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| Great sketched poster, not enough of 'em these days. Arms are a little hairy though! |
In 7 words or less: 80s cops perv on a lady.
What's it all About? Two buddy cop, 80s fun timers are assigned to stake out the house of a recently escaped convicts ex-girlfriend. At first it seems like a shitty assignment but after some hilarious, gratuitous voyeuring, Chris (Richard Dreyfuss) begins to fall for the lady in question.
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| "I can almost see her norks!" |
Best bits? This used to be a classic VHS I'd throw on back in the day and I'm pleased to say it still stands up. Dreyfuss and Estevez bounce off each other wonderfully and play the 'old cop, young cop' number note perfect. Lots of great dialogue being chucked around, I particularly like the scene where they're doing famous film quotes and Dreyfuss acts befuddled when Estevez throws "This is no boating accident." at him. Wink!
This film is just good old 80s fun. It moves along at a great pace, has a little action, some nice laughs, odd amounts of nudity, it's perfect material for a skiving off of school/work day.
Did it make you think thoughts? Fond nostalgic ones mostly. I've also recently started to notice the gargantuan font size of 80s opening and closing credits, I might go on a mission to find the top 10 largest film fonts used for this glorious, indulgent decade. Stakeout didn't disappoint.
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| Who's movie is it again? |
Would you watch it again? Yeah, it's been way too long. It'll probably get added to my biyearly rotation.
Rating (out of 100%): 74% If you haven't already, I definitely recommend 'staking out' this particular joint (film).
