Starsky & Hutch (2004)

Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear".

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

William Blinn (characters), Stevie Long (story)

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	David Starsky
Owen Wilson	...	Ken Hutchinson
Snoop Dogg	...	Huggy Bear
Fred Williamson	...	Captain Doby
Vince Vaughn	...	Reese Feldman
Juliette Lewis	...	Kitty
Jason Bateman	...	Kevin
Amy Smart	...	Holly
Carmen Electra	...	Staci
George Cheung	...	Chau (as George Kee Cheung)
Chris Penn	...	Manetti
Brande Roderick	...	Heather
Molly Sims	...	Mrs. Feldman
Matt Walsh	...	Eddie
G.T. Holme	...	Bartender

Storyline

Set in the 1970s in a metropolis called "Bay City," this is the tale of two police detective partners, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson, and Dave Starsky, who always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey, rely on omniscient street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod, telling the story of their first big case (as a prequel to the TV show), which involved a former college campus drug dealer who went on to become a white collar criminal.

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Plot Keywords:

character names as title | buddy movie | 1970s | russian roulette | automobile | 

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Taglines:

Hitting the streets March 12th

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual situations, partial nudity, language and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Penn's father, Leo Penn, directed three episodes of the Starsky and Hutch (1975) television series.

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Goofs

In reference to his daughter's bat mitzvah, Reese mistakenly says "bar mitzvah" a few times. A bar mitzvah is for boys.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kitty: Don't stress. Just relax.
Reese Feldman: I don't understand man, I don't understand. You can lose keys, ya know, you can lose your wallet. How... how do you lose a plane?
Terrence Meyers: Reese, come on. What do you want me to do? You got three out of four planes in. That's still a lot of coke.
Reese Feldman: Now, see that? That's the kind of winning attitude that's gonna take this enterprise straight to the top.

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Crazy Credits

Shot on location in Bay City

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Connections

Referenced in Starsky & Hutch: A Last Look (2004)

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Soundtracks

Afternoon Delight
Written by Bill Danoff
Performed by Starland Vocal Band
Courtesy of Windsong Records

User Reviews

Fun entertaining movie.

Of all the recent buddy-cop movies, released lately this is one of the better ones.

Biggest strength of this movie is in the two main characters played by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. They are such a great screen duo together and have some great team chemistry on the screen. The movie is filled with many other great comical talented actors such as; Vince Vaughn as the main villain, Snoop Dogg and Will Ferrell and some smaller roles for famous names such as; Chris Penn, Carmen Electra, Amy Smart and Juliette Lewis.

But the movie is more then just an ordinary buddy-movie, it also is a priceless parody of '70's TV-shows in general. It uses some of the same camera-positions and style of editing at times, especially in the action sequences. But also the way of acting, dialog and costumes perfectly spoof all those silly '70 TV-series. I'm not sure if everybody catch or understood this but I really laughed out loud at some moments.

The comedy can be put in the category silly, so this movie is clearly not suitable for everyone. The humor is really over-the-top but I for one really enjoyed that. The characters are really silly but the professional comedy actors portray them extremely well and likable.

A perfectly fun comedy to kill some time with.

7/10

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Starsky & Hutch

Filming Locations:

Rae's Restaurant, 2901 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,103,367, 7 March 2004

Gross USA:

$88,237,754

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$170,268,750

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Warner Bros., AR-TL

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1