Nighthawks
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UPC: 018713-810557 (DVD)
Region Coding: Region 1
Production Year: 1981
Rating: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 99 min.
DVD Release: 10/26/1999
Case Type: Snapper
Video Formats: Full Frame 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Single Layered
SRP: $19.98
New York cops Sylvester Stallone (an OSCAR® nominee for Rocky) and Billy Dee Williams (The Empire Strikes Back) pursue a ruthless terrorist in this thriller, which co-stars Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman). A memorable villain in the cult classic Blade Runner, Dutch actor Rutger Hauer makes his American debut as Wulfgar, who’s left a trail of bodies in Europe with an Interpol agent (Nigel Davenport) dogging his tracks. Recently transferred to an anti-terrorist unit, Deke DaSilva (Stallone) and Matthew Fox (Williams) must find and stop Wulfgar before he can strike again, but lose him after a chase through a crowded subway train. When Wulfgar and his accomplice, Shakka (Persis Khambatta), hijack a group of U.N. diplomats aboard a Roosevelt Island tram, the stage is set for a final confrontation with Deke-and only one of them will survive.

Genres
Action



Studios
Universal Pictures
Martin Poll Productions
The Production Company
Media Companies: GoodTimes Home Video
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Production Notes
Subtitles
English
French
Spanish
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital Mono
Cast
Sylvester Stallone as Deke DaSilva
Billy Dee Williams as Matthew Fox
Lindsay Wagner as Irene
Persis Khambatta as Shakka
Nigel Davenport as Peter Hartman
Rutger Hauer as Wulfgar
Hilarie Thompson as Pam
Joe Spinell as Lt. Munafo
Walter Mathews as Commissioner
E. Brian Dean as Sergeant
Caesar Cordova as Puerto Rican Proprietor
Charles Duval as Dr. Ghiselin
Tony Munafo as Big Mike
Howard Stein as Disco Manager
Tawn Christian as Disco Hostess
Jamie Gillis as Designer
Luke Reilly as Conductor
Yvette Hawkins as Mrs. Ntembwe
Einar Perry Scott as Mr. Sostrom
Erle Bjornstad as Mrs. Sostrom
Jacques Roux as French Ambassador
Clebert Ford as Nigerian Ambassador
Eivind Harum as Swedish Ambassador
Obaka Adedunyo as Mr. Ntembwe
Corine Lorain as Suzanne Marigny
Jean-Pierre Stewart as Rene Marigny

Rippers
Thomas Rosales
John Shamsul Alam
José Santana


Patrick Fox as Reporter

Muggers (Central Park)
John Cianfrone
Tim Marquart
Tony Maffatone


Tom Degidon as Immigration Officer
Rita Tellone as Brunette

Helicopter Pilots
Al Cerullo, Jr.
Karl Wickman



A.T.A.C. Men
Cliff Cudney
Joe Dabenigno
Steve Daskawisz
John Devaney
Paul Farentino
Edward Fox
Randy Francklan
Al Levitsky
Richard Noyce
Dar Robinson
Judee Wales
Luke Walter


Zoya Leporska as Subway Hostage

London
Brian Osborne as Orchard
Robert Pugh as Kenna
Catherine Mary Stewart as Sales Girl
Frederick Treves as Chief Police Inspector
Susan Vanner as Girl at Party
Crew
Direction:
Bruce Malmuth: Director
Writing:
David Shaber: Screenwriter
David Shaber: Story By
Paul Sylbert: Story By
Production:
Michael Wise: Executive Producer
Franklin R. Levy: Executive Producer
Martin Poll: Producer
Cinematography:
James A. Contner: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Christopher Holmes: Film Editor
Stanford C. Allen: Film Editor
Music:
Keith Emerson: Composer
Sound:
Les Lazarowitz: Production Sound Mixer
Fred J. Brown: Supervising Sound Editor
Ray West: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Tyler: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Bob DeMora: Costume Designer
John Falabella: Costume Designer
Peter Larkin: Production Designer
Edward Drohan: Visual Effects
Walter Tatro: Visual Effects
Dick Smith: Make-up Effects
Fern Buchner: Make-up Artist
Tom Bronson: Costume Designer
Bill Campbell: Costume Designer
Marilyn Bishop: Costume Designer
Danajean Cicerchi: Costume Designer