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Stakeout (1987)

R 117 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -   5 August 1987 (USA)
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Two Cops have to observe a woman. One of them falls in love with her.

Director:

John Badham

Writer:

Jim Kouf

Stars:

Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez and Madeleine Stowe
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Dreyfuss ...
Chris Lecce
Emilio Estevez ...
Bill Reimers
Madeleine Stowe ...
Aidan Quinn ...
Dan Lauria ...
Phil Coldshank
Forest Whitaker ...
Jack Pismo
Ian Tracey Ian Tracey ...
Caylor Reese
Earl Billings ...
Captain Giles
Jackson Davies Jackson Davies ...
FBI Agent Lusk
J.J. Makaro J.J. Makaro ...
B.C.
Scott Andersen Scott Andersen ...
Reynaldo McGuire
Tony Pantages ...
Tony Harmon
Beatrice Boepple Beatrice Boepple ...
Carol Reimers
Kyle Wodia Kyle Wodia ...
Jeffrey Reimers (as Kyle Woida)
Jan Speck Jan Speck ...
Kelly McDonald
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Storyline

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 ? Written by Rob Hartill  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Joke | Shower | Automobile | Hiding Under A Bed  | See more »

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Who Says A Little Danger Can't Be A Lot Of Fun? See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Étroite surveillance See more »

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,170,403 (USA) (9 August 1987) (951 Screens)

Gross:

$65,673,233 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, Cinderella See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez were having a movie trivia contest on the set one day. Estevez asked Dreyfuss to identify the movie that the line "This is no boating accident" was from. Dreyfuss didn't recognize the quote, despite the fact that he was the actor who said it in Jaws. Deciding that this was too good to pass up, this incident was re-enacted for the film. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the rear window of the convict's car is shot out by the police it is obvious that the window is shattered with a hammer from inside the car. See more »

Quotes

Richard "Stick" Montgomery: Isn't love great, Chris? One minute you're a god, the next minute you're a scum-suckin' pig.
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Connections

Referenced in "Spin City: Yet Another Stakeout (#6.5)" (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"This Night Was Made (For One Thing Only)"
Written by Arthur B. Rubinstein & Douglas Brayfield
Performed by Randy Crawford
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. See more »