Hawks is a 1988

1988 in film

-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice...

 British

United Kingdom

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 comedy film about two terminally ill patients: an English lawyer named Bancroft (Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Peter Dalton ) is a Welsh actor of film and television. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill , as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett , an original sequel to Gone with the Wind...

) and a young American football

American football

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 player (Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Charles Edwards is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television shows, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Top Gun, Zodiac, Revenge of the Nerds, Northern Exposure and ER.-Early life:Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika...

), 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

Brothel

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 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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. Along the way, they encounter various characters including a pair of misfit British women (played by Camille Coduri

Camille Coduri

Camille Coduri is an English actress. She is best known for her role in Doctor Who as Jackie Tyler.-Career:She featured in the film comedies Nuns on the Run and King Ralph...

 and Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

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).

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

Cancer

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. It was filmed on location in London

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's Charing Cross Hospital

Charing Cross Hospital

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 and in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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.

The film was directed by Robert Ellis Miller

Robert Ellis Miller

Robert Ellis Miller is an American film director. He has directed 50 films and TV episodes between 1959 and 1996.He was born in New York, New York.-Selected filmography:* Pointman * Brenda Starr * Hawks...

 and based on a short story written by Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

 of the Bee Gees

Bee Gees

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 and David English

David English

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, and the screenplay was written by Roy Clarke

Roy Clarke

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. 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