Starsky & Hutch
Short description
Two mismatched undercover detectives in Bay City, California, are forced to work together. David Starsky is intense and obsessive about the job, while Ken Hutchinson is relaxed and quick to improvise. Their captain pairs them despite their differences, and the new partners take on a case involving a wealthy businessman, Reese Feldman. From a street informant, Huggy Bear, and with help from three cheerleaders, they try to build a case against a man who seems untouchable. The film is a comedic take on the 1970s television series of the same name and is set in that decade.
Todd Phillips directed the film, following Road Trip and Old School, and he also wrote the screenplay with John O'Brien and Scot Armstrong. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson play the two leads, with Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear, Vince Vaughn as Reese Feldman, Fred Williamson as Captain Doby and Juliette Lewis as Kitty. It was made for about 60 million dollars and earned around 170 million worldwide, a solid return.
On IMDb, the film holds 6.1 out of 10 from roughly 161,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 5.8 from about 2,600 votes. A critics' rating of 6 out of 10 across 192 reviews is close to the audience scores. The vote counts show far more activity on IMDb than on TMDB, but both audiences and critics received the film with similar, moderate reactions.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the end of the film, Starsky and Hutch meet people who strongly resemble themselves, but older. These are the original Starsky and Hutch from the television series of the same name.
- The film ends with the song "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith.
- The scene in the biker bar, where Hutch introduces himself as "Kansas" and "Toto", was taken from the film "Easy Rider" (1969). The song "The Weight" by The Band at the beginning of the scene is also from that film.
- In the cafe scene, the police tease Ben Stiller and compare him to Mel Gibson's character in "Lethal Weapon" (1987). "Lethal Weapon" came out in 1987, while "Starsky & Hutch" (2004) depicts events from the 70s, meaning no one could have seen "Lethal Weapon" yet.
- When Starsky performs a police turn across a double yellow line, numerous tire marks from previous turns are already visible on the asphalt.
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