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I really enjoyed this movie! It's filled with laughs and excitement, and never once was I not entertained. Next to "48 Hours" I think this is one of the best buddy cop movies I have yet seen. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez make a wonderful team, with dead-on chemistry. Dreyfuss steals the show with his hilarious performance, proving he's just as talented at doing broad comedy as he is intense drama. That especially shows in the scene where he's about to walk out of Madeline Stowe's house, but doesn't want to be recognized, so he asks her to lend him a hat. The way he handled that scene was so magnificent, and there are many other farcical moments that he handled just as efficiently, and with the wrong timing and delivery those scenes could've collapsed. Estevez plays the straight man, also doing a magnificent job, and you really feel his envy when he's spying on Stowe, who's being hit on by Dreyfuss. I loved the scenes where the rival cops pulled pranks on each other. Speaking of which, Forrest Whitaker pops up in a fine early performance. And Madeline Stowe is great and sexy, as always.

Sure, the plot is quite predictable, but as I said I was always entertained, thanks to sharp writing and great performances. John Badham is a fine action director, so he kept those action scenes filled with suspense and tension. "Stakeout" is not a film that will keep your brain occupied--as a matter of fact there are some scenes that require you to check your brain at the door--but I assure you that you'll have a damn good time.

My score: 8 (out of 10)

Stakeout is one of those movies that makes you wish you owned a time machine. Not only does Stakeout capture the magic of the '80s, it also brings forth a world many of us miss, and does so in a way that not many movies of that era managed to do. What is so great about this movie is that you always feel you are part of it somehow. You are right there with Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez, almost like you are their invisible partner. That's how good those two are. You will laugh and feel the excitement until the very last minute. To me, Stakeout is a feel good machine that leaves a strong impression on anyone who misses the era it was made in.

P.S. How beautiful was Madeleine Stowe?

"Buddy Cop" movies were all the rage in the 80s, and 'Stakeout' is filled to bursting with the genre's clichés. But the fresh titular premise and charming performances by, and great chemistry between, stars Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez help to lift it above the fay and make it feel fresh. Oh, and then there's Madeline Stowe. My God, Madeline Stowe. She is just... wow. But, she also gives a really nice performance here, and she and Dreyfuss make for a strangely good screen couple.

'Stakeout' is a breezy, fun and subtly clever action/comedy (emphasis on the "comedy"). It's not groundbreaking, but it is solid entertainment for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Somewheres in between 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 'Lethal Weapon' you find this. Good cop/buddy action flick, plenty of humour, the violence is for real, the chemistry between the two leads and Stowe Just right. I enjoy the scene where she shifts her position JUST so slightly, its quite erotic, while the pranks the two cops play on each other are quite funny too.

Its fun watching how put out Estevez gets with the older guy whose clearly not acting his age.

There's nothing terribly deep here, and some of its really dated-Lethal Weapon-ish graphics, the cars, the angry black squad leader, the music(Miami Sound Machine, anyone?), etc, traditional boatchase/fight/battle to the death inside hellacious warehouse/factory finale, etc all par for the course.

But no biggies. The second one wasn't nearly as good's this one.

*** outta ****

Richard Montgomery (Aidan Quinn) makes a daring escape with the help of his cousin Caylor Reese (Ian Tracey). He killed an FBI agent and then they killed a prison guard. Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) are assigned to stakeout his old girlfriend Maria McGuire (Madeleine Stowe). Phil Coldshank (Dan Lauria) and Jack Pismo (Forest Whitaker) are the other two cops assigned the other half of the stakeout. She's suppose to be 313 lbs but instead, Chris starts falling for the beautiful McGuire.

This has some mildly funny moments. Estevez is solid as the happily married man. Dreyfuss is the one with the fun brash single guy. They have good chemistry together and it's mostly a good buddy cop movie. It's missing some bigger laughs. The guys are not necessarily comedians for that to work.

This was a success at the box office because it had a great mixture of action and humor. Usually if you can do well in those categories on the same film, you have a hit. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilo Estevez play off each other well as "stakeout" partners and Madeline Stowe looks good as something good to stake out! It's basically a lot of fun to watch.

The only complaint is the language, a big reason this was rated "R." The two male leads use an excessive amount of the Lord's name in vain, which took a lot of enjoyment out of this film for me. Without it, I could easily rate this a "9/"

It was nicely filmed and, I presume, looks good on DVD. I haven't seen it on that format.

There is something about Richard Dreyfuss that makes me think of George Clooney. I believe Clooney is one of a very few slate of actors that can make any scene work no matter how good or bad it is written. Dreyfuss is like that too. I remember a particular scene in Jaws when he brings wine over to Brody's house and Brody cracks it open and decides to drink from it. Dreyfuss tries to warn him by saying, " You might want to let that breathe.... nothing, nothing. " He takes a small scene and makes it that much more interesting by his excellent interpretations of who they are. Chris Leece is his best acting since the seventies. He is so much fun to watch and it is his relationship with Bill ( Estevez ) and the other two stakeout cops ( one of them being a very funny Forest Whitaker ) that make this film a treat to watch. Its strengths are its dialogue and acting, and although Badham directs a fast and frenzied film ( much like Beverly Hills Cop ) some of the movie just doesn't fit, especially the end where it resorts to Bruce Willis tactics and ends with explosions and death. But that aside the film excels, and it is a very funny film written by the same guy that had a hand in The Fugitive.

Here we have a film about two cops ( Dreyfuss and Estevez ) that are assigned to watch the home of the girlfriend of an escaped convict that may be on his way back to see her. Dreyfuss ends up getting a little too close to his subject and before long he ends up falling in love with her. This puts Bill in an awkward situation because not only is it against the rules and ethics, but he has to now cover for Chris during briefings with his superiors and he also has to keep the other two cops on the stakeout from finding out about Chris' involvement with their subject. The subject's name is Maria and she is played with richness by Madeline Stowe ( The General's Daughter ).

Some of the hilarity in this film lies with the two sets of cops trying to out do one another in their pranks. It seems that they have worked on stakeouts together before and it is shenanigans like leaving dog poop in the fridge and putting marker on the rims of the binoculars that add some nice comedy to the routine. Dreyfuss also has one hilarious line that had me laughing for quite some time. When they first get their description of who it is that they are watching, it describes Maria as 5'5 and 342 pounds. " 342 pounds! OHHH, she could be the house! "

The film works great as a comedy and only so so as a violent action film. I think the film would have benefitted if it stuck strictly to comedy and instead of reverting to a chase and explosions at the end, they could have written it better so that it is resolved with words and comic genius, just like the rest of the film. But overall this film is worth seeing for its hilarity.

**** One final note. Chris and Bill have movie line contests. It is a great way to pass the time and when Bill asks Chris the one line " Well this was not a boating accident. " Chris doesn't know. That is a nice touch seeing as it was Dreyfuss' Matt Hooper from Jaws that said that. That's a nice piece of inside Hollywood and it plays really well.

Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Forest Whitaker, Ian Tracey and Dan Lauria star Stakeout" (1987) providing sympathetic performances. The picture taking place on Seattle with two cops chasing a suspect who gets away. Immature and rebel police detectives Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) are on duty. They are joined by other two pesky detectives to split in staking out a home where a witness (Madeleine Stowe) lives. They're on the look out for thrills, action and adventure !. It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it!. Who Says A Little Danger Can't Be A Lot Of Fun?

¨Stakeout¨(1987) finds Dreyfuss and Estevez partenered to keep an eye on Madeleine Stowe, a reluctant witness. Misunderstandings and embarrassments far outweigh the action in this story.

Mayhem, mess and disorder emerge when the two spying detectives find themselves in a neighborhood where blending in is a hard thing to do. Dreyfuss is cuddly, cheeky, and caring as Chris Leece, an experienced policeman who should know better than to fall in love with the fiancée of an escaped convict while staking out her house. Young Emilio Estevez as Bill Reimes is hilarious and conscientious enough, but resents covering for his partner's philandering. Between Reimers' consternation and Leece's illicit courtship there are some hearty laughs of a juvenile nature . While Aidan Quinn is surprisingly thrilling in the character of a crazed killer and the bone-crushing cruelty of the opening sequence gives this bad guy an unpredictable edge. It's a deceptive ploy of John Badham's part , as the movie soon pitches into familiar car pursuit territory, where a couple of cops are establishing a prickly love/hate relationship. And newcomer Madeleine Stowe is a breath of fresh air as a gorgeous female who falls for Dreyfuss. In the sequel Madeleine Stowe reprises her character as Dreyfuss' girlfriend, she appears in the film 'uncredited', only an intermittent bit part, while the role of Maria McGuire was a lead figure in the original Stakeout (1987) movie .

Followed by an inferior sequel 6 years later the original with the same actors and ingredients as the original: Another Stakeout (1993) iin which our protagonists appear shaven, as Dreyfuss is clean shaven and Estevez has a mustache but the latter soon has to shave it off for the assignment. Along with our three protagonists, Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, -but this time minus their moustaches- and uncredited Madeleine Stowe, there's a good plethora of familiar secondaries, such as: Dennis Farina, Marcia Strassman, Cathy Moriarty, John Rubinstein, Miguel Ferrer, Sharon Maughan, Christopher Doyle, Blu Mankuma and Dan Lauria. The main difference between ¨Stakeout¨ and ¨Another stakeout¨ is the origininal had a well-constructed script , while the second one results to be a simple and inferior copy with no interest. Writer Jim Kouf reportedly had difficulty penning the storyline, surprising since there isn't much new here.

The motion picture was professionally directed by John Badham . It's all tied up in a slick, empty package by Badham's filmmaking. He's a nice director who achieved his greatest success in the 80s . He directed several hits ( Saturday night fever , Short circuit, Blue thunder, Drop zone, War games,Skateout ) , though today making TV movies( Jack Bull, Floating away ) and television episodes ( Crossing Jordan, Psych, Las Vegas, Standoff , Heroes ). 'Stakeout' rating: 6/10. An amusing and uneven film but passable and acceptable at times.

This is a forumulaic buddy movie, but it works. Madeleine Stowe is just wonderful. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez also work very well. With good supporting acting all around, this movie works, when normally I would be rolling my eyes.

Good acting and some very good one-liner writing make what could have been a bad movie (like "Another Stakeout") and enjoyable experience. I recommend it for some good-hearted fun.

Down-to-earth buddy cop action close to its best. This picture is like a cosy cross between Beverly Hills Cop and Rear Window. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez are assigned to a routine stakeout watching the house of an escaped con's ex-girlfriend, and obviously find more action than they bargained for. Everyman Dreyfuss does well in making his unlikely romance with the beautiful Madeleine Stowe believable. There's a nice, energetic chemistry between them, even if we know it's all for the cameras. Director John Badham gives the setup credibility through his unassuming, unintrusive direction style. And so does Estevez, who plays second fiddle to perfection without the need to steal any of the limelight. He enables Dreyfuss to make his unmacho, regular-guy persona plausible as a hero and a wooer of Miss Stowe. And when the inevitable Hollywood machinations fully present themselves towards the end, Aidan Quinn's almost realistic archetype performance as the convict makes them bearable if not exactly exciting.

This is kind of funny and, for the most part, enjoyable. On the surface it looks like another comic cop thriller but, really, the core of the plot couldn't be older. That is -- it goes way past "The Gay Divorcée," past the Greek or Roman from whom Shakespeare stole "A Comedy of Errors," back past the masques, winding up somewhere I would guess around Homo cromagnonsesis in Les Ezyies de Tayac. The mistaken-identity plot is framed by a bit of violence. First, Dreyfus gets into a fist fight with a perp he and Estevez are chasing (Estevez is nothing much more than a straight man in this movie) and the two combatants fall into a huge container of fish and barely escape being filleted by the Chinese workers. The second involves a shoot out between Aidan Quinn's villain and a lot of cop cars and owes a lot to the chase in "Bullitt", although done mostly for laughs. At the end there is another strictly conventional shootout and fist fight, aboard a boat, on top of rolling logs (this is Seattle), and in a timber mill which gives us a good idea of how gigantic saws are used to turn logs into planks -- and men into planks as well, given half a chance.

Quinn is excellent, but so is almost everyone else. Madeleine Stowe is drop-dead gorgeous, with or without Hispanic makeup, and she can act too. Dreyfus is very funny. He is caught in all sorts of embarrassing situations and gets a chance to display that expression of abject humiliation that he does so well. He gets a chance to do a lot of physical comedy too, running around wearing a pink sun hat, wrapped in a shawl, while pursued by the police. And when he inadvertently reveals he is spying on Stowe, during a phone call in which he warns her that her food is burning, she demands to know how he knew. He tears his eyes from the telescope and tells her, "I -- er -- I could hear is sizzling in the background." Then he turns his face to the side, wrinkled with disgust, and hisses to himself -- "Heard it SIZZLING in the background?" There are all sorts of run-ins in which she still thinks he is the phone repairman he's been pretending to be, and they're all engagingly cute.

It's not a masterpiece of comedy, and the realistic violence is out of place. But it's smoothly, professionally done. There is an icky them song, but the composer gives Stowe's scenes a bouncy fingido-sabor-Latino sound. I've seen this a couple of times and keep waiting to be bored by it but have never quite been able to get over the hump.

Missed viewing this film over the years and once I got interested, I was completely entertained. Richard Dreyfuss, (Chriss Leece), "Poseidon",'06 played a detective along with his partner, Emilio Estivez, (Bill Reimers) "Sand" 2000, who were on a stakeout of a house where beautiful Madeleine Stowe (Maria McGuire),"The General's Daughter",'99, lived. Chriss looked at Maria doing almost everything in the house and became deeply in love with her while his partner thought he was nuts. There was lots of comedy and then some very exciting scenes with great car chases and fighting hand to hand in a log cutting factory. Aidan Quinn (Stick Montogomery), "Nine Lives",05 played Maria's ex-con boyfriend and gave a great supporting role. All the actors put their heart and soul into their characters.

Det. Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Det. Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez]) get assigned to stakeout the home of Maria McGuire (Madeleine Stowe) in the hope that her recently escaped from prison ex (Aidan Quinn) shows up. The ex showing up is the least of their problems for Chris is starting to fall for Maria, and that spells trouble for everyone.

There's something about 80s action comedies that just doesn't travel well. Where once film's like Beverly Hills Cop and this John Badham directed piece were massively popular, now they seem to receive negativity from a majority of the new wave of film watchers. I don't have the answer myself, perhaps it's just one of those decades that doesn't date well? Even if that saying is beyond my own comprehension for any decade.

What ever, Stakeout is a fun and entertaining picture, yes it's a routine plot {a kind of fun Rear Window}, but the chemistry between Estevez and an on fire Dreyfuss lifts it far above being a bog standard buddy movie. Jim Kouf's screenplay has some sharp moments of comedy, notably the play off between our two main protagonists and another cop pairing played by Forest Whitaker & Dan Lauria. While Badham competently constructs the action sequences that are a staple for this kind of movie. Quinn does a nice line in psycho villainy, while Stowe is sexy and vulnerable to great effect. It's a credit to both Stowe and Dreyfuss that their coupling, in spite of the age and social differences, is believable and tender.

Nothing new here of course, but the good story is told well and acted with great comic gusto. An equally enjoyable sequel (Another Stakeout) followed in 1993. 7/10

Quite simply a good film. No more, no less. It's conventional yet very well done. Good chemistry between the two main actors makes for an entertaining film despite the fact that it is nothing special; will be done again and has been done before.

Richard Dreyfuss (Close encounters of the third kind) teams up with Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club) in this quirky enjoyable buddy crime comedy about two guys who go on a stakeout in a hope to try and track down a criminal, but a twist is in store as one falls for the girl who they are spying on.

Filled with many clichés, stakeout is able to grind out an enjoyable comedy through an intriguing front duo of Estevez and Dreyfuss.

Support is given through Madeleine Stowe in a good but stereotypical role. The acting is good fun comedy nature with very good catchphrases and some physical humour to justify the genre. Some very bizarre humour had me scratching my head but most is fun and laidback.

The plot is consistent with jokes at every corner and the two leads make the film enjoyable as one of the top buddies in recent years in the crime genre. Took a while to get going as the plot laid down the characters backgrounds and personalities and once the stakeout begins does the film liven up.

Justifying the crime genre to, viewers are given a look at what a stakeout involves, and though interesting, is some what portrayed unprofessionally, though obviously justifying the comedy genre.

It is a very laid back film with not many serious moments and the tense scenes didn't really feel tense enough.

Estevez and Dreyfus teamed up for a sequel some years later but this felt like a one story film, not for a sequel so I won't be watching the follow up.

The ending was awful in my opinion, complete convention at its very best, and I'm sorry but that outcome was very unlikely.

Took a while to get going and there are a few questionable scenes but it is enjoyable with good humour and apart from a few clichés running it is one of those of those films which you can sit down and enjoy.

I think this is one of the under-appreciated movies from the 1980s. It blends realistic action and comedy well, without taking itself too seriously. I agree with reviewers that Dreyfuss in this movie proves he was very good at comedy movies if they were written well, like this was. And Aidan Quinn is very good also (in fact, from "Desperately Seeking Susan" in 1985, to "Stakeout," to 1994's "Legends of the Fall" he has consistently given reliably good performances). For a late 1980s movie, it has aged fairly well. It's almost hard to believe that this movie came out only two years after Estevez was in "The Breakfast Club." I wish there were more movies like this that blended action and comedy as well as "Stakeout" did.

A true great 80s comedy/action. It's hard to not like this film. The chemistry between all the characters works so well and the romance works!!! I was just laughing all the way through and had a smile most of the time. Which is a key for a enjoyable good film. My only negative is the very last part, or the fight scene....it was just generic, nothing special and it lost it's sparkle which was present throughout the rest of the film. But a great watch and a great 80s Classic!

Outdated copmovie from a director who made numerous other teenager movies, a few of which were actually good. This one is NOT good. Or even funny. These male sex jokes might only be suited for teenagers and even they will have trouble laughing at these cops who are peeping into a woman´s house during a stakeout. Oops I see her naked. If you think that is funny then be my guest and start watching it.

Richard Dreyfuss made many other pictures that were way much better than this movie, which he was forced to do due to contractual obligations to the filmstudios.

I'm not going to go overboard and say this film deserves academy awards or should set the standard for cop/action movies, but this was a great little movie. Overall, it's a nice blend of action and comedy (some scenes had me laughing hysterically, and I'm not very easily amused). There's basically something for everyone who watches this film, though- comedy, action, drama, romance, suspense, etc. A well-rounded film that is definitely worth renting and a pleasant change from the standard Jerry Bruckheimer-type high-gloss crime/action movies that have been so common in recent times. Richard Dreyfuss gives a great performance but, then again, so does the whole cast. I wish they still made cop movies with the same charm as this. Recommended.