Hawks (film)

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox film 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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name="NYT">Template:Cite web</ref> The film’s screenplay was written by Roy Clarke.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 a wedding, where Bancroft’s former flame who abandoned him when he became ill is a bridesmaid. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The film is rated R16 in New Zealand for nudity, sexual references and offensive language.<ref>Template:Cite web (Search: Hawks)</ref>

See also

• Knockin' on Heaven's Door, a 1997 film with a similar plot
• The Bucket List, a 2007 film with a similar plot

External links

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