Hawkeye (film)

Hawkeye aka Karate Cops is a martial arts film that was directed by George Chung and Leo Fong. It starred George Chung, Troy Donahue, Chuck Jeffreys, Stan Wertlieb, Hidy Ochiai and Elizabeth Frieje.
A man is killed and a cop and his partner are relentless in their pursuit of the killers.

Hawkeye
Directed byGeorge Chung
Leo Fong
Written byGeorge Chung
StarringGeorge Chung
Chuck Jeffreys
Troy Donahue
Stan Wertlieb
Ronnie Lott
Hidy Ochiai
Elizabeth Frieje
Music byKeith Edddy
CinematographyFrank Harris
Edited byGeorge Chung
Release date
1988
Running time
90 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Story

The film is set on the Las Vegas Strip. The two main characters are Alexander “Hawkeye” Hawkamoto from Texas and Charlie Wilson. One is a renegade cop and the other is a decorated lawman.[1][2] Hawkeye the confident karate kicking cop's partner quite convincingly resembles Eddie Murphy's character in Beverly Hills Cop.[3] Hawkeye’s best friend and former partner is involved in a shady deal, and is mysteriously killed by the mob. Hawkeye and Wilson go after the killers and are relentless in their pursuit.[4][5][6] They come up against both the Japanese Yakuza and the Mafia.[7]

Background

The film was shot onto 35mm film and on location in Las Vegas.[8] The film was directed by both George Chung and Leo Fong.[9] The film which was released in 1988 has the alternate title of Karate Cops.[10]

Releases
  • Valley Studios - 90 mins[11]

Cast

Crew
  • Director of Photography - Frank Harris
  • Production Poordinator - Markey Stein
  • Executive in Charge of Production - Jerry Brassfield
  • Executive Producers - Sunny Lim & George Chung
  • Music - Keith Eddy
  • Director - Leo Fong[14]

References
  1. Letterboxd - Hawkeye 1988 Directed by George Chung
  2. Moviefone - Hawkeye (1988)
  3. Cnet.com, August 3, 2018 - The best Amazon Prime perk? The terrible, terrible movies, of course
    Forget Netflix and Hulu. Amazon boasts the best collection of cheesy B-movies that are so bad they're good. And I can't quit hate-watching.
    Hawkeye, aka Karate Cops (1988): 1 hour, 25 minutes By Ry Crist
  4. Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1992, David J Weiner - Page cclxxxi H
  5. Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos, 1998, Island Books, 1997 - Page 505
  6. Letterboxd - Hawkeye 1988 Directed by George Chung
  7. The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Ric Meyers - Page 149 1166. Hawkeye (1988)
  8. Black Belt Magazine, April 1991 - Page 10 George Chung's World Champion Video Collector's Series, Master Series 3-Martial Arts Movies
  9. AllMovie - Hawkeye (1988)
  10. Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 75, Thomas Riggs - Page 217
  11. Comeuppance Reviews, 5/12/2013 - Hawkeye (1988)
  12. Rotten Tomatoes - Karate Cops (1988)
  13. Moviefone - Hawkeye (1988)
  14. Comeuppance Reviews, 5/12/2013 - Hawkeye (1988)
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