One of the best comedy films ever!!!
I watched this film for the first time in nearly 10 years and was absolutly in stitches! C'mon people, talk about this film more!
shareThis movie got me into Dreyfuss way back when it was released in 87. Its one of my faves of all time. Dreyfuss and Estevez worked so well together. The oneliners, the pranks etc. It was also beleivable. There was nothing far fetched about it. An innocent movie that is very pleasing. Even the fight scenes were good.
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I liked this movie a lot. i saw it on a tv channel like 2 months ago
shareAnother good thing about Stakeout is that the gags, pranks and the action scenes were filmed in April- June 1987, about 2 years before directors began using a new thing called CGI. Stakeout was just downright hilarious and the action scenes balance it out exceptionally well for 1987 and even for 26 years later (this film still holds up). When Stakeout was being filmed Richard Dreyfuss had a lot to prove because of his drug use in the mid to late 70's through the early 80's. ( Down and Out In Beverly Hills (86), Stand By Me (86), The Buddy System (84) etc). Luckily, he proved himself to leading man status by the time of Once Around (90). If you haven't checked it out, if you can find a copy at amazon or somewhere watch the film (Whose Life Is It Anyway? (81)). Dreyfuss was superb and should have won the Oscar for Best Actor in this 1981 film. Very underrated indeed. Estevez also was a hot item at the time with (The Outsiders (83), The Breakfast Club (85) and although a lot of people dismissed it, Wisdom (86) (Demi Moore was HOT!!). It is a shame that Hollywood can't make a film today without throwing so much CGI at you or over-the top violence and just tell a simple story like Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby (04) for example). God I miss the 80's- better music, better movies, better television choices! But like any decade, the 80's sure did have their fair share of tragedies (Challenger, Chernobyl, AIDS etc)
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