Stakeout (1987 film)

Stakeout
Theatrical release poster by Steven Chorney
Directed by	John Badham
Written by	Jim Kouf
Produced by	Jim Kouf Cathleen Summers
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Emilio Estevez
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	Michael Ripps Tom Rolf
Music by	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners II
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	August 5, 1987 (1987-08-05)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14.5 million
Box office	$65.7 million[1]

Stakeout is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn. The screenplay was written by Jim Kouf, who won a 1988 Edgar Award for his work. Although the story is set in Seattle, the film was shot in Vancouver. A sequel, Another Stakeout, followed in 1993.

The film later inspired the 1989 Malayalam-language film Vandanam and 1991 Telugu-language film Nirnayam.