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Nighthawks (1981) -- 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.

Overview

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Director:
Bruce Malmuth
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Writers:
David Shaber (story) and
Paul Sylbert (story) ...
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Release Date:
4 April 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller 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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Timely Terrorist Movie more

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Night Hawks (USA)
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
French | German | English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Two lobby cards contain additional scenes not found in the theatrical release. The first involves an extended scene between Sylvester Stallone and Lindsay Wagner. The second involves a deleted scene with Rutger Hauer, Persis Khambatta and Charles Duval. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When the bus Wulfgur is driving begins to accelerate, it would be impossible because the doors are open. 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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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Timely Terrorist Movie, 29 May 2001
Author: Schlockmeister from Midnight Movie Land

It was 1981 and the world had just gone through a decade of terrorism. Casting Rutger Hauer and Persis Khambatta (she was the bald woman in the original Star Trek movie) as heartlessly cold terrorists was great casting! Billy Dee Williams and Stallone as street cops suddenly transferred to a terrorist unit do a good job. Stallone had not become a parody of himself yet and his diction is better here than it had ever been up to then. The movie's pace is unrelenting. This is a movie that I almost always have to stop and watch, easily getting swiped up into the story again and again, when I see it on television. Excellent twist ending and monorail scene. Recommended highly.

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