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.
Acting
Rosie O'Donnell's chaotic energy weaponized against two hapless men.
Practical Effects
The houseboat set piece — peak 90s production design.
Direction
John Badham keeping this train on tracks somehow.
Director
John Badham
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
John Rubinstein
Thomas Hassrick
Sharon Maughan
Barbara Burnside
Christopher Doyle
McNamara
Sharon Schaffer
Tilghman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the sequel to 1987's Stakeout — yes, they made a sequel to Stakeout — and both films were written by Jim Kouf, who later created Grimm.
Released after Basic Instinct and before The Fugitive, this represents Hollywood's brief obsession with 'competent woman frustrates incompetent men' as comedy engine.
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