Hard Knox (1984) (TV)

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers:

Robert Conrad (story)
David J. Kinghorn (writer)

Release Date:

13 January 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences...

Plot Keywords:

Military | Pilot | High School | Leadership | Teenage Boy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Conrad	...	Col. Joe Knox
Red West	...	Thomas 'Top' Tuttle
Joan Sweeny	...	Marilyn Cole
Bill Erwin	...	Gen. Garfield
Dean Hill	...	Maj. Benjamin Garfield
Dianne B. Shaw	...	Lela Stallings
Stephen Caffrey	...	Gary Pascoe
Shane Conrad	...	Eric Boyd
Frank Howard	...	David Ambrose
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Jeff Bridley
Alan Ruck	...	Frankie Tyrone
David Saunders	...	Bobby Sayers
Casey Siemaszko	...	Aaron Davis
Kathleen Sisk	...	Jessi Richards
Alex Stirling	...	Kimi

Runtime:

Germany:93 min | USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L

Company:

A. Shane Company

Quotes:

Col. Joe Knox: [after putting a plane on autopilot] Go ahead and take the yoke in your hands. Now, you see those two little buttons up at the top there? Go ahead and press them.
Frankie Tyrone: [does so] What does that do?
Col. Joe Knox: That releases the autopilot.
Frankie Tyrone: [slowly dawns on him] Whoa, hey, man! What're you doing?
Col. Joe Knox: You said you wanted control... now you got it.
Frankie Tyrone: [now in an uncontrolled dive] Nooooooooooooooooooo!

I hadn't realized how stereotyped military school movies are

This is like every last one of them: gruff but good leader, good boys who take their place as leaders, bad boys who learn to better channel their energy, wimpy boys who find strength, jokers who get serious, enemies who become friends, war games between factions, girls who get respect, etc., etc., and on and on.... This one has all of them. The light scenes get a few laughs, the suspense scenes are mildly tense, and the touching scenes bring tears to your eyes (not really). All in all, if you have a choice between watching this movie and cleaning the bathroom, I recommend watching this.