Completely engaged with full concentration, and in charge of his faculties within every scene as Hawke, he shows the fighter, the lover, the anti-hero, and in the end, the damned. Bellisario teaches a master-class in how to create a dark, intense thriller series, for adults as well as children with a concept like this.Įveryone delivers a superb performance, particularly leading man Jan-Michael Vincent.
Vividly directed with adult sensibilities and cinematically paced by writer/director Bellisario, the Airwolf movie is one of the finest action-adventure openers produced for American television aging better than its peers from that era of the 1980s. One of the most intriguing and action-packed pilots of a television series. But Hawke stands to lose more than he gains. Together, they travel overseas to Tripoli in an attempt to recover Airwolf from Moffet and Kadaffi’s Libyan forces. In order to accomplish the impending mission, Hawke enlists the help of his old friend and mentor, Dominic Santini ( Ernest Borgnine), another war veteran. In exchange, Hawke requests the intelligence division employs its resources in locating his brother, St John, a fellow solider listed as MIA, believed to be a POW in South East Asia. The deal: perform acts of terrorism with the stealth Airwolf against countries hostile to Libya, in return for the freedom of the country’s capital, where the British engineer can indulge in his favourite pastime raping and torturing young women.Ĭoldsmith Briggs, Deputy Director of a clandestine security agency named The FIRM, calls for Hawke’s assistance in recovering the aircraft, given his experience as the test-pilot. In this two-hour opening movie, the hi-tech machine is stolen by its deviant creator, Doctor Charles Moffet, where it is transported to Colonel Kadaffi’s “sand-pile” in Libya. Its pilot comes in the form of skilled aviator, Stringfellow Hawke ( Jan-Michael Vincent), a reclusive individual living in a secluded mountain cabin, scarred from combat experiences in Vietnam. It is America’s deadliest secret in the “cold” war against the Eastern Bloc and a response to the raised threat of nuclear war, giving the U.S. Armed with the most advanced weaponry, radar and surveillance, it bears an innovative rotor and thrust system enabling it to fly at Mach One and higher. AIRWOLF Episode Guide Season 1 – Episode 01 PILOT - EPISODE DESCRIPTION & OVERVIEW (aka “Shadow of the Hawke” - Parts 1 + 2)Īirwolf is a futuristic, high-adventure series, about a sleek, top secret helicopter, designed to tackle covert and tactical operations.
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