Hawkeye (film)

1988 American film

Hawkeye

Directed by| George Chung
Leo Fong
Written by| George Chung
Starring| George Chung
Chuck Jeffreys
Troy Donahue
Stan Wertlieb
Ronnie Lott
Hidy Ochiai
Elizabeth Frieje
Cinematography| Frank Harris
Edited by| George Chung
Music by| Keith Edddy

Release date

* 1988 (1988)

Running time

| 90 mins
Country| United States
Language| English

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.

## Story

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The film is set on the Las Vegas Strip. The two main characters are Alexander "Hawkeye" Hawkamoto from Texas and Charlie Wilson. Hawkeye is a renegade cop and the other is a decorated lawman[1][2] that 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

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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

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* Valley Studios - 90 mins[11]

## Cast

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* George Chung
* Troy Donahue
* Elizabeth Frieje
* Chuck Jeffreys
* Ronnie Lott
* Michelle McCormick
* Richard Norton
* Hidy Ochiai
* Stan Wertlieb[12][13]

## Crew

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* 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

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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)

## External links

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* Imdb" Hawkeye
* World Film Geek review
* fist of b-list review
* Comeuppance Reviews Hawkeye (1988)