Another Stakeout

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Another Stakeout
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by John Badham
Written by Jim Kouf
Produced byLynn Bigelow
Jim Kouf
Cathleen Summers
Starring
Cinematography Roy H. Wagner
Edited by Frank Morriss
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • July 23, 1993 (1993-07-23)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$30 million (worldwide) [1]

Another Stakeout is a 1993 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, and Rosie O'Donnell. It is a sequel to the 1987 film, Stakeout . Unlike its predecessor, the film was neither a critical nor a commercial success.

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Plot

Luella Delano (Cathy Moriarty), a witness against the Mafia, is being hidden in the desert until the trial. A hitman blows up the house using a sewage removal truck to pump gas under it. The violent attempt against her kills her husband, several of her guards and she disappears.

Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez), after an undercover detail goes wrong (the man who has been killing homeless people gets shot with Chris's gun), are called upon to stake out the lakeside home where Luella is believed to be.

Unlike their earlier stakeout, this time they are accompanied by assistant DA Gina Garrett (Rosie O'Donnell) and her pet rottweiler 'Archie'. Their cover is husband, wife, and son.

When Chris arrives home, his girlfriend Maria (Madeleine Stowe) is kicking him out, as he will not marry her, although they have been together for six years. Chris does not want to, as his family has the worst track record in marriage, including his own divorce.

However, he, Bill, and Gina must continue with their stakeout of Brian and Pam O'Hara to make sure Luella is safe. The trio are given use of a red convertible and a judge's summer house next to the O'Haras' as cover.

The trio meet the couple upon arrival, as Archie chases a cat onto their property. Bill sends Gina for a run after Brian the next morning. When all three are not watching, the O'Haras leave the house. Bill sneaks in to bug the place, but has to abort the mission.

Gina invites them to their house that night for a dinner party so Bill can plant several bugs around theirs. She and Chris freak out the couple by acting odd. Then things take a turn for the worse when Bill is knocked unconscious after being mistaken for a hit man.

Luana has subdued Bill, not knowing he is there to protect her. Her friends, the O'Haras find her with the bound, gagged and hooded man, who she insists they must kill. As she is about to shoot him at the end of the pier, he flips off it, freeing himself.

Gina and Chris appear, subduing Luana. In custody, she asks to talk to the O'Haras in person. Chris and Bill are packing up to leave when they spot Tony the hitman. Hurrying to warn them in the other house, there they are initially shot at as Luella insists it is they who are the hitmen.

Tony kills the corrupt District Attorney for his interference. Then he takes Gina hostage, despite Chris and Bill having their guns drawn. While walking Gina at gunpoint past the pool in pursuit of Luella, Tony is attacked by Archie for threatening Gina and they both fall into the pool. He shoots at Luella but hits Gina in the shoulder instead, then gets shot and killed by Chris and Bill.

Both Chris and Bill are congratulated as heroes by the FBI, Luella and Gina. Chris returns to his apartment to call Maria, but she is already there. He proposes and she accepts, while Bill watches through binoculars from the car.

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Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 16% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 4.48/10. [2] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. [3]

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three stars in his review, the same as his rating for the first film, describing it as "chewing gum for the mind. This one holds its flavor better than most." [4] [5] Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Another Stakeout (MPAA rated PG-13, for two comic-action violence scenes) is neither the best nor worst of a bloated lot of unimaginative sequels. It's pretty much what it's [sic] title suggests: another stakeout, another sequel. Another day, another dollar." [6]

Box office

The sequel debuted at number 9 at the US box office with $5.4 million in its opening weekend. [7] It eventually grossed just $20.2 million in the United States and Canada and $9.4 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $29.6 million, [1] less than its $30 million budget.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Top 100 grossers worldwide, '93-94". Variety . October 17, 1994. p. M-56.
  2. ↑ "Another Stakeout (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes .
  3. ↑ "Find CinemaScore" (Type "No Way Out" in the search box). CinemaScore . Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Another Stakeout movie review (1993) | Roger Ebert".
  5. ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Another Stakeout movie review (1993)". Chicago Sun-Times .
  6. ↑ Wilmington, Michael (1993-07-23). "MOVIE REVIEW : Same Old Shtick in 'Stakeout'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  7. ↑ Fox, David J. (1993-07-27). "Weekend Box Office : 'Poetic' Finds Its Place in Line". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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