Synopsis
Two cops are given the 'dirty' job of staking out the home of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend. Chris and the beautiful girlfriend accidentally meet and fall in love. Just as Chris confesses, the convict appears, but will she betray him ?
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Cast
- Richard DreyfussDet. Chris Lecce
- Emilio EstevezDet. Bill Reimers
- Madeleine StoweMaria McGuire
- Aidan QuinnRichard "Stick" Montgomery
- Dan LauriaDet. Phil Coldshank
- Forest WhitakerDet. Jack Pismo
- Earl BillingsCapt. Giles
- Jackson DaviesFBI Agent Lusk
- Ian TraceyCaylor Reese
- Denalda WilliamsFarol Bernie
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Delivers excitement, humor and good nature. The director uses the conventions of the action-comedy in so adroit a way that you may even forget the hundred other films you've seen lately about a couple of cops kidding around with each other in between battling the bad guys. - 80
Variety
StakeOut is a slick, sure-footed entertainment, one part buddy comedy and one part police actioner stitched together with a dash of romance. - 80
Washington Post
A mature human farce that values characters' foibles over their firearms. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Stakeout is an example of a movie that would have been a lot better if the filmmakers had been prepared to trust the human dimensions of their characters - to follow these people where their personalities led. Instead, Badham takes out an insurance policy by adding the assembly-line violence. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
This movie marked a virtuoso return for Dreyfuss, who is captivating in his role. - 75
Chicago Tribune
The surprising emotional amplitude of Stakeout, its generosity and conviction, proves that it's still possible to achieve something of value within the tight formulas of commercial filmmaking. It needn't all be "Cobra" and "Lethal Weapon"--not as long as directors like John Badham can find room to move. [5 Aug 1987, p.C3] - 70
Time Out
Between Lecce's illicit courtship and Reimers' consternation, there are some hearty laughs of a juvenile nature. - 70
Washington Post
A diverting cops-comedy-cum-action-romance.
