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Starsky & Hutch (2004)

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Reviews Counted:181

Fresh:114

Rotten:67

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson enliven a comedy comprising mostly of sight gags.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Detective David Starsky (BEN STILLER) is the most dedicated undercover cop working the mean streets of Bay City, California. Maniacally devoted to his job, when he's on duty no crime goes... Detective David Starsky (BEN STILLER) is the most dedicated undercover cop working the mean streets of Bay City, California. Maniacally devoted to his job, when he's on duty no crime goes unpunished - and he's always on duty. And that's a good thing, because he has some metaphorically big shoes to fill: his mother was a legend on the force, one of the best cops in the history of Bay City. But while his mom stuck with the same partner throughout her entire career, due to his extremely zealous brand of police work, Starsky burns through partners faster than his beloved Gran Torino goes through spark plugs. Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (OWEN WILSON) is having career issues of his own - he's a good cop, but his hazardously laidback personality and desire for a quick buck don't always get the job done. He has excellent instincts, he just needs a little bit of focus to keep him on the admittedly less profitable side of the law. Exasperated Bay City Police Captain Dobey (FRED WILLIAMSON) has found the perfect solution for two of his biggest problems: pair up Starsky and Hutch and put them out on the streets. As soon as the two mismatched crime fighters unhappily begin their first day on the beat as a team, a "floater" turns up on the Bay City coastline. With the help of Hutch's dynamite, street-savvy informant Huggy Bear (SNOOP DOGG), the two begin to unravel the mysterious murder case. Investigating their first clue, the boys meet Staci (CARMEN ELECTRA) and Holly (AMY SMART), Bay City Cheerleaders who are more than eager to help - in any way they can. All signs seem to point at wealthy businessman Reese Feldman (VINCE VAUGHN), but Starsky and Hutch just can't seem to make a case against him. Unbeknownst to them, Feldman has cooked up a plan to foil the DEA and is plotting the biggest and most lucrative drug deal of his career. The unlikely duo will use their canniest undercover skills, hardcore street smarts and striking good looks to solve the crime and make sure the criminal does the time. Because, as David Starsky says, "In Bay City, when you cross the line, your n*ts are mine." Warner Bros. Pictures and Dimension Films present a Riche-Ludwig/Weed Road/Red Hour production of a Todd Phillips movie, Starsky & Hutch, starring BEN STILLER and OWEN WILSON. Directed by TODD PHILLIPS, the film also stars VINCE VAUGHN, JULIETTE LEWIS and SNOOP DOGG. Screenplay by JOHN O'BRIEN and TODD PHILLIPS & SCOT ARMSTRONG. Story by STEVIE LONG and JOHN O'BRIEN. Based on characters created by WILLIAM BLINN. The film is produced by WILLIAM BLINN, STUART CORNFELD, AKIVA GOLDSMAN, TONY LUDWIG and ALAN RICHE. The film is executive produced by GILBERT ADLER. The director of photography is BARRY PETERSON and EDWARD VERREAUX is the production designer. The film is edited by LESLIE JONES. Music by THEODORE SHAPIRO. Starsky & Hutch will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and internationally by Dimension Films. This film was given a rating of "PG-13" by the MPAA for "drug content, sexual situations, partial nudity, language and some violence." [More]

Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Snoop Doggy Dogg

Director: Todd Phillips

Director: Todd Phillips
Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong, Todd Phillips, John O'Brien
Story: Stevie Long, John O'Brien
Producer: William Blinn, Stuart Cornfeld, Akiva Goldsman, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Though Stiller and Wilson may be today's most overexposed actors, they have infectious chemistry here.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
03/04/04
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today

Starsky & Hutch might seem funnier if the Naked Gun movies hadn't already parodied cop show cliches or if the writers had bothered to go beyond the hey-wouldn't- it-be- funny-if conversation and invented some things that actually are funny.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/04/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Much like the big-screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels, Starksy & Hutch manages to play its cheeseball aspects with a perfect balance of sincerity and irony, cleverness and idiocy.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
03/04/04
Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Works in large part due to the chemistry between Stiller and Wilson.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
03/04/04
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

Serious fans of the old show may rightly feel one of their favorite childhood dreams has been violated. Those with no emotional investment, however, will probably find it an enjoyably absurd, if instantly forgettable, satire of '70s TV-cop extravagances.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
03/04/04
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Starsky & Hutch performs the miracle of making fun from -- rather than of -- one of its most popular cop shows.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
03/04/04
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News

Diverting retread.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
03/04/04
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

...Stiller and Wilson's opposing approaches to comedy are perfectly paralleled in their casting here and the 70's come alive again via fondue, AMC Pacers and Barry Manilow.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
03/04/04
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Being a period piece hardly excuses Starsky & Hutch from being a cliche-ridden, uncharming and tiresome exercise in recycled humor.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
03/04/04
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

The big-screen adaptation of the 1970's television cop show Starsky & Hutch has a crafty, can-you-dig-it? spirit.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/04/04
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
New York Times
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Genuine affection for the original and just the right touch of snarky post-modernism.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
03/04/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Even though his role is small, Will Ferrell alone makes it worth a viewing.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
03/04/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

An affectionate satire of the late-'70s action series, it retains an agreeable small-screen modesty.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
03/04/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

This 'Why bother?' spinoff of the '70s undercover cop show is little more than a 99-minute shtickfest built around something resembling a plot.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
03/04/04
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News

It will warm your funny bone if given half a chance.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
03/04/04
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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Although fans of the original might enjoy watching the characters return, the movie often goes for cheap laughs with little payoff.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
03/04/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

Fun but forgettable, it's Stiller and Wilson that make Starsky & Hutch worth a trip to the cineplex.

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
03/04/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily

If a movie rises and falls solely on the basis of its laughs, it better have a lot of them. Starsky & Hutch doesn't.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/04/04
Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune

More of a spoof than a stand-alone comedy, film barely moves beyond the 70s hair and clothes, delivering a flat and not particularly funny picture. Shame.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
03/04/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Yet another based-on- a-TV-hit, oh-those- crazy-'70s dud.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
03/04/04
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
 
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