Stakeout (1987 film)

Stakeout
Theatrical release poster by Steven Chorney
Directed byJohn Badham
Written byJim Kouf
Produced byJim Kouf
Cathleen Summers
Starring
CinematographyJohn Seale
Edited byMichael Ripps
Tom Rolf
Music byArthur B. Rubinstein
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • August 5, 1987 (1987-08-05)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "Stakeout (1987)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 18, 2021.