Nighthawks (1981)
- Directed by
- Bruce Malmuth
- Genre
- action film, crime film, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 498 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
International terrorists arrive in New York City. Police detectives form a new antiterrorism squad to find and stop them.
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What happens
Nighthawks is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth in his solo directorial debut, from a screenplay by David Shaber, based on a story by Shaber and Paul Sylbert. It stars Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams, with Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport and Rutger Hauer in his American film debut. Its score was composed by Keith Emerson. The film follows Wulfgar Reinhardt and Shakka, a pair of international terrorists who come to New York City and the police detectives who, as part of a newly formed antiterrorism squad, are asked to identify and neutralize them. Nighthawks was noted for production problems, including the firing of original director Gary Nelson, and extensive re-editing by star Stallone. The film was released by Universal Pictures on April 10, 1981; it received generally positive reviews and was a financial success, grossing $19.9 million from $5 million production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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