
Stakeout(1987)
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.


“They're on the look out for thrills, action and adventure.”
A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.

Richard Dreyfuss
Det. Chris Lecce

Emilio Estevez
Det. Bill Reimers

Rosie O'Donnell
A.D.A. Gina Garrett

Dennis Farina
Brian O'Hara

Miguel Ferrer
Tony Castellano

Cathy Moriarty
Luella Delano

Marcia Strassman
Pam O'Hara

Dan Lauria
Capt. Phil Coldshank

Madeleine Stowe
Maria McGuire (uncredited)

Frank C. Turner
Unlucky
Another Stakeout is a comedy, crime, action film released in 1993 exploring themes of gangster, staatsanwältin, cop, stakeout, police stakeout. Directed by John Badham, it stars Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell. A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.
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