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Aug 5, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 5 1987 – Stakeout Premiered In Theaters.

On this day August 5 1987, Stakeout premiered in theaters, blending action, suspense, and comedy into one of the surprise hits of the summer. Directed by John Badham, the film starred Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as two Seattle detectives assigned to monitor the ex girlfriend of an escaped convict, only for one of them to fall for the woman they are secretly watching.

The movie balanced tense police work with...

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