Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

bkoganbing Nighthawks finds both Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams cast as a pair of undercover street cops who are picked for an anti- terrorism task force much against their will. It's a task force put together by Interpol and it's target is Rutger Hauer an international terrorist who has found Europe to hot for him and has fled to America with his associate Persis Khambatta.Hauer is really something to see, a stone cold killer who disguises his taste for sick violence by making himself an appointed liberator of the downtrodden people. The film actually opens with him bombing an English department store saying he was protesting British colonialism. By 1981 the British had divested themselves pretty much of their colonies, but Hauer needed an excuse.The finale takes place as Hauer and Khambatta take hostages aboard a Roosevelt Island shuttle tram car. It's nicely staged and the climax worth it. Some of Stallone's undercover skills are employed.Nighhawks is a good action thriller, Stallone fans will be pleased.

gavin6942 Conservative street cop DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) reluctantly agrees to terminate an international terrorist (Rutger Hauer) who has demanded media attention. But DaSilva's "at-home" tactics are very much put to the challenge. The story was originally intended to be produced as "The French Connection III" by screenwriter David Shaber ("The Warriors") at Twentieth Century Fox, with Gene Hackman's Popeye Doyle teamed up with a wisecracking cop (tentatively Richard Pryor). When Hackman was reluctant to make a third film as Doyle, the idea was scrapped; Universal acquired the rights to the storyline, which Shaber reworked into "Nighthawks".Troubles continued on set, due largely to Stallone having creative control. Stallone, through producer Herb Nanas, picked out his own cinematographer (usually the director's job). When he disagreed with the original director on certain plot points, the director was fired and replaced by Bruce Malmuth. This further caused issues because not only was Malmuth piecing together someone else's work, he was fairly new as a director and actually gave out too much direction, stressing some actors. Stallone even butted heads with Rutger Hauer, who he saw as getting too much screen time. The lesson, of course, is to allow directors rather than stars to have control.Although not among Stallone's best-known films, it may be one of his better films. Perhaps the studio's production problems have lead to it not getting the level of promotion it has deserved? This is now seen as the film that launched Hauer's career, and surely he is as good or better than Stallone. Hauer is now (2016) best known for "Blade Runner", but maybe if more people saw "Nighthawks" they would have a broader appreciation for his work.Shout! Factory has picked out the film as part of its Shout Selects line to put a spotlight on the film. It has never looked better, and has the original music put back in place (Keith Emerson, Rolling Stones). We also have new interviews that add to the discussion, as previously we had only Stallone on record talking about the stunts (which are respectable).Although the Shout disc is easily the best released to date, and probably the best there ever will be, it does have shortcomings. For one, there is no audio commentary, which would have been a nice touch. But more importantly, it does not include the cut scenes, which have additional violence and plot. Much of the relationship between DaSilva and his wife is left vague, with entire scenes removed. An extended edition would be great, but even just having them separate on the disc would make this more complete.That caveat aside, this film is amazing despite any on-set troubles and if you haven't seen it before or want to revisit it, the Shout disc is the way to go. The disc is packed -- packed! -- with interviews, including a new interview with producer (and Stallone manager) Herb Nanas, who had his first on-screen credit with this film but had actually been with Stallone for years. Cinematographer James Contner has almost 25 minutes in his interview, and is not shy about discussing on-set conflict. Lindsay Wagner talks of all her scenes that were cut (a deja vu of "The paper Chase"), and we even get a few minutes with Catherine Mary Stewart on her brief but important role. "Nighthawks" is a lost classic well worth some re-evaluation in the Stallone or Hauer canon. (Not to mention Billie Dee Williams!)

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to Nighthawks.Plot In A Paragraph. Deke DaSilva (Stallone playing a Police Officer for the first time in his career) and Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams) are two New York City cops who get transferred to an elite anti-terrorism squad. About this same time, an infamous international terrorist called Wulfar (Rutgar Hauer) shows up in New York City.I'm not to sure why audiences stayed away from this movie, as it is a really good cop movie, with Sly (looking very much like Al Pacino in Serpico) putting in a good performance, alongside Billy Dee Williams and Rutgar Hauer. If anything it was ahead of its time. According to Hauer, Stallone was very egoistic and he constantly interfered with filming of the movie, even writing and adding some new scenes for his character because he was jealous that Hauer's character was doing more "cool" stuff in the movie. Two test screenings of the movie were shown, one with more Stallone's scenes and other with more Hauer's scenes. The version with more Hauer's scenes was better received by audience. This is why Stallone, known for his big ego, cut out some of the Hauer's scenes from the final version of the movie. The original cut of the movie was almost two and a half hours long. Stallone was said to be really disappointed with the way Universal studio reedited the movie (despite the fact that he did his share of reediting on the movie prior to the studio's interference). He was really upset because of the removal of his dramatic scenes with Lindsay Wagner, including an emotional scene between him and Wagner in a restaurant (only mentioned in the final version of the movie) where his character breaks down and cries after his wife refuses to remarry with him.Prior to its theatrical release, It was also severely cut for violence by both the MPAA. Amongst the scenes that were cut are the disco shootout which originally had Wufgar shooting and killing more people, and Wufgar's death scene in the ending which was almost completely cut out. An original uncut scene showed Wufgar getting shot five times (instead of twice) in slow-motion by DaSilva, and in the end, the final sixth shot hit him in the head blowing his brains out. An animatronic head of Rutger Hauer was made by special makeup artist Dick Smith and used in this scene.After starting in Rocky, Paradise Alley and Rocky 2, this is Joe Spinell's final appearance in a movie with his friend Sylvester Stallone.

Mark Simon Bradshaw I have just watched this film again tonight after a too long a time. Excellent. A terse drama which never lets,even Stallone's romance with Lindsay Wagner is not interrupted by any interludes. For me it is perhaps Stallone's best film,a lot more believable than any of his action films and it had some enlightened moments (at the beginning of the film,Stallone in drag dragging a hoodlum along a railway platform). I am a bit wary of remakes,but after 34 years this is perhaps due for one but with a new cast. Just one little query. In the IMDb,our very own Edward Fox is listed as an ATAC member. Was he is the film (although I didn't see him) and if so,was it a nod towards Fox's career changing role in The Day of The Jackal?