Movie Information
Overall Rank: 5692
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 46
Theatrical Release Date: 04/10/1981
Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Rutger Hauer, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport
Plot: Two New York cops are tracking an international terrorist, while he changes his target to those cops, who he sees as a nuisance to be dealt with. -- MaceeRae
Watch Trailer
Add to List
Request Correction
Write Plot
Write Review Full Reviews
Movie Lists
Movie Talk
Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
N/A
Frustriert
cinegeek.de - wrote on 08/09/2016
Ein vergessenes Juwel! 1981 wurde dieser Cop Thriller mit Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams und Rutger Hauer sträflich unterbewertet. Nighthawks ist knapp, spannend, simpel und direkt. Und äusserst stilsicher! Ein schnörkelloser Genre Film und eine Verbeugung vorm klassischen Film Noir. Stallone als New Yorker Cop Deke DaSilva ist nachts unterwegs, manchmal in Verkleidung (sogar als Drag!), um Strassenräuber zu stellen. Billy Dee Williams spielt seinen Partner Fox. Schliesslich tritt ein kühner Terrorismus Experte (Nigel Davenport) auf den Plan. DaSilva und Fox müssen fortan den internationalen Top-Terroristen Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) jagen mit dem Befehl: Shoot To Kill. DaSilva, ein frustrierter Vietnam Veteran, glaubt nicht an seinen Einsatz als Soldaten Cop - bis sein …
Rating of
4/4
Rutger Hauer debuts in awesome terrorist film
Lee - wrote on 08/27/2013
Rolling through Stallone's Imdb list of credentials I came across this lil gem that he put out in '81 so I immediately found my copy and threw it in...time for a re watch Stallone plays Nypd det. Sgt Deke Dasilva who partners up with Detective sergeant Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams for those who don't know this actor he played Lando Calrissian in Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi) they are both happy in their current detail of the street crime unit up until Interpol and Washington want both officers, due to their service records in Vietnam, to head the new A.T.A.C ( Anti Terrorist Action Command) where they will both be working with Counter Terrorism's specialist Peter Hartman (Nigel Davenport) to track down terrorist Heymar Reinhardt , alias Wulfgar (Played brilliantly by …
Related Movie Lists
Recent Movie Talk Posts
No posts have been made on this movie yet. Be the first to start talking about Nighthawks!
