STAKEOUT (DVD/1.85 ANAMORPHIC/5.1) DVD

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, All Movie Guide

Cast Richard Dreyfuss as Chris Lecce Emilio Estevez as Bill Riemers Madeleine Stowe as Maria McGuire Aidan Quinn as Richard "Stick" Montgomery Dan Lauria as Phil Coldshank Forest Whitaker as Jack Pismo Ian Tracey as Caylor Reese Earl Billings as Capt. Giles Jackson Davies as FBI Agent Lusk

Crew Michael Ritter - Art Director Richard Hudolin - Art Director Mike Fenton - Casting Judy Taylor - Casting Sid Kozak - Casting Jane Feinberg - Casting Mary Vogt - Costume Designer Rob Cowan - First Assistant Director John Badham - Director Michael Ripps - Editor Tom Rolf - Editor John Badham - Executive Producer Arthur B. Rubinstein - Composer (Music Score) Philip Harrison - Production Designer John Seale - Cinematographer John Badham - Producer M. James Kouf Jr. - Producer Cathleen Summers - Producer Gregg Champion - Producer Lesley Beale - Set Designer Rose Marie McSherry - Set Designer Larry Sutton - Sound/Sound Designer Gregg Champion - Supervisor/Manager M. James Kouf Jr. - Screenwriter

Stakeout
This 1987 oddball buddy flick was a commercial success thanks in part to its loose, hammy cast and its peeping Tom sensibility. Although certainly not of Rear Window's caliber, the film borrows from the Hitchcock classic's central premise of invading a stranger's private life. Director John Badham gives the concept a sleazy spin that generally adds to the overall comedic mood of the film, while Richard Dreyfus and Emilio Estevez make for an upbeat pair of clowns, espousing homoerotic humor and all manner of comic pranks and hijinks. Aidan Quinn is convincing as an escaped convict and Forrest Whitaker also lends support with a brief appearance. Badham uses the bleak, overcast city of Seattle as the story's backdrop, eliciting a surprisingly subtle mood for the farcical action-comedy. Stakeout was a big enough hit at the box office to produce a sequel of much lower quality. ~ Mike DiBella, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16×9 TVs DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 117 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Titles/Prison Break [9:23] 2. Fish Fight [5:57] 3. Reassigned [16:33] 4. Illegal Procedure [7:18] 5. A Nice Guy [4:40] 6. Blowing His Cover [11:04] 7. Bill [10:47] 8. "It's Never Over 'Til It's Over" [15:47] 9. Parole Violation [1:16] 10. Always in Trouble/End Credits [11:18]