Episode 286 - Stakeout
About this episode
The episode discusses the buddy cop action movie 'Stakeout' and its elements, including the director's influence and the film's unique blend of genres.
In this episode of the show we are continuing our July chats about buddy cop action movies from the 80s with Stakeout . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about John Badham as a journeyman director whose success was tied to the quality of the script, Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as a pair of cops who differ only a little and the concept of Rear Window meeting a rom-com as a vehicle for a successful blockbuster. We also talk about Dreyfuss not recognizing a line from Jaws , the practicality of doing pranks while undercover, the importance of establishing a solid villain and the film's divisive ending in a sawmill. Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more! Follow us on Twitter (…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Topics covered
- buddy cop movies
- 80s cinema
- film analysis
- action comedy
- director discussion
- blockbuster films
Keywords
- Stakeout
- buddy cop
- 80s movies
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Emilio Estevez
- film review
- action comedy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Stakeout, Jaws, Rear Window
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