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Actors: Richard Dreyfus, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Stakeout |
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When a convicted killer, Montgomery, escapes from prison the FBI begins a manhunt.
Two Seattle detectives, Chris and Bill, are charged with staking out the home of Maria, Montgomery's ex-girlfriend.
To bug Maria's phone, Chris poses as a telephone repairman. But, he becomes friends with her, they begin dating and fall in love.
Meanwhile, during a high-speed chase, Montgomery and his cousin crash their car into a river and are presumed dead.
With the case closed, Chris and Bill pack up their gear and Chris is forced to tell Maria the truth. After which she is furious with him. He goes to talk to her and finds Montgomery in her house. Montgomery holds them at gun point.
Bill tries to intervein, but he's taken hostage too.
Montgomery takes them with him to the mill to meet his partner on a boat.
Before Montgomery can kill them, Chris and Bill fight back. Bill climbs aboard the boat and fights with the other guy, knocking him overboard where he drowns; Chris fights with Montgomery and is able to get his gun and kill him. Maria forgives Chris and they profess their love.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Emilio Estevez and Richard Dreyfus play two Seattle police detectives. A man escaped from a prison. His old girlfriend is living in Seattle. This is Maria played by Madeleine Stowe. The FBI is short on manpower so it wants the Seattle PD to stakeout her apartment in hopes that the con will show up. They rent the apartment building across the street and set up cameras. Dreyfus poses as a phone repairman and gets inside the house and bugs her phones. One contact is all it takes, and "Bill" finds himself enamored by her. He finds excuses to bump into her and even goes out to dinner with her. His partner constantly has to remind him they are supposed to be watching out for the bad guy. He eventually shows up and they are all in trouble.
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Stakeout |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 25%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 45%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
Criminal enemy is...
- known killer
- thief/con-artist
If this is a criminal POV story...
- bad criminals on the run
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?
- brunette (Brown)
- white
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- full of laughter
How many deaths in film?
- 2
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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