Hawks (film) 992544 203082648 2008-04-03T17:18:24Z Lugnuts 1276024 category :''{{Otheruses|hawks}}'' '''''Hawks''''' is a [[1988 in film|1988]] [[United Kingdom|British]] comedy film about two [[terminally ill]] patients: an English lawyer named Bancroft ([[Timothy Dalton]]) and a young [[American football]] player ([[Anthony Edwards]]), who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left. Their goal: to reach a famous [[brothel]] in [[Amsterdam]]. Along the way, they encounter various characters including a pair of misfit British women (played by [[Camille Coduri]] and [[Janet McTeer]]). The film intentionally stays away from giving any specific details regarding the two men's illness, though it is presumed they have some form of [[cancer]]. It was filmed on location in [[London]]'s [[Charing Cross Hospital]] and in the [[Netherlands]]. The film was directed by [[Robert Ellis Miller]] and based on a short story written by [[Barry Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] and [[David English]], and the screenplay was written by [[Roy Clarke]]. The musical score was composed by Gibb. The film is often regarded as the most overlooked and underrated in Timothy Dalton's career. [http://www.timothydalton.com/rhawks.html] ==External links== * {{imdb title|id=0097487|title=Hawks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawks (film)}} [[Category:1988 films]] [[Category:British films]] [[Category:Comedy films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Robert Ellis Miller]] {{UK-film-stub}} [[de:Hawks – Die Falken]] [[ru:Ястребы (фильм)]]