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Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Another Stakeout |
The story begins in Las Vegas, where a woman witnesses a horrible mafia crime. She is placed into protective custody, but then disappears. She is tracked to Seattle, where Seattle PD places two detectives on her trail, played by Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez. Rosie O'Donnell plays the local prosecutor who needs them to hunt down the witness. They stakeout a couple's home on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, where they think the witness is heading. The three will have difficulty pulling it off without blowing their cover.
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Another Stakeout |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- bodyguarding VIP
Criminal enemy is...
- Mafia conflict
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
- Southwest
Island?
Yes
Island:
- on vacation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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