Hawks (film)
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Directed by | Robert Ellis Miller |
Produced by | Steve Lanning Keith Cavele |
Written by | Roy Clarke |
Story by | Barry Gibb David English |
Starring | Timothy Dalton Anthony Edwards Janet McTeer Camille Coduri Geoffrey Palmer |
Music by | Barry Gibb John Cameron |
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Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors[1] |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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
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
- Timothy Dalton as Bancroft
- Anthony Edwards as Deckermensky a.k.a. "Decker"
- Janet McTeer as Hazel
- Camille Coduri as Maureen
- Jill Bennett as Vivian Bancroft
- Robert Lang as Walter Bancroft
- Bruce Boa as Byron Deckermensky
- Pat Starr as Millie Deckermensky
- Sheila Hancock as Regina
- Geoffrey Palmer as SAAB Salesman
- Caroline Langrishe as Carol
- Benjamin Whitrow as Mr. Granger
- Connie Booth as Nurse Jarvis
- Julie T. Wallace as Ward Sister
Production
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
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door, a 1997 film with a similar plot
- The Bucket List, a 2007 film with a similar plot
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External links
- Articles with short description
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- 1988 films
- English-language films
- 1988 comedy-drama films
- 1980s buddy comedy-drama films
- 1980s road comedy-drama films
- 1980s sex comedy films
- British comedy-drama films
- British buddy comedy-drama films
- British road comedy-drama films
- British sex comedy films
- 1980s English-language films
- Films about cancer in the United Kingdom
- Films directed by Robert Ellis Miller
- Films scored by John Cameron
- Films set in Amsterdam
- Films set in London
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- 1988 drama films
- 1980s British films