Stakeout

– Two cops are given the 'dirty' job of staking out the home of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend. Ch..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Stakeout (1987)

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 ?

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Stakeout (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

05 Aug 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Badham

Writer:

Jim Kouf

Main Actors:

Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn

Plot:

The film opens with a daring escape of a convict imprisoned for killing an FBI agent, then moves on to two Seattle detectives chasing a suspect who gets away, destroying a forklift in the process, these two detectives are reassigned to a stakeout, watching the girlfriend of the escaped federal prisoner. One falls in love with her, the escaped convict eventually catches up to her, with them actually, and in the midst of their getaway, the escaped convict learns that his woman's man is a cop, but the two detectives kill him, saving the day.

Awards:

2 wins.

Production:

Touchstone Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
69%