Nagant M1895 (prop) Moffets Revolver

Dr. Charles Henry Moffet (David Hemmings) faces off with airwolf using his trusty Nagant M1895 revolver.

It was no match for the lady.. Though it is a very deceiving looking weapon.. It actually holds 7 bullets not 6.

The Nagant M1895 Revolver was a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.
Caliber: 7.62mm (7.91 mm or.311 in actual bullet dia.)
Designed: 1886
Action: Double action, Single-action
Cartridge: 7.62×38mmR
Effective firing range: 50 yds (46 m)
Barrel length: 4.5 in (114 mm)
In service: 1895–present
Load capacity: 7 rounds

Airwolf Season 1 - Episode 3 - Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n

WORKING TITLE: ????
FINAL TITLE: DADDY'S GONE A HUNT'N

SCRIPT FIRST DRAFT: 8th NOVEMBER 1983
SCRIPT REVISED: 16th NOVEMBER 1983
SCRIPT REVISED: 22nd NOVEMBER 1983
SCRIPT REVISED: 23rd NOVEMBER 1983
SCRIPT REVISED: 23rd NOVEMBER 1983 2nd rev
SCRIPT REVISED: 28th NOVEMBER 1983
SCRIPT REVISED: ??
AIRDATE: 28th January 1984



Hawke is approached by archangel when the firm hear of a plot to steal a new aircraft and the plot involves an old nam buddy of hawkes. Hawke goes undercover as a pilot at the base to figure out if his old friend is a traitor or not. When hawke gets to the bottom of whats going on he hatches a plan to save the plane and rescue a child thats being used as leverage for the planes theft.

TRIVIA:
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• Youth In Film Awards 1985BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNG ACTOR - NOMINATION  Chad Allen was Nominated for his role as : Ho Minh Truong (sadly didn't win)

Ho Minh Truong - Chad Allen

• An actor (Larry Margo)  has always been credited as Radar Station Lieutenant, But his name badge via the bluray release can be seen as MORGAN. As such we can now credit him, As Lt. Morgan Radar Station Lieutenant in this guide.

Lt. Morgan Radar Station Watch Commander - Larry Margo

• An actor (Duncan Wilmore) has always been credited as Radar Station Controller, But his name badge via the bluray release can be seen as PERKINS, and the shoulder stripes count means we can now credit him as a Technical Sergeant and name him, As Tsgt Perkins A.T.C Radar Station Controller in this guide.

Tsgt Perkins A.T.C Radar Station Controller - Duncan Wilmore

• The actor (Stan Roth)  who tells santini he can't park there is credited as just M.P,  But his name badge says NEWT and the patch on his uniform sleeve (stripes count) means he is a Technical Sergeant. It is also worth noting that the Air Force didn't usually have M.P's in the 80's they had S.P's, as such we can now credit him as Tsgt. Newt S.P.

Tsgt. Newt S.P - Stan Roth

COMMON QUESTIONS:

Q:) What was the plane roper was going to hand over to the Russians?

A:) It was a former Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, modified by the Boeing Skyfox Corporation. C/N: T.33-160, Registration number N221SF

Q:) What happened to the plane?, were is it today?

A:) Sadly it was de-registered in November 2014, it was last seen in 2018 cut down to side panels & two seats. It is now being used as a T33 fligth simulator.


THE CAST:

Jan-Michael Vincent ... Stringfellow Hawke
Alex Cord ... Archangel Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
Ernest Borgnine ... Dominic Santini
James Whitmore Jr. ... Maj. Sam Roper
Deborah Pratt ... Marella
Charles Robinson ... Carl Zimmer (as Charles Knox Robinson)
Irene Yah-Ling Sun ... Nhi Houng
Aki Aleong ... Colonel Quoc
John Sanderford ... Lt. John Winner
Paul Tuerpe ... Lt. Simms
Chad Allen ... Ho Minh Truong
Stan Roth ... Tsgt. Newt S.P / M.P.
Larry Margo ... Lt. Morgan / Radar Station Watch Commander
Duncan Wilmore ... Tsgt Perkins A.T.C / Radar Station Controller
Radu Gavor ... Russian Officer
Gene Bicknell ... Jeep Driver
Jeff Cadiente ... Chinese Thug in Alley (uncredited)
Jeff Imada ... Chinese Thug in Alley (uncredited)
Eric Lee ... Thug in alley (uncredited)
Jack ... Tet (uncredited)

THE CREW:

Written by:
Burton Armus

Directed by:
Virgil W. Vogel

Produced by:
Burton Armus ... producer
Donald P. Bellisario ... executive producer
John David ... co-producer
Carol Gillson ... associate producer
Alan J. Levi ... supervising producer
Leon Ortiz-Gil ... associate producer
Clyde Ware ... producer

Music by:
Sylvester Levay    

Cinematography by:
Howard Schwartz ... director of photography

Film Editing by:
Geoffrey Rowland    
Casting By
Donna Dockstader    

Art Direction by:
Charles R. Davis    

Set Decoration by:
Richard B. Goddard    

Production Management:
Mitchell L. Gamson ... unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick A. Duffy ... first assistant director (as Patrick Duffy)
Ryan Gordon ... second assistant director
J. David Jones ... second unit director (as David Jones)

Art Department:
Andrew Probert ... concept/storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department:
Don Sharpless ... sound
Michael D. Wilhoit ... sound editor (as Michael H. Wilhoit)

Special Effects by:
Clarence Fay Konkel ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts:
Jeff Imada ... stunts
Ron Stein ... stunt coordinator
Bob Herron ... stunt double: Ernest Borgnine (uncredited)
Larry Kirsch ... stunt helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Eric Lee ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department:
Gary Armstrong ... assistant camera
Ronald Vidor ... camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department:
Rudolph Garcia ... costume supervisor (as Rudy Garcia)
Barbara Lee Maccarone ... costume supervisor

Music Department:
Arnold Schwarzwald ... music editor
Sandy DeCrescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Ron S. Herbes ... first assistant music editor (uncredited)
Sylvester Levay ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department:
Gina August ... driver (uncredited)

Misc Crew:
J. David Jones ... aerial coordinator (as David Jones)
Mike Dewey ... assistant aerial coordinator (uncredited)

TV CLIPPINGS:

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The Secure Line Scrambler Phone Case (prop)

It's first seen when Archangel is at the cabin waiting for hawke to return. It also initially has a thin wire on the handset.

It is used in a few episodes at random times, most memorable is probably at camp freedom.

Airwolf has a similar panel as one of its communication systems and lights up the same way.

I often wonder how many they had and what actually happened to them. Did they float back into the universal props department or did it / they belong to someone on the production.

I also wonder if it was re-used in another Tv series or Movie.


It sure looks heavy lol

Scene from the end of the Pilot (scene not featured in the movie cut)

Scene from the Pilot (scene also shown in the movie release) See the Wire?

And archangel leaves it in the cabin at the end of the Pilot

Scene from the end of the Pilot (scene not featured in the movie cut)

(from) Flight like a dove

Onboard Airwolf (from) Flight like a dove

Onboard Airwolf (from) Flight like a dove

Onboard Airwolf (from) Mad over miami

In the case (from) Mad over miami

Also seen in
Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman
episode 216 'Lucky Leon

thanks to Robert M. Cassidy for that superman info and image
To be updated with other shots....
Anyone have one or made one?

Blooper - 1x02 - Shadow of the Hawke - Movie - Palace Trees

In the palace courtyard 3 trees have a band around them, all three are marked ready to be cut in half by the chain gun fire but only one tree falls

You Can See The Marks On The Trees

One of them pops and the other two fail

This guy bravely carried on knowing it could blow

This was a brave guy too

Blooper - 1x02 - Shadow of the Hawke - Movie - Film Crew

When all hell break loose and "The crew just hang around in the background" like every thing's fine. But clock that guys big thick coat. So much for "why do you have your helmet on in this heat"  cant be that hot.

Blooper - 1x02 - Shadow of the Hawke - Movie - Airwolf Guns

During the scene when hawke steals airwolf back you notice airwolf has the original Chain Guns design before they made them fatter.

Blooper - 1x02 - Shadow of the Hawke - Movie - Airwolf Tethered

In the movie and the pilot edits you can see airwolf has a tether cable to stop the down draft and drift caused by the buildings from pushing her out of frame.

Below are a number of images (if you can't see it in the first two, then look at the third image)

HD Video Still - Shadow of the Hawke Part 2

Standard Video Still - Airwolf The Movie

Here Its Been Marked So You Can See It Better and Find It On The Other Two Images Above

Blooper - 1x02 - Shadow of the Hawke - Movie - Airwolf Squibs

When the bullets hit airwolf (in the compound when hawke steals airwolf) you can see the Squibs
you might also notice she's got the upgraded fatter guns here too.

Standard Shot

Squibs Highlighted

Airwolf Season 1 - Episode 1+2 - Shadow of the Hawke 1 & 2

Airwolf the Two Part pilot AKA
Shadow of the Hawke part 1 & 2


Premiered on the CBS Network on the
22nd of January 1984 right after the live super bowl game.


That super bowl game also hosted the most controversial Apple advert ever shown on Tv.


Jan Michael Vincent
Ernest Borgnine
David Hemmings
Alex Cord
Deborah Pratt





Plot:
Airwolf is a modern day action adventure about an awesome billion dollar futuristic helicopter equipped with a twin-turbine driven rotor system capable of propelling it to 300 knots, plus 14 firepower options. When the helicopter is stolen by it's main designer, Michael Archangel (Alex Cord), project director of the F.I.R.M, enlists the help of Vietnam veteran Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) With hawke's lack of trust in the agency he chooses to get help with the mission from his father's best friend Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine)  They both travel to the Middle East in an attempt to repossess the deadliest aerial weapon ever made.. Airwolf.

Title Screen

Pilot Opening Scene

Airwolf at Redstar Control

You can also get an R18 Movie release that lacks some scenes yet features others. The movie also has some variances in the music score.


Misc Artwork:

Airwolf The Movie (1984) UK VHS Rental 1984

Back of Box:
Airwolf The Movie is a futuristic high action adventure about an awesome billion dollar helicopter equipped with a twin-turbine drum rotor system capable of propelling it to 300 knots, plus 14 firepower options. When the helicopter is purloined by Libyan mercenaries, Michael Archangel (Alex Cord), project director of the CIA, enlists the help of Vietnam veteran Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and his father's best friend Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) in an attempt to recover the Airwolf.
A deadly mission takes them to the Middle East, where they come face to face with the enemy in a dirty battle to re-possess the deadliest aerial weapon ever made.



Special Features:
Trailers for other movies coming out in cinemas
and on rental and out to buy on video previews.


  



 The Movie Version of the Airwolf two part Pilot was released in competition with the Blue Thunder movie release & was never "originally" sold to the public as a Retail item. The only way to watch the movie version was to rent it. It was released later for Retail purchase with a UPC code and different packaging many many years later.

While the much longer two part Pilot aired on television after the 9pm kids in bed deadline (the watershed) on the Friday night, while the series then began the next afternoon. No one really thought about trying to get the movie until the series ended & people realized it wasn't getting a re-run. Also back when it first aired not many people had a VHS machine, let alone a 2nd hand Betamax, that kind of hardware was expensive back then. So not many people even managed to tape the shows off the TV until they were re-aired in 1996 on iTv and HTv Wales.

The movie is rated 18+ and contains swearing, it also featured a few extra scenes padding out the action and yet it was also cut in places removing the pilot ending at the cabin, so when Airwolf fly's over the water at after hunting Moffet, it ends right there. The TV pilot edition shows hawke back at the cabin with a visit from archangel leaving him with a case for the series to begin, the TV pilot also shows them checking out the lair, these scenes aren't on the movie release.

The Redstar start up sequence also features a different music score in the Movie Cut as does the red castle scene when Angela is dancing at the red castle. The movie is shorter than the pilot though it does feature a chad training camp scene that moffet takes out. The chad camp scene is made up of clips from "and they are us" and also "mad over miami", but the movie release can be watched as a stand alone film that ends where it ends.
Airwolf  "The Movie " version is now also available on DVD  .

They also re-cut some scenes and changed bits around as seen in this image here

Movie (left)                          Tv Pilot (right)

Only The Movie Cut Shows What He Is Seeing

Other Details:

VHS Release Date: 1984
Aspect Ratio: 4.3 Full Screen 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 Mins Approx
Region Frame Rate: UK PAL
UPC: None Supplied (rental tape)
Serial: VHS PAL VHT 1119
Also Released Under
Serial: VHS PAL VHR 1119

UK RENTAL VHT 1119 COVER - THOUGH A STANDARD BOX SIZE

These Do Pop Up On eBay Fairly Often

These Do Pop Up On eBay Fairly Often

UK RENTAL VHR 1119 COVER - THOUGH A STANDARD BOX SIZE

Here is the original VHS Movie Trailer for the '18 cert' Airwolf Movie.

Still Image from the Original Trailer

Still Image from the Remastered Trailer

Binocular Perspective Never Included In the Pilot Release

 People may post comments below with any additional information....

Review by TheWraith517
Blog post date set to 20th January 1984 
(does anyone know the exact date the Rental tape came out)?