Hawks (1988)
- Directed by
- Robert Ellis Miller
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A terminally ill English lawyer and a young American ex-football player escape from a hospital. They try to enjoy their remaining time by having an adventurous trip together.
bittersweetlightheartedpoignantcheerfulmelancholicadventuroussentimental
What happens
Hawks is a 1988 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and based on a short story written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and David English. The musical score was composed by Gibb. The plot follows two terminally ill patients, an English lawyer named Bancroft (Timothy Dalton) and young American ex-football player Deckermensky (Anthony Edwards), who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left. The film’s screenplay was written by Roy Clarke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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