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Stakeout [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
 
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Stakeout [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Richard Dreyfuss
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria
  • Directors: John Badham
  • Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Walt Disney Video
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Aug 2002
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000065V3E
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 114,537 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A comedy thriller with a silken thread of romance, 1987’s Stakeout stars Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as a pair of undercover cops assigned to watch the apartment of the former girlfriend (Madeleine Stowe) of a violent escaped convict. Complications ensue when Dreyfuss’ cop poses as a telephone inspector to get in and bug the girlfriend’s phone and they strike up a relationship.

Initially coming on a bit like a cross between Hitchcock's Rear Window and Porky's, Stakeout ends up falling between the two stools of mirth and suspense. Some half-amusing business involving a series of practical jokes between the cop duo and their relief partners doesn’t add materially to the film. Emilio Estevez’s sidekick role is under-developed and he brings to this none of the loose cannon mania he would later bring to Young Guns. Dreyfuss isn’t entirely convincing as a tough, seasoned cop and Aidan Quinn as the villain comes across as a poor man’s James Woods. Yet for all these flaws, director John Badham just about manages to cobble together a watchable caper.

On the DVD: Stakeout on disc has no extras of any kind, not even a trailer. The feature is presented in widescreen 1.85:1 format with Dolby digital 5.1 sound. The dubbing briefly goes awry near the end. --David Stubbs

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than a action movie, 1 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Stakeout [VHS] [1988] (VHS Tape)
It was a video recommended by a friend, and I looked at it as a waste of time. I don't like much the linear/stupid/predictable plot of action movies. Surprise! The plot is just an excuse to reveal the best duo in cinema ever: Dreyfus and Estevez. Very good acting, hilarious gags, this movie was made by people in good humor and happy with themselves. Fairly paced, the story unfolds with continuous elements of surprise. And guess what: the sequel is as good. A very good movie.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Guilty pleasure, 5 April 2009
This review is from: Stakeout [DVD] [1988] (DVD)
Yes, I know it's not one of the greatest movies of all time. But it's actually very entertaining and well shot. I love Richard Dreyfuss as the well-intentioned, slightly randy but good-hearted cop, and hunky (moustachio'd) Emilio Estevez keeping him in check. It's actually a great chick flick, although that's not obvious on the face of it - Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio and Aidan Quinn - there's someone in it for every girl!
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4.0 out of 5 stars runs on cliches but still enjoyable, 8 Jun 2008
By Stampy (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stakeout [DVD] [1988] (DVD)
Richard Dreyfuss (Close encounters of the third kind) teams up with Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club) in this quirky enjoyable buddy crime comedy about two guys who go on a stakeout in a hope to try and track down a criminal, but a twist is in store as one falls for the girl who they are spying on.

Filled with many clichés, stakeout is able to grind out an enjoyable comedy through an intriguing front duo of Estevez and Dreyfuss. Support is given through Madeleine Stowe in a good but stereotypical role. The acting is good fun comedy nature with very good catchphrases and some physical humour to justify the genre. Some very bizarre humour had me scratching my head but most is fun and laidback.

The plot is consistent with jokes at every corner and the two leads make the film enjoyable as one of the top buddies in recent years in the crime genre. Took a while to get going as the plot laid down the characters backgrounds and personalities and once the stakeout begins does the film liven up.

Justifying the crime genre to, viewers are given a look at what a stakeout involves, and though interesting, is some what portrayed unprofessionally, though obviously justifying the comedy genre.

It is a very laid back film with not many serious moments and the tense scenes didn't really feel tense enough.

Estevez and Dreyfus teamed up for a sequel some years later but this felt like a one story film, not for a sequel so I won't be watching the follow up.

The ending was awful in my opinion, complete convention at its very best, and I'm sorry but that outcome was very unlikely.

Took a while to get going and there are a few questionable scenes but it is enjoyable with good humour and apart from a few clichés running it is one of those of those films which you can sit down and enjoy.

7.5/10
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