Stakeout Page #2

Synopsis: The film opens with a daring escape of a convict imprisoned for killing an FBI agent, then moves on to two Seattle detectives chasing a suspect who gets away, destroying a forklift in the process, these two detectives are reassigned to a stakeout, watching the girlfriend of the escaped federal prisoner. One falls in love with her, the escaped convict eventually catches up to her, with them actually, and in the midst of their getaway, the escaped convict learns that his woman's man is a cop, but the two detectives kill him, saving the day.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): John Badham
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
1987
117 min
683 Views


- What an a**hole.|- Definitely.

Hey! Hey! I don't want to hear|that kind of crap.

And I don't want to hear that|someone else heard it either, got it?

Now, this is a 24-hour surveillance.|Jack and Phil will take the day shift.

- Chris and Bill the nights. Same routine as last time.|- Aw,Jesus.

- Something bothering you, Mr Coldshank?|- No, no.

Don't bullshit me.|What's on your so-called mind?

Well, if it's all the same to you, sir, uh, I'd|just as soon not be on a stake-out with them again.

- Hear, hear, sir.|- Why?

- Why?|- Yeah. Why?

- Chris and Bill are slobs, sir. No, no. No, no, no.|- The worst. The worst.

The last stake-out that Jack and I were on with|them, they never once cleaned up after themselves.

- I mean, look at them. Smell them.|- Lick my left one, buddy.

- You left cigar butts all over the place.|- Oh, please.

- You guys never once changed the toilet paper. What, you don't wipe yourself?|- You are disgusting.

- You are filth.|- Hey, what about his dog?

- He let his dog piss all over the carpet.|- Hey, that's a goddam lie!

Come on, come on, come on, come on! Don't|blame it on the dog. Phil did all the pissing.

- How'd you like me to piss on you? -|Sit down! - You see this? - Sit down!

- Think I broke my zipper.|- That's enough.

Now, this is not an invitation|to a prom, boys.

I don't give a sh*t|if you don't like the date.

Now, you gentlemen are going to watch this broad|until the fat lady sings or I say different.

And if you f*** this up,|I'm gonna take your nuts...

and tie 'em in a knot|and run 'em through my shredder.

- Captain?|- Yeah?

- Phil doesn't have any nuts, sir.|- Get out. Get out. Get out.

Downwind, please. Please.

All right, that's hers.

And we're there.

Home, sweet home.

I don't know. I just hope|the place has got some heat.

- Carol's okay with all this, isn't she?|- Yeah.

Bonnie's gonna kill me if she ever finds out|we're gonna be here for a couple of weeks.

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho|It's off to work we go

Oh, God.

Lucy!|You got some explaining to do.

Very attractive. Yeah.|I think Jason lives here.

- What a nightmare.|- Really.

What the hell did we do|to deserve this?

I think it was that stripper|we sent to the captain on his birthday.

I told you we should have|sent the woman.

Yeah, I think you're right.|I screwed up.

- Hello?|- Hello, baby.

- Hi. Where are you?|- Well, right now, I am freezing my butt off...

staring through a telescope|at a house on Speck Road.

Didn't anyone ever tell you|that's against the law?

- Yeah, right.|- No personal calls, no personal calls.

Chris and I got a stake-out,|the night shift.

That does it. I'm crossing|the captain off the Christmas list.

Yeah.

- Uh, Chris says hi.|- That's nice.

- So how long is this one supposed to take?|- Couple of weeks.

A couple of weeks? Jeffrey will be|full grown next time you see him.

Yeah, I know.|I hope he remembers me.

All right, listen, I gotta go, okay?|All right, I love you.

- I love you too.|- Be good. Bye.

Bye-bye.

Pizza.

I think we're in luck.

We got every room covered,|except the bathroom.

- Hey, you know, maybe you should call Bonnie.|- She'll only yell. I'm not in the mood.

- Well, I can call her. You want me to call?|- No, no, no. That's okay. I- I can call her.

I can take care of my own love life,|thank you very much. Get away. Get away.

She's probably in bed|with some other guy.

- Poor bastard.|- Poor bastard.

- So, who we watching anyway?|- Uh, Miss Maria Guadalupe-

- Guadalupe.|- McGuire.

Irish-Mexican. A waitress going to night|school, but apparently not this quarter.

She drives a 1980 Volkswagen.|Lives alone.

- Nothing.|- Long, brown hair. Brown eyes.

- Five-foot-six. Too tall.|- Too tall. For us anyway.

Oh, and the moment|we've all been waiting for-

313 pounds.

313 pounds?|Let me see that.

- I would imagine that's fully clothed.|- Oh, my God!

Oh, she could be the house.|This is disgusting.

I hate this job.

- "They're dustin' off the hot seat for me. "|- On the Waterfront.

- Who said it?|- Um, Lee J. Cobb.

All right, uh, 16th president|of the United States?

- Uh, I don't know.|- I'll give you a hint.

- Abe Lincoln.|- Right, right.

Okay, okay, what movie?|What movie? Um-

"Well, this was not|a boating accident. "

- I don't know.|- Oh, you're hopeless.

- Fifteenth president of the United States?|- Um, I don't know. Fillmore?

Buchanan.|Give me another one.

- 1980 Volkswagen, right?|- Right.

The rock's in the sock.|We got some movement, buddy.

This is Guadalupe?

Turn around.

I think she's gone on a diet.

- Are you gonna shoot pictures or draw some from memory?|- Right, right, right, right, right, right.

Excuse me. Pardon me. Excuse me. Pardon me, pardon|me. Excuse me. My fault. There you go. There you go.

God, she's cute.

- It's 2:
30.|- Better make some notes.

She's, uh, walking into the kitchen.

- Now she's walking across the room.|- Where's she goin'?

Looks to be the bedroom.

- What's she doin'?|- Uh, looks like, uh-

Like what?

Like she's undressing.

My God!

Oh, wow. Oh, yeah.|Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

- No, no, no. No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!|- No! No! No! No! No!

- "To protect and to serve. "|- Oh, oh, oh, I love my job so much.

Jack,Jack.|Winston, take a break.

- Good dog. You like that?|- What? You teach him that?

- That's good. That's good.|- Yesterday. Yesterday. Yeah.

Oh, sh-|Will you stop that?

Such a kid sometimes.

Oh, yeah. Finally.

She came in at 2:30 in the morning.|She hasn't been up since. Goodbye.

Just replace what you steal,|all right?

What a dump.

- Looks like your place, huh, Phil?|- Funny.

- Watch Winston, will ya? I'm gonna go take a break.|- All right.

- It's started.|- Cute.

Very cute! Amateurs.

Are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me?

- Yeah?|- So, the answer to the quiz...

why didn't Bonnie answer the phone|is that she's moved out.

Do you know what time it is?

Yeah, I know what time it is. What do|you want to do, go back to sleep?

I already tried that.|It's too goddam light.

Well, then pull the shades.

I can't.|She took 'em.

She took the shades?

She paid for 'em.

Sorry I didn't get the phone.

All right, what do you want me to do?|Let you go back to sleep?

Um, no, no.

Look, there's nothing you can|do about it right now anyway.

- Did you crack the seal yet?|- Nope.

- Well, then, put it back.|- Okay, Dad.

Oh, oh, good news.|We, uh- We get the phone bug tonight.

Yippee.|Kiss Carol for me.

Lower. Goodbye.

- How's Chris?|- Okay.

- And how are you?|- I'm tired.

- Tired?|- Hmm. Not that tired.

I was lookin'over your shoulder

You were next to me, oh

You ever think about|what happens after you die?

After I die? Yeah.

You know what's gonna happen?|I'm gonna be reincarnated...

as a judge.

All right, forget it.|Bad topic.

So, I want to get paid, right?|Figure she still has your money?

- Oh, I know she's still got my money.|- How do you know? You haven't seen her in a year and a half.

Because she doesn't even know|she's got it.

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Jim Kouf

Jim Kouf (born July 24, 1951) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on Stakeout (1987). more…

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