Nighthawks (1981 film)

Nighthawks
Nighthawks
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bruce Malmuth
Screenplay by	David Shaber
Story by	David Shaber; Paul Sylbert;
Produced by	Martin Poll
Starring	Sylvester Stallone; Billy Dee Williams; Lindsay Wagner; Persis Khambatta; Nigel Davenport; Rutger Hauer;
Cinematography	James A. Contner
Edited by	Christopher Holmes; Stanford C. Allen;
Music by	Keith Emerson
Production; companies	Martin Poll Productions; The Production Company;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 10, 1981 (United States);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[citation needed]
Box office	$19.9 million

Nighthawks is a 1981 American neo-noir action crime thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Sylvester Stallone with Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport, and Rutger Hauer. Its score was composed by Keith Emerson. The film was noted for production problems.^[4]

The film follows a pair of international terrorists who come to New York City and the police detectives who, as part of a newly-formed anti-terrorism squad, are tasked with identifying and neutralizing them.

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