Starsky & Hutch (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Todd Phillips |
| Produced by |
William Blinn Stuart Cornfeld Akiva Goldsman Tony Ludwig Alan Riche |
| Screenplay by | John O'Brien Todd Phillips Scot Armstrong |
| Story by | Stevie Long John O'Brien |
| Based on | Characters by William Blinn |
| Starring |
Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Vince Vaughn Juliette Lewis Fred Williamson Jason Bateman Chris Penn Carmen Electra Amy Smart Brande Roderick Snoop Dogg |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Barry Peterson |
| Edited by | Leslie Jones |
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| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. Pictures Dimension Films |
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Release date
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March 5, 2004 |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $170,268,750 |
Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 American crime-action buddy cop comedy film directed by Todd Phillips. The film stars Ben Stiller as David Starsky and Owen Wilson as Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and is a film adaptation of the original television series of the same name from the 1970s.
Two streetwise undercover cops in the fictional city of Bay City, California in the 1970s, bust drug criminals with the help of underworld boss, Huggy Bear. The film functions as a sort of prequel to the TV series, as it portrays when Starsky was first partnered with Hutchinson. The film also switches the personalities of the title characters. While in the TV show, Starsky was curious and streetwise, and Hutch was by-the-book, in the film, Starsky is the serious cop, and Hutch is laid-back. There are four Frat Pack members in this film, although not all are in major roles.
The exterior of the Metropolitan Courthouse at 1945 S. Hill St. in Los Angeles was used as the Bay City Police Headquarters.
The movie takes place in the 1970s. The story centers around two cops who work for the Bay City Police Department. Detective David Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a loud, macho acting cop who loves his Ford Gran Torino, and recklessly pursues people for minor offenses, and Detective Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson (Owen Wilson), is a cool easy-going cop, who sometimes actually works alongside criminals, claiming to be undercover, to investigate their activity. The two cops are made partners, almost as punishment for their recent shenanigans. Meanwhile, Jewish-American drug kingpin, Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), and his partner-in-crime, Kevin (Jason Bateman), are planning to bring in a shipment of drugs worth millions of dollars. They have developed a new type of cocaine which is untraceable in scent and taste. When Feldman finds out that one of his drug pushers failed a drug transport operation, he kills him and leaves the body in the ocean.
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