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Hawks (film)

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Hawks
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Directed byRobert Ellis Miller
Written byRoy Clarke
Story byBarry Gibb
David English
Produced bySteve Lanning
Keith Cavele
StarringTimothy Dalton
Anthony Edwards
Janet McTeer
Camille Coduri
Geoffrey Palmer
Music byBarry Gibb
John Cameron
Production
company
Distributed byRank Film Distributors[1]
Release dates
  • August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) (UK)
  • November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10) (United States)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hawks is a 1988 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and based on a short story written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and David English.[2] The musical score was composed by Gibb.

The plot follows two terminally ill patients, an English lawyer named Bancroft (Timothy Dalton) and young American ex-football player Deckermensky (Anthony Edwards), who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left.[3] The film’s screenplay was written by Roy Clarke.[2][4]

Premise

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Bancroft and Deckermensky are two terminally ill cancer patients who sneak out of the hospital for a series of adventures, their main goal being to reach a famed brothel in Amsterdam. In a stolen ambulance, they make their way to Holland. Along the way, the duo stop over at the wedding of Bancroft’s former flame, who abandoned Bancroft when he became ill. They also encounter various characters, including a pair of misfit British women, Hazel and Maureen. Though Maureen and Decker hit it off, Bancroft sees the women—who are unaware of the men’s terminal condition—as a distraction from his quest with Decker.

Cast

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Production

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Hawks was filmed on location in London's Charing Cross Hospital and in the Netherlands.[5]

The film is rated R16 in New Zealand for nudity, sexual references and offensive language.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks (1988)". BBFC. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Radio Times guide to film 2016. London: Radio Times. 2015. p. 552. ISBN 9780992936426.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (10 November 1989). "Review/Film; Making The Best Of Being Terminal". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Hawks". Time Out London. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Film 87 Location Report - Hawks". YouTube. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Hawks". New Zealand Classification Office. Retrieved 30 June 2023. (Search: Hawks)
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