Stakeout (1987)
- Starring:
- Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Badham
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Stakeout
Though John Badham's Stakeout doesn't flinch in the violence department, the film concentrates primarily on characterization. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez play a pair of Seattle detectives, assigned to capture escaped hood Aidan Quinn. The twosome spends much of the film on stakeout in a lonely, deserted house; the object of their scrutiny is Madeline Stowe, Quinn's former girlfriend. Pretending to be a telephone repairman, Dreyfuss plants a bug in Stowe's apartment--thereby inaugurating a romance that compromises the detective's objectivity. In the climax, Quinn gets the upper hand--at least until the fists start flying. Perfect as it stood, Stakeout didn't need to be elaborated upon with a sequel, but Another Stakeout was produced all the same. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 117 mins
Complete Cast of Stakeout
- Richard Dreyfuss - Chris Lecce
- Madeleine Stowe - Maria McGuire
- Dan Lauria - Phil Coldshank
- Ian Tracey - Caylor Reese
- Jackson Davies - FBI Agent Lusk
- Jan Speck - Kelly McDonald
- Mike Fenton
- Sid Kozak
- J.J. Makaro - B.C
- Elizabeth Bracco - Bar Waitress
- Beatrice Boepple - Carol Reimers
- Tony Pantages - Tony Harmon
- Kim Kondrashoff - Billy Steeks
- Blu Mankuma - 2nd Paramedic
- Lloyd Berry - Gas Station Attendant
- Emilio Estevez - Bill Riemers
- Aidan Quinn - Richard "Stick" Montgomery
- Forest Whitaker - Jack Pismo
- Earl Billings - Capt. Giles
- Scott Andersen - Reynaldo McGuire
- Jane Feinberg
- Judy Taylor
- David Brass - Cafe Waiter
- Don S. Davis - Prison Gate Guard
- Denalda Williams - Farol Bernie
- Roger Dean - Prison First Guard
- Lossen Chambers - Supermarket Cashier
- Don Mackay - Prison Officer
- Gary Hetherington - Prison Doctor
- Director(s):
- John Badham
- Writer(s):
- M. James Kouf Jr.
- Producer(s):
- M. James Kouf Jr., Cathleen Summers, John Badham
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Adult Language, Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
- 1987 - Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Best Screenplay
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