"Airwolf" (1984) TV series 1984-1986

Creator:

Donald P. Bellisario

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

22 January 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

As part of a deal for with a intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Vietnam Veteran | Electronic Music Score

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Stringfellow Hawke (56 episodes, 1984-1986)
Alex Cord	...	Michael Coldsmith Briggs III (56 episodes, 1984-1986)
Ernest Borgnine	...	Dominic / ... (56 episodes, 1984-1986)
Jean Bruce Scott	...	Caitlin O'Shannessy / ... (44 episodes, 1984-1986)

Also Known As:

Blackwolf (USA) (working title)
Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title)
Lonewolf (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (58 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

After the show was canceled the chopper was sold to a German firm. Airwolf - as a Bell 222 - flew as an air ambulance. On 9 June 1992 it crashed during a thunderstorm, killing all three crew members.

Quotes:

Dominic Santini: [after they've flown Airwolf into the Upper Atmosphere] Now, would mind telling me why the hell we did that?
Stringfellow Hawke: I just wanted to see if it could be done.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006) (TV)

Classic 80's TV Show

This show was one of my favourites as a child. Everyone I knew wanted to be stringfellow hawke, if only for the chance to fly Airwolf. The characters were good and interacted well (hawke being the moody one, Dom the comic relief). The only bad thing was towards the end of Airwolfs run they changed all the characters (actually killing off "Dom" (or a lookalike)) and making String disappear giving the helicopter to the now magically rescued St John Hawke! IF you want to enjoy this show then under no circumstances should you watch the pathetic end season (aka Airwolf II) and stick with the original characters!