Stakeout (1987)
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
- John Badham
- Richard Cowan
- Gregg Champion
- Rob Cowan
- Peter Dashkewytch
- Jim Kouf
Rating: 6.5/10 by 393 users
Alternative Title:
Stakeout - Die Nacht hat viele Augen (1987) - DE
Spanarna - SE
Étroite surveillance - FR
The Lookout - GB
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 56 minutes
Budget: $14,500,000
Revenue: $65,673,233
Plot Keyword: prison, police, killing, shower, seattle, washington, prison escape, murder, police chase, killer, police detective, stakeout, police stakeout, buddy cop, prisoner on the run, voyeurism, logging
"Stakeout" is a perfectly packaged film which has been expertly crafted to successfully achieve maximum results. It has been aimed directly at the commercial market and this would ordinarily mean a somewhat cynical and by-the-numbers motion picture experience with lots of money thrown at it to accommodate the noisy action sequences with very little attention being paid to the rest of it. Of course a good deal of that also applies here, although with the significant difference being a lot more attention has been paid to making this entertaining above all else. What all this amounts to on this occasion is a very engaging and well paced film with considerably more depth of character and story than you would expect and it has a fair share of humorous and perilous surprises thrown into the mix for good measure.
