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NIGHTHAWKS (1981) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| New York cop Deke DaSilva loves his job on the decoy squad so much he has several times forgone promotion. So when he and his partner, Matthew Fox, are assigned to a new anti-terrorist unit he is pretty hostile to the idea. The unit is run by a British expert who suspects a major terrorist is in time. His message is shoot to kill, which makes DeSilva even more unhappier. But when bombs start going off, he thinks again. |
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| Sylvester Stallone (Deke DaSilva), Billy Dee Williams (Matthew Fox), Lindsay Wagner (Irene), Persis Kham-batta (Shakka), Nigel Davenport (Peter Hartman), Rutger Hauer (Wulfgar), Hilary Thompson (Pam), Joe Spinell (Lt. Munafo), Walter Matthau (Commissioner), E. Brian Dean (Sgt.), Cesar Cordova (Puerto Rican Proprietor), Charles Duval (Dr. Ghiselin), Tony Munafo (Big Mike), Howard Stein (Disco Manager), Tawn Christian (Disco Hostess), Luke Reilly (Conductor), Jamie Gillis (Designer), Yvette Hawkins (Mrs. Ntembwe), Einar Perry Scott (Mr. Sostrom), Erle Bjornstad (Mrs. Sostrom), Jacques Roux (French Ambassador), Clebert Ford (Nigerian Ambassador), Eivind Harum (Swedish Ambassador), Obaka Adedyunyo Mr. Ntembwe), Corine Lorain (Suzanne Marigny), Jean-Pierre Stewart (Rene Marigny), Thomas Rosales Jr., John Shamsul Alam, Jose Santana (Rippers), Patrick Fox (Reporter), Catherine Mary Stewart (Salesgirl). |
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ONE MAN CAN BRING THE WORLD TO ITS KNEES AND ONLY ONE MAN CAN STOP HIM. |
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FACTS |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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RELEASE DATE: April 10th, 1981 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: May 11th, 2004 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $2.5 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $14.9 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: January 1980 -- March 1980
- The IND Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in Brooklyn was used for both the 57th St. and 42nd St. subway station scenes. The train, consisting of retired equipment, operated on one of the unused outer tracks.
- The 63rd St. tunnel, then under construction, was used in the underground chase sequence.
- When the original director, Gary Nelson, left the project, Bruce Malmuth took over the production. When he couldn't make it on his first day to shoot the train scene, Sylvester Stallone directed the chase himself to not miss a day of shooting. This caused trouble with the Director's Guild. |
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DIRECTORS: Bruce Malmuth (Pentathlon)
WRITERS: David Shaber and Paul Sylbert.
PRODUCERS: Herb Nanas and Martin Poll.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Franklin R. Levy and Mike Wise.
LINE PRODUCER: Bill Badalato.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Keith Emerson.
DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"Exciting...on target from the first scene to the fade-out, with plenty of hair-raising moments along the way." -- Leonard Maltin |
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"What makes this film stand out even greater than the average action flick is its emphasis on characterization and morals...a high caliber action film." -- David Choi, MovieThing.com |
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