| Hawks | |
| Director: | Robert Ellis Miller |
| Producer: | Steve Lanning Keith Cavele |
| Story: | Barry Gibb David English |
| Music: | Barry Gibb John Cameron |
| Starring: | Timothy Dalton Anthony Edwards Janet McTeer Camille Coduri Geoffrey Palmer |
| Language: | English |
| Studio: | Pinewood Studios |
| Distributor: | Rank Film Distributors[1] |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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.[4]
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.
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]