."
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Most helpful member's review
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Funny as hell !!!
This agreat family fun movie had us all in stiches,great acting from Emilio & Richard,Dreyfuss ends up with the woman they are staking out which makes it so funny having dressed up as a woman to leave the house so the other stakeout team cant reconise him then doing a runner from the police.great movie as is the second part
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Most recent members' review
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A good laugh
Some funny scenes - especially with the wild cat. Dreyfuss and Estevez make a good pair.
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