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Airwolf

  • TV Movie
  • 19841984
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.9K
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Airwolf (1984)
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A scientist who has created a super helicopter has defected to Libya and taken the machine with him. A secretive government agency hires an ex-Vietnam War pilot to go to Libya, steal the cho... Read allA scientist who has created a super helicopter has defected to Libya and taken the machine with him. A secretive government agency hires an ex-Vietnam War pilot to go to Libya, steal the chopper and bring it back.A scientist who has created a super helicopter has defected to Libya and taken the machine with him. A secretive government agency hires an ex-Vietnam War pilot to go to Libya, steal the chopper and bring it back.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.9K
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  • Director
    • Donald P. Bellisario
  • Writer
    • Donald P. Bellisario
  • Stars
    • Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • Alex Cord
Top credits
  • Director
    • Donald P. Bellisario
  • Writer
    • Donald P. Bellisario
  • Stars
    • Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • Alex Cord
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

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    Ernest Borgnine and Jan-Michael Vincent in Airwolf (1984)
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    Jan-Michael Vincent
    Jan-Michael Vincent
    • Stringfellow Hawkeas Stringfellow Hawke
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Dominicas Dominic
    Alex Cord
    Alex Cord
    • Michael Coldsmith Briggs IIIas Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
    David Hemmings
    David Hemmings
    • Dr. Charles Henry Moffetas Dr. Charles Henry Moffet
    Belinda Bauer
    Belinda Bauer
    • Gabrielle Ademauras Gabrielle Ademaur
    Deborah Pratt
    Deborah Pratt
    • Marellaas Marella
    Eugene Roche
    Eugene Roche
    • Senator William Dietzas Senator William Dietz
    W.K. Stratton
    • Chuck Gordonas Chuck Gordon
    Dean Wein
    Dean Wein
    • Mark, Co-Pilotas Mark, Co-Pilot
    Frank Annese
    • Major Mufta Ben-Kamalas Major Mufta Ben-Kamal
    John Calvin
    John Calvin
    • Blazeas Blaze
    Philip Bruns
    Philip Bruns
    • Mitch, the Directoras Mitch, the Director
    Tina Chen
    Tina Chen
    • Fayeas Faye
    Herbert Jefferson Jr.
    Herbert Jefferson Jr.
    • Carrier Commanderas Carrier Commander
    Gary Epper
    Gary Epper
    • Red Star Controlleras Red Star Controller
    Nick Faltas
    Nick Faltas
    • Libyan Officeras Libyan Officer
    Steve Greenstein
    Steve Greenstein
    • Libyan Controlleras Libyan Controller
    • (as Steven Greenstein)
    Paul La Greca
    Paul La Greca
    • Arab Boyas Arab Boy
    • Director
      • Donald P. Bellisario
    • Writer
      • Donald P. Bellisario
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The movie is a re-edited version of the TV series pilot. It also includes some action scenes from the first season.
    • Goofs
      In Libya, when Moffet is chasing an enemy aircraft, the other pilots are stating that it is a Mirage. The enemy aircraft shown is in fact a Dassault Mystère IV, completely different from the profile shown on the computer-screen identifying the enemy aircraft.
    • Quotes

      Major Mufta Ben-Kamal: [Major Ben-Mufta and Dr. Moffet are watching a scantily clad dancer in a nightclub] I don't understand what you Westerners see in women with such skinny bodies, in the desert a body like this would wither and die in a matter of hours.

      Dr. Charles Henry Moffet: After a few hours with such a body, what would it matter?

      Dr. Charles Henry Moffet: [watches the dancer intently] I want her...

      Major Mufta Ben-Kamal: Ah... That will be difficult, we believe she is an American spy.

      Dr. Charles Henry Moffet: Perhaps I can question her for you...

      Major Mufta Ben-Kamal: I could do that... Of course, Brother Kadafi was most pleased with your exploits this afternoon against the French on behalf of our beleaguered freedom fighters in Chad. Your destruction of two French Mirage fighters will be told about in the camps of our people until the desert sand turns to water...

      Dr. Charles Henry Moffet: But it's still not enough to pay for her?

      Major Mufta Ben-Kamal: [laughs] There are many women here who are just...

      Dr. Charles Henry Moffet: [snaps] What is?

      Major Mufta Ben-Kamal: An American Destroyer...

      Dr. Charles Henry Moffet: [slight laugh] Done!

    • Alternate versions
      The home video release of this has a huge number of differences to the original TV version. Many of the scenes are shuffled in order and are much re-edited, and of most note is that much of the original dialogue is dubbed with especially recorded alternate versions, with much stronger swearing (including several instances of the "f" word) Some elements of the story (generally ones that would continue as threads in the TV series) are completely eliminated. Various differences include:
      • The opening credits captions are different, running slower.
      • A different version of the theme tune is played on the opening sequence.
      • Archangel discussing with the Senator the development of Airwolf (which gives much of the project's background) is much abridged.
      • Shots of Airwolf's on-board radar and maintanance screens are completely different.
      • Numerous scenes have different backing scores and sound effects.
      • A couple of close-ups of the photos in Hawke's cabin are of completely different photos to the original version.
      • For some reason, (most of) the story behind the paintings adorning the walls in Hawke's cabin is removed.
      • On the TV version, before Moffet and his crew head off to Libya in Airwolf, they destory a fighter jet over the desert. On the video version, there is a completely different version of the effectivley the same scene, with them destroying three figher jets over the ocean.
      • Asides from adding much stronger language, the video release also for some reason also changes numerous lines of dialogue. For pure example, when Hawke tells Dominic that he's got a tough mission for the pair of them, Dominic quips "What're we gonna do, kidnap Kadaffi?"; the TV version's "Nothing that simple" becomes "No, a helicopter". There's numerous other instances of lines of dialogue being changed.
      • The closing credits are (slightly) different.
      • The whole chunk of story of where Hawke and Dominic find a hiding place for Airwolf for after they retreive it (in a hollow mountain) and the whole last few minutes after Hawke's recovered & hidden Airwolf, and saying he'll only return it if the Firm find solid information on his missing brother, are completely gone.
      • The video version finishes (rather abruptly) with Hawke and Dominic having defeated Moffet, flying off over the ocean into the sun-set (in a piece of footage used on the TV episode 'Mad Over Miami') and the film finishing; as opposed to the TV version which has several more minutes with Hawke and Archangel discussing the return of Airwolf on condition that Hawke's brother is found, then Hawke going back out to the lake to play his cello.
      • Interestingly, there is a scene where twisted creator Dr. Moffet is torturing the kidnapped Gabrielle in the desert, that was in the original TV version but not on this release. This scene is quite strong and as a result is often edited out by many TV showings; considering the stronger nature of the video version, it's surprising it was not included. As this scene is not on the video release and is often cut out on TV, it could be considered to be quite rare
    • Connections
      Edited from The Enemy Below (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonshadow
      by Cat Stevens

    User reviews20

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Good, but felt like a prolonged episode of the TV series...
    Being a child in the 1980s, of course I watched the "Airwolf" TV series, and I loved it back then. I got nothing but fond memories of the series. And when I stumbled upon the 1984 movie "Airwolf" by random chance here in 2022, there was just no doubt about it that I had to watch it. If for nothing else, then for sentimental reasons.

    Oddly enough, then I didn't even knew that they had made a TV movie about "Airwolf". So I was rather surprised when I stumbled upon this movie.

    Writer and director Donald P. Bellisario definitely managed to put together something that felt like the TV series. And while there was a familiarity in that sense, then it was also what restricted the 1984 movie, I feel. While this is a TV movie, it actually just felt like a prolonged episode of the TV series, for better or worse. In a sense, of course it was good, because you feel right at home here, but on the other hand, I feel like a TV movie could have offered more.

    It was nice to see the original cast in the movie, that being Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine and Alex Cord. It was also nice to see the likes of David Hemmings and Eugene Roche in the movie as well.

    If you enjoyed "Airwolf" as a TV series back in the 1980s, then you will also enjoy this 1984 TV movie.

    My rating of "Airwolf" lands on a six out of ten stars.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official soundtrack site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Airwolf - Eine unschlagbare Waffe
    • Production companies
      • Belisarius Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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