Rent Nightwing / Shadow of the Hawk (1979)
2.8 of 5 from 63 ratings
3h 17min
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- Synopsis:
It’s a killer creature double feature as two terrifying tales take flight with fright!
Nightwing (1979)
Youngman Duran (Nick Mancuso), a Maskai Indian tribal deputy, is torn between the modern world and the ancient mysticism of his people. During his patrol he is summoned to investigate the bizarre death of a horse. The animal exhibits razor-sharp wounds that no coyote or mountain lion could inflict. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, on a camping trip in the desert is attacked by thousands of swarming bats. Duran learns of the attack and sets out to save her, not knowing the terror that looms ahead.
Shadow of the Hawk (1976)An ageing medicine man (Chief Dan George) recruits his sceptical grandson Mike (Jan-Michael Vincent) to aid him in a spiritual battle against evil spirits and black magic. Aided by a freelance reporter (Marilyn Hassett), can Mike reconnect with his roots and defeat the evil threatening his tribe? - Actors:
- Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold, Stephen Macht, Strother Martin, George Clutesi, Ben Piazza, Donald Hotton, Charles Hallahan, Judith Novgrod, Alice Hirson, Pat Corley, Charlie L. Bird, Danny Zapien, Peter Prouse, José Toledo, Richard Romancito, Flavio Martinez, Lena Carr, Virginia P. Maney
- Directors:
- Arthur Hiller, George McCowan, Daryl Duke
- Producers:
- Martin Ransohoff, John Kemeny, Herbert Wright
- Writers:
- Steve Shagan, Bud Shrake, Martin Cruz Smith, Peter Jensen, Lynette Cahill, Norman Thaddeus Vane, Herbert Wright
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/03/2021
- Run Time:
- 197 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 'Nightwing' - Brand new audio commentary by film historians Lee Gambin and Amanda Reyes 'Shadow of the Hawk' - Brand new audio commentary with film writer Mike McPadden and Ben Reiser
- Oil and the (Geo)Politics of Blood - Audio essay by John Edgar Browning
- Trailers
- Newly commissioned artwork by Darren Wheeling
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Reviews (1) of Nightwing / Shadow of the Hawk
Distinctly average twosome. - Nightwing / Shadow of the Hawk review by NP
Nightwing.
This is one of the most un-horror-like horror films I ever saw. It isn’t until the mighty David Warner turns up as Payne, a Van Helsing-type that things begin to get interesting. The music is as jaunty as has ever been found in a 1970s American tea-time drama and the beautiful locations are wonderful to look at but distinctly un-horrific.
A slow spooky realisation dawns on the inhabitants of an Indian colony in New Mexico, mainly thanks to starchy Payne’s information. Knowledgeable he may be, but he ain’t no charmer: just that kind of character Warner excels at.
But things are too slow and too unspectacular and really need a few more scenes of jeopardy to liven things up. I’m a fan of restraint in films like this, but I’m left waiting for something to happen too often. When it does, the special effects sometimes strain to convince. Just when you think things have shifted up a gear, the pace returns to its leaden pace. My score is 5 out of 10.
Shadow of the hawk.
I found this to be a bit of a plodder if I’m honest. More of a stock 70’s adventure drama than the horror it is billed as. It does feature a fine turn from a young, lithe Jan Michel Vincent (Mike) though, and Chief Dan George plays, well, Chief Dan George (Old Man Hawk).
Some nice Indian dark magic is on display to antagonise our heroes (Marilyn Hassett as Maureen completes the trio), and things become quite dramatic from time to time. The finale sees the film finally shift up a gear, but it’s not quite enough to life ‘Shadow of the Hawk’ past average. My score is 5 out of 10.
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