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DramaComedy

Hawks

- They soared above the ordinary.

Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.

Release Date : 1988-08-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Producers Representative Organization

Production Country :

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Timothy Dalton

Character Name : Bancroft

Original Name : Timothy Dalton

Gender : Male

Anthony Edwards

Character Name : Deckermensky

Original Name : Anthony Edwards

Gender : Male

Janet McTeer

Character Name : Hazel

Original Name : Janet McTeer

Gender : Female

Camille Coduri

Character Name : Maureen

Original Name : Camille Coduri

Gender : Female

Julie T. Wallace

Character Name : Ward Sister

Original Name : Julie T. Wallace

Gender : Female

Connie Booth

Character Name : Nurse Javis

Original Name : Connie Booth

Gender : Female

Sheila Hancock

Character Name : Regina

Original Name : Sheila Hancock

Gender : Female

Robert Lang

Character Name : Walter Bancroft

Original Name : Robert Lang

Gender : Male

Jill Bennett

Character Name : Vivian Bancroft

Original Name : Jill Bennett

Gender : Female

Caroline Langrishe

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Caroline Langrishe

Gender : Female

Geoffrey Palmer

Character Name : SAAB Salesman

Original Name : Geoffrey Palmer

Gender : Male

Benjamin Whitrow

Character Name : Mr Granger

Original Name : Benjamin Whitrow

Gender : Male

Anthony O'Donnell

Character Name : Motel Nightman

Original Name : Anthony O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Bruce Boa

Character Name : Byron Deckermensky

Original Name : Bruce Boa

Gender : Male

Pat Starr

Character Name : Millie Deckermansky

Original Name : Pat Starr

Gender : Female

Scott Chisholm

Character Name : Disco Bouncer

Original Name : Scott Chisholm

Gender : Male

Roger Sloman

Character Name : Car Park Attendant

Original Name : Roger Sloman

Gender : Male

Saul Jephcott

Character Name : Hospital Porter

Original Name : Saul Jephcott

Gender : Male

Dafydd Havard

Character Name : Senile Patient

Original Name : Dafydd Havard

Gender : Male

Keith Buckley

Character Name : Dutch Doctor

Original Name : Keith Buckley

Gender : Male

Menno van Beekum

Character Name : Rolf

Original Name : Menno van Beekum

Gender : Male

Reviews

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kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-04-12

"Hawks" draws some inspiration from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) with Timothy Dalton in the role of McMurphy and single handedly instigating all manner of mischief around the hospital ward he is in. The comedy on offer in this regard is at least funny and the characters are all interesting and vividly drawn ones. The film also manages to successfully engineer some beautifully subtle changes in tone, especially when Bancroft (Dalton) poignantly ruminates upon the outstanding beauty to be found in the world around us which we generally take for granted each day of our so called busy lives and it certainly gives you a greater appreciation of a life being lived beneath the all-consuming shadow of death.