Hawkeye (film)


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.
A man is killed and a cop and his partner are relentless in their pursuit of the killers.

Story

The film is set on the Las Vegas Strip. The two main characters are Alexander “Hawkeye” Hawkamoto from Texas and Charlie Wilson. One is a renegade cop and the other is a decorated lawman. Hawkeye the confident karate kicking cop's partner quite convincingly resembles Eddie Murphy's character in Beverly Hills Cop. 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. They come up against both the Japanese Yakuza and the Mafia.

Background

The film was shot onto 35mm film and on location in Las Vegas. The film was directed by both George Chung and Leo Fong. The film which was released in 1988 has the alternate title of Karate Cops.

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