DVD : Airwolf - Season 1
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9781417050772
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1417050772
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 24, 2005
Running Time: 592 minutes
Sales Rank: 10934
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: January 22, 1984
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/24/2005 Rating: Nr
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Hip spy shows with covert agencies within agencies--like Alias and 24--are missing only one thing: A super-duper armor-plated helicopter with "nuclear-tipped shrike missiles." In the action series Airwolf, a mysterious national security agency called the Firm constructs a "Mach-one-plus chopper that can kick butt," only to have it stolen by the nefarious scientist who designed it (David Hemmings, Blowup, Barbarella). Desperate, the Firm turns to Stringfellow Hawke (Jan Michael Vincent), a soulful, cello-playing, art-loving, eagle-watching, guilt-ridden master pilot. Hawke refuses to help unless the Firm searches for his brother, who went MIA in 'Nam. Of course, he succeeds in his mission, but until the Firm fulfills its side of the bargain, he keeps the chopper--but also agrees to fly covert missions in exchange for tips about government efforts to retrieve Airwolf.
This elaborate setup proves surprisingly durable. The combat scenes in Airwolf are clumsily edited, but the scripts--though firmly in the cheesy techno-thriller vein of Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy--are pleasantly zippy. While Vincent may have gone on to a straight-to-video career (appearing in such sterling titles as Hidden Obsession, Indecent Behavior, and Animal Instincts), he’s a persuasive and sexy pilot; he's got the same kind of rangy, athletic physicality that makes Kevin Costner convincing as an athlete. Add to this mix the ever-zesty Ernest Borgnine (Marty, The Wild Bunch) and it's clear why Airwolf outlived the similar series Blue Thunder. Most episodes feature international skullduggery with foreign agents trying to steal Airwolf and sell it to the Soviets or Libya, but there are enough clever details to keep you from objecting to the larger absurdity of the all-powerful helicopter. Guest stars include Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210) and David Carradine (Kill Bill). It's too bad Hemmings didn't become a regular; his sadistic, lecherous traitor gave the two-hour pilot some real juice. --Bret Fetzer
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I love the Airwolf shows. I don't like the two sided discs. The dvd player plays them okay but my computer can't read them-it plays all my other airwolf cd's great but not this set. Also the two sided discs scratch very easily. My order was processed and delivered in record time. Thankyou Amazon for the amazing service. This was my first order I was very impressed.
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I loved this show when I was a kid.....always wondered what happened to it. When I came across it on Amazon.com I had to buy it.
Even though the sound is not as sophisticated as what we have in 2008.....it is still a fantastic film if you liked the Airwolf TV series back in 1984-6. The music was great, all the acting was good, the stories were interesting, special effects were good, and the cinematography was great.
Add Jan-Michael Vincent(his acting was great) to all the above and no wonder this show was a hit for Belisaurius. That guy could play ANY part he was given and he played the Stringfellow Hawk role to a T.
He was perfect as the reclusive, sensitive pilot. The camera always seemed to be very good to Jan.
I was very sad to find out that the series was canceled after 3 seasons due to Jan's alcohol, drug and other problems. His 1997, 2002, and 2007 TV (20/20 and others are on the internet)interviews gave me some insight into the history of his problems. Wished he could have received help at an early age!! Alcohol and drugs are such evils !!
Nonetheless,....this Airwolf DVD was great...due in a large part to Jan. I miss the old Jan and pray for the present day Jan-Michael Vincent.
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I grew up in the 80s loving Airwolf (mostly due to my parents). I've always enjoyed Airwolf as a result of their influence. Once I noticed that season 1 was released, I knew I had to purchase it.
Boy did it bring back memories. Airwolf, even now, is a cool helicopter. While every episode within this season (as I recall there are only 11) aren't the most exciting, the majority are. For those whom have never experienced Airwolf, the pilot sets up the series very well. Every other episode just continues to expand on the pilot, and, of course, have some great scenes with the chopper.
Just for your info, according to Wikipedia, the helicopter that was used during the show was later sold to a hospital in Germany, and ended up becoming a life flight helicopter.
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This is just perfection. As good as I remembered it as a kid. All that beautiful action footage, all that awesome espionage, intrigue, dark humor and those state-of-the-art aerials for the Lady from the vision of Aerial Co-ordinator David Jones. But it's the direction and cast performances (sans Caitlin) in this premier season that stand-out for me. Jan-Michael Vincent for all his faults nowadays gave the performance of his career in this season as the broody, reclusive loner, Stringfellow Hawke. Universally-loved veteran, Ernest Borgnine also gave one of his most memorable performances since winning the Oscar for 'MARTY' in the 50's as all-American Dominic Santini.
Stand-out episodes included: 'MIND OF THE MACHINE' (Airwolf vs Airwolf!), 'TO SNARE A WOLF' (the single best episode of the entire show and I'd say of any TV show from the 1980s!), 'BITE OF THE JACKAL', 'AND THEY ARE US' and 'ECHOS FROM THE PAST' are the highlights in this feature-quality season of television that has never really been out-done until maybe the best seasons of '24' etc. for today's audiences.
The sumptuous score, expertly composed by Sylvester Levay is another plus point with a sublime mix of orchestral meets synth, none the least the creation of that iconic Main Themes for the show. So I'd suggest you pair this with the new, digitally-remastered 'Airwolf Themes' soundtrack from Amazon's MP3 downloads section and you've the perfect package to take you into the world of Hawke, ... Read More
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I don't ever remember seeing this show in the 1980s when it first aired but I picked these DVDs up out of curiosity. I'm glad I did. While the show is a bit corny in some ways (get a load of all the white suits on the FIRM people!) and they tend to use a lot of noticeable stock footage (does the valley of the gods never get out of Winter?) It has to be said, even after all this time, that the Airwolf helicopter is very cool.
The plots, for the type of show it is, aren't any worse than say "Magnum PI" and its still entertaining. I'll be watching all three seasons of this I think without protest. If you like helicopters and/or action adventure shows this one is still worth picking up and its easy to see why its described as a cult favourite show. The acting is average but certainly not as bad as a lot of other shows from this period I could mention.
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starring: Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, Hank Brandt, James Edgcomb
directed by: Alan J. Levi, Bernard L. Kowalski, Bernard McEveety, Daniel Haller, David Hemmings
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9781417050772
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1417050772
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 24, 2005
Running Time: 592 minutes
Sales Rank: 10934
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: January 22, 1984
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