Starsky & Hutch

"They're the man."

2004 1h 41m EN

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5.8

MID

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63%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.1

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 2,598🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 160,748

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Synopsis

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Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.

“They're the man.”

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Cast

Ben Stiller
David Starsky
Owen Wilson
Ken Hutchinson
Snoop Dogg
Huggy Bear
Vince Vaughn
Reese Feldman
Fred Williamson
Captain Doby
Juliette Lewis
Kitty
Jason Bateman
Kevin
Amy Smart
Holly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Todd Phillips
Writers: John O'Brien, Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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CAST

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251+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Todd Phillips, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Leslie Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson and Snoop Dogg carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Todd Phillips directs. Barry Peterson behind the camera. Theodore Shapiro scores. Leslie Jones cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
4251+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Todd Phillips, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Leslie Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson and Snoop Dogg carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They're the man.".
10IMDB entry: tt0335438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "california", "undercover", "drug trafficking", "1970s".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.