Nighthawks

Unrated

11/1/19781h 53m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

Director:

Ron Peck

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

london, england
school teacher
lgbt
gay theme

Cast

Ken Robertson

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Jim

Derek Jarman

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Tony Westrope

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Mike

Rachel Nicholas James

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Judy

Maureen Dolan

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Pat

Stuart Turton

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Neal

Clive Peters

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Peter

Robert Merrick

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John

Frank Dilbert

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American

Peter Radmall

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Artist

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
The problem with this look at late 70's British gay lifestyle, is that it is a little too realistic to carry off with any sort of interest. Like most stories about people on the hunt for romance/sex etc., it is incredibly introspective. Ken Robertson is a really quite dull, full of himself "Jim" - a teacher by day who looks for love in gay pubs/clubs at night. He picks up an array of folks, sometimes he has sex, sometimes not.... same old, same old... (regardless of your sexuality). If it weren't for the fact that it was set just before the dawn of Mrs. Thatcher's Clause 28 Britain, which at the time of course, this Ron Peck story would not have been able to anticipate - it would constitute little more than a melodrama with some very dodgy music and lacklustre tales of one night stands... As a semi-anthropological study of a gay man in London it is vaguely interesting, but any claims it may make to take a deeper look at the sociological themes of the time, or of attitudes are just bridges too far. It does have quite a telling Q&A style discourse at the end that illustrates the stereotypical attitudes of teenage kids that could have been made much more of, had the film itself not focused so much on the rather dreary existence of the subject.