A comedy thriller with a silken thread of romance, 1987s 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 girlfriends 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 doesnt add materially to the film. Emilio Estevezs sidekick role is under-developed and he brings to this none of the loose cannon mania he would later bring to Young Guns. Dreyfuss isnt entirely convincing as a tough, seasoned cop and Aidan Quinn as the villain comes across as a poor mans 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 [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. While on an FBI stakeout, detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) falls hard for Maria (Madeleine Stowe), the woman he's supposed to be watching. Soon he's inside her home enjoying a torrid love affair, while his young partner Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez), waits across the street, looking through his binoculars and fuming. But the woman's ex-boyfriend (Aidan Quinn), a crazed, escaped convict who is the real object of the stakeout, is on his way back to see her and poses a very dangerous threat to the new couple. Director John Badham's entertaining blend of action and humor highlights the comic timing and chemistry between Dreyfuss and Estevez, who deliver first-rate performances. Actors Emilio Estevez, Richard Dreyfuss, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker, Ian Tracey & Earl Billings Director John Badham Certificate 15 years and over Year 1987 Languages English ; Spanish Subtitles Danish ; English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 1 hour and 52 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) are mismatched cops who are given the task of keeping a beautiful woman's (Madeleine Stowe) house under surveillance, as her ex-boyfriend is a thug they are trying to catch. The case becomes more complicated when Lecce becomes involved with the woman he is supposed to be observing.
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