Starsky & Hutch (2004)
They're the man.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Jason Bateman, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra, George Cheung, Chris Penn, Brande Roderick, Molly Sims, Matt Walsh, Har Mar Superstar, Will Ferrell, Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul
Director: Todd Phillips
Running Time: 101 minutes
US MPAA rating: N/AUK BBFC rating: 15
Action, Comedy, Crime
The seventies! Big hair, chopper bikes, corduroy, Noddy Holder, Spangles - and, of course, the mighty 'Starsky & Hutch'. At long last, having seen practically every other classic US TV show under the sun given the big screen treatment (even 'I-Spy' got a flick of its own, and hardly anyone can remember it!), it's time for quipping crime-busters David Starsky and Ken Hutchinson to take centre stage.
Where on the goggle-box we had David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser as the Bay City buddy-cops, here the reigns are passed over to Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson (though fans of the series will no doubt be delighted to hear the original stars both pop up in cameo mode to take part in the film's cheese-tastic ending).
It's an inspired piece of casting - Stiller and Wilson arrive in their roles as an already-established double-act, and the bubbling chemistry between the pair of them has a big part to play in making this project infinitely more enjoyable than so many previous attempts at revamping popular old telly progs (
It's Got: Snoop Dogg proving he's the only man who can fill Antonio Fargas' shoes as blinged-up police snitch Huggy Bear, and Vince Vaughn as a moustachioed coke-hiding crimelord.
It Needs: To have invited Fargas to join in the cameo fun.
Alternatives: I-Spy, Zoolander, Old School
Summary: A worthy homage to the TV series, this is easily the most fun movie of 2004 so far.
Review by Gary Panton
External Links
Official Web Site
Starsky & Hutch at the IMDB
Comments2 Comments |
| were you high when you saw this movie? it barely had any jokes in it at all. i really really wanted to laugh, but i couldn't find a funny part. i love wilson and stiller, and this whole thing sucked the funny right out of them. |
| Comment by:- ted | | 06 April 2004 | ip: logged |
| your an idiot, how could you say that this film wasn't funny. You're probably too stupid to understand the jokes, get an education! |
| Comment by:- Anonymous | | 04 October 2004 | ip: logged |
