Nighthawks (1981)
Directed by Bruce Malmuth
Genres - Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Action Thriller |
Release Date - Apr 4, 1981 (USA), Apr 10, 1981 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Linda Rasmussen
Deke DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) and Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams) are New York police officers specially assigned to a special multi-national team dedicated to tracking down terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer). Wulfgar planted a bomb in a London department store, killing several children and he is now an outcast, hunted by both the police and his fellow gang members. He has extensive plastic surgery and resumes his activities aided by Shakka (Persis Khambutta), a completely psychotic fellow outcast. Soon DaSilva and Wulfgar are engaged in a violent battle of wits as Wulfgar resumes his terrorist activities and threatens New York . This very effective thriller features a chilling performance by Rutger Hauer as the handsome, ruthless cold-blooded killer who charms women into helping him and then kills them. Sylvester Stallone gives an unusually understated emotionally vulnerable performance as a man trying to save lives while he saves his own marriage. The film makes excellent use of New York locales, particularly during a terrifying hijacking of a cable car where Wulfgar coolly decides which of the hostages will live or die.
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law-enforcement, bad-guy, detective, good-guy, international, police, terrorism, tracking [following], undercover, urban