daveb@rtech.ARPA (Dave Brower) (04/30/85)
"Nighthawks (1981) *** d: Bruce Malmuth. Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee
Williams, Rutger Hauer, Nigel davenport, Persis Khambatta, Lindsey
Wagner. exciting story of two NY street cops reassigned to special unit
that's tracking a ruthless [ed.: any other kind?] international terrorist
(Hauer). On target from the first scene to the fade-out, with plenty of
hair-raising moments along the way."
-Leonard Maltin's TV Movies 1985-86.
*BOOK PLUG* (so don't flame me on the copyright): While I don't agree
with Maltin's stars (I'd give Nighthawks **1/2), this book is essential
reading for any movie junkie. The new version is MUCH more throrough
than previous editions, since it now purports to cover things avaialable
on Cable/VCR/disk that are unlikely to show up on broadcast. It's
amusing to compare ratings with older editions; Winter Kills is a good
case in point.
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{amdahl, sun}!rtech!daveb | "Why do we have to live in boxes? I hate
{ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!daveb | boxes." "Calm down, the 60's are over."