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Nocny jastrzab (1981)

Nighthawks (original title)
Conservative street cop DaSilva reluctantly agrees to terminate an international terrorist who has demanded media attention. But DaSilva's "at-home" tactics are very much put to the challenge.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Sgt. Matthew Fox
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Irene
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Peter Hartman
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Heymar 'Wulfgar' Reinhardt
Hilary Thompson ...
Pam (as Hilarie Thompson)
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Lt. Munafo
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Commissioner
E. Brian Dean ...
Sergeant
Caesar Cordova ...
Puerto Rican Proprietor
Charles Duval ...
Dr. Ghiselin
Tony Munafo ...
Big Mike
Howard Stein ...
Disco Manager
Tawn Christian ...
Disco Hostess
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Storyline

Deke DaSilva and Matthew Fox are two New York City cops who get transferred to an elite anti-terrorism squad. About this same time, an infamous international terrorist shows up in New York City looking to cause some chaos. It's up to DaSilva and Fox to stop him, but will they be in time...? Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>

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Wulfgar, an international terrorist holds the City of New York hostage, but Deke DaSilva, the most dangerous cop known to man, can take him down. See more »

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Action | Crime | Thriller

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Release Date:

10 April 1981 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Nocny jastrzab  »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Sylvester Stallone reportedly turned down several other big roles to do Nocny jastrzab (1981) because he said the material resonated with him. See more »

Goofs

In one scene Pam says she flies Pan Am coast to coast. Pan American Airlines (Pan Am) only flew internationally from and to the U.S. To fly Pan Am between Coasts of the United States, one would have to leave the country at some point, land in a foreign country, and take another flight back. See more »

Quotes

Deke DaSilva: Why'd you kill the woman?
Heymar 'Wulfgar' Reinhardt: I wanted to.
Deke DaSilva: So why don't you kill me?
Heymar 'Wulfgar' Reinhardt: In due time.
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Soundtracks

I'm a Man
Written by Jimmy Miller (uncredited) and Steve Winwood (uncredited)
Performed by Keith Emerson
Courtesy of Backstreet Records
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Pour a drink for Bruce Malmuth
1 July 2005 | by (Colorado Springs) – See all my reviews

I was happy to see Premiere magazine remember this flick when they ranked the 100 Best Thrillers of All Time, and after reading today that its director has passed on, I can only hope more people will give it a first or second look. Time has of course given it extra relevance, but there are three reasons for checking this one out:

1. As hinted above, in the post-9/11 world, its theme of terrorists plotting an attack in New York City seems eerily prophetic.

2. Sylvester Stallone gives an uncharacteristically muted performance that comes off as extremely effective.

3. That ending? They got me. They totally got me.

Director Bruce Malmuth's work here was competent enough to make one wonder just a little if he didn't deserve better projects than he got after this.


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