Sylvester Stallone’s 1981 Thriller ‘Nighthawks’ Was Ahead of Its Time

After Sylvester Stallone achieved superstardom with the success of Rocky and its 1979 sequel Rocky II, Stallone was given broad authority over seemingly every aspect of his subsequent feature starring vehicles. His heightened level of influence was especially evident with the making of the 1981 thriller film Nighthawks. While Stallone was initially contracted to only star in Nighthawks, he ended up taking over the direction of the troubled production, in addition to editing the film and rewriting the film’s script.


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