Stakeout

(1987)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 467 votes

Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance

Year: 1987

Runtime: 116 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Джон Бэдэм

Cast: Ричард Дрейфус, Эмилио Эстевес, Мэделин Стоу, Айдан Куинн, Дэн Лаурия, Форест Уитакер, Эрл Биллингс, Jackson Davies, Иэн Трейси, Denalda Williams

Plot

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

The film opens with a daring escape of a convict (Aidan Quinn) imprisoned for killing an FBI agent, then moves on to two Seattle detectives (Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez) chasing a suspect who gets away, destroying a forklift in the process, these two detectives are reassigned to a stakeout, watching the girlfriend (Madeleine Stowe) of the escaped federal prisoner. One (Richard Dreyfuss) 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.