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Writers:
David Shaber (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 April 1981 (USA) more
Tagline:
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. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Surprisingly interesting... more (86 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva | |
| Billy Dee Williams | ... | Det. Sgt. Matthew Fox | |
| Lindsay Wagner | ... | Irene | |
| Persis Khambatta | ... | Shakka Holland | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Peter Hartman | |
| Rutger Hauer | ... | Wulfgar | |
| Hilary Thompson | ... | Pam (as Hilarie Thompson) | |
| Joe Spinell | ... | Lt. Munafo | |
| Walter Mathews | ... | 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Night Hawks (USA)
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Runtime:
99 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate #26087) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | West Germany:16 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:16 (1981) | Sweden:15 | UK:18
Filming Locations:
174th Street IRT Subway Station, 900 East 174th Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA more
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Dutchman Rutger Hauer's first American feature film. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Deke is firing a revolver at the police target range, the paper target's holes face towards him as if a small explosion went off behind them (squibs). Also the wires that held and were used to detonate the squibs are seen hanging out of the holes. Real police bullets leave small holes in paper targets. more
Quotes:
Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva:
Why'd you kill the woman?
Reinhardt Heymar Wulfgar:
I wanted to.
Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva:
So why don't you kill me?
Reinhardt Heymar Wulfgar:
In due time.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Shooting the Police: Cops on Film (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Brown Sugar more
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Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) is an international terrorist not to be taken lightly He is wanted by half the countries in Europe He is currently financed by no one... He becomes trapped as 'Persona Non Grata'
Wulfgar manages to succeed where others have failed His pattern is the instilling of fear He makes female contacts to establish safe housing for his armory He always covers a woman who is clean... He loses one, he finds another... He has a liking for fancy food, expensive clothes and the most varied nightlife
Wulfgar doesn't think like a criminal He wants to be a hero Since the London incidents, he wants to prove himself as invincible as he ever was So he decides to change his look, and strikes without warning... Wulfgar's associate is Shakka Holland (Persis Khambatta), a pretty cool woman, with no maternal instincts, who murders without apparent provocation
DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) wants to treat Wulfgar like 'some mugger' on the streets He makes a mistake when he finds himself unexpectedly facing the malevolent killer... He refuses to act in the same ruthlessness Wulfgar does, and to use deadly force in defense of the lives of innocent hostages He hesitates to shoot and kill DaSilva rejected to pay attention to the impact of the terrorist's actions on his thinking and beliefs This mistake enables the best policeman to meet the dangerous terrorist on equal terms
'Nighthawks' turns out to be surprisingly interesting Rutger Hauer easily holds our attention throughout the film He is a disciplined terrorist indifferent to his victims, cold and calculating His mission to harm the enemy transcends any concern about his victims For Wulfgar, the end justifies the means...
Stallone and Billy Dee Williams make good partners Stallone doesn't play his usual character, the ruthless policeman who combats violence with greater violence He seems to be more human desperately trying to do the right thing at the right time