Starsky & Hutch (film) 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. In the 1970s, detectives David Starsky and Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson work for the Bay City Police Department. Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a loud, macho acting cop who loves his Ford Gran Torino, and recklessly pursues people for minor offenses, while Hutchinson (Owen Wilson), is a cool easy-going cop,
Todd Phillips they were paid to re-enact their activities. It was never proven either way. His third documentary film "Bittersweet Motel" centered on the jam band Phish, covering its summer and fall 1997 tours, plus footage from their 1998 spring tour of Europe. It ends at The Great Went, a two-day festival held in upstate Maine which attracted 70,000 people. While at Sundance with "Frat House", Phillips met director-producer Ivan Reitman who led Phillips into writing and directing his comedy films, "Road Trip" and "Old School", for Reitman's Montecito Picture Company. Phillips also wrote and directed the 2004 film "Starsky & Hutch"