Nighthawks
One man can bring the world to its knees and only one man can stop him.
Country
Budget
$5 000 000
Box office
$19 905 359
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Director
Actors
Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport, Hilarie Thompson, Joe Spinell, Walter Mathews, E. Brian Dean
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Martin Poll, Franklin R. Levy, Mike Wise
Camera operator
James A. Contner
Composer
Keith Emerson
Artist
Peter S. Larkin
Audition
Cis Corman
Editing
Stanford C. Allen, Christopher Holmes
Whole Team (38)
Whole Team (38)
Short description
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
What's left behind the scenes
- To prepare for their roles as police officers, Billy Dee Williams and Sylvester Stallone spent several weeks working night shifts with members of a New York City police unit dealing with street crime.
- To prepare for their roles as police officers, Billy Dee Williams and Sylvester Stallone spent several weeks on night shifts with members of a New York City Police Department unit dealing with street crime.
- Sylvester Stallone was very unhappy with how Universal Pictures re-edited the film after he had already had a hand in the cutting process. He was particularly upset that highly emotional scenes between his character and actress Lindsay Wagner's character, specifically the one in the restaurant, were removed from the movie.
- Gary Nelson began filming the movie but later left the project and was replaced by Bruce Malmut (1934-2005). When Malmut struggled to get the train scene right, Sylvester Stallone filmed it himself to avoid wasting a shooting day. This led to complications with the Directors Guild, and producers had to retroactively secure permission for Stallone to film the scene, as guild rules prohibit firing a member so that an actor in the film can take over the directing.
- While working on this film, Rutger Hauer (1944-2019) lost both his mother and his best friend. He flew to the Netherlands for a few days for the funerals, but returned each time. Despite all these difficulties and personal tragedies, Hauer was glad that he did not abandon the film (as he recounted in his autobiography), because it was after this movie that he was noticed in Hollywood, which launched his international recognition.
- Gary Nelson initially started directing the film, but then left the project and was replaced by Bruce Malmuth (1934-2005). When he couldn't get the train scene right, Sylvester Stallone filmed it (to avoid losing a shooting day). This caused complications with the Directors Guild, and the producers had to retroactively obtain permission for Stallone to shoot the scene, because the rules state that a member of the Directors Guild cannot be fired so that someone from the film's cast can continue shooting.
- While working on this film, Rutger Hauer (1944-2019) lost his mother and best friend. He flew to the Netherlands for the funerals for a few days each time, but always returned. Despite all these difficulties and personal dramas, Hauer was glad that he did not abandon work on the film (as he revealed in his autobiography), because it was after this film that he was noticed in Hollywood, which marked the beginning of his international recognition.
- Sylvester Stallone was very unhappy with how the studio Universal Pictures re-edited this film after he himself had worked on the editing. He was particularly upset that very emotional scenes with his character and actress Lindsay Wagner were removed from the film, specifically the scene in the restaurant.
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