Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
| Tagline | It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it! |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 1987 |
| Genres: | Action, Comedy, Romance |
| Production Company: | Silver Screen Partners II, Touchstone Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker, Earl Billings, Jackson Davies, Ian Tracey, Denalda Williams, J.J. Makaro |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $14500000 |
| Revenue: | 65673233 |
"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.
