Uncut version of 'Nighthawks' shown in Europe?

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I just watched Nighthawks again and i noticed some interesting things.

During the disco shootout we see only one guy killed by Wulfgar,but there is one second where Deke and Fox are starting to run after Wulgar where you can see people behind them looking on the floor.Now,guy who got shot when Wulfgar starts to shoot falls on the right side,same side where Deke and Fox have ducked in for cover,but few seconds later,when people are watching aftermath of the shootout some of them watching right and left side of the floor.

This might means that there were indeed more people killed in shootout,as roeg has said in earlier post.Also,gun that Wulfgar uses has 8 bullets in it,not 7,so we could say that Wulfgar killed 3 or 4 people when he opens fire.

In Wulfgar's death scene there is that lousy editing,but if you play this scene in slow motion when Deke shoots him first time and if you look closely,you can see holes on Rutger Hauer's shirt(or what ever you call it).These are probaly make up effects for fake blood and meat to explode when he gets shot.I counted two holes in shoulders (including one where he got shot already),two in hips and one on chest.

After watching this and reading about animatronic prop head that was used for headshot in uncut ending,i think that we can agree once and for all that Wulgar gets shot in same places where Deke shoots paper target earlier in the movie.

And one thing more,if Dick Smith is the one who made special effects for Nighthawks,you can be sure that prop head from uncut ending was something special.Just look at the man's work on Exorcist and you will see what i mean. Is he still alive?Cause if he is,maybe someone could mailed him and ask him about his work on Nighthawks.

The following is list of all possible deleted/extended scenes from one of my favorite 80's action movies, Nighthawks. All scenes listed here are based on pictures and informations found by other fans of the movie plus claims of many others.


Note - This list is fan made and some parts could be wrong.


Uncut London bombing scene - There appears to be too many quick cuts in this scene, and few people mentioned that some uncut European theatrical version had much more violent version of bombing with victims covered in blood and some of them walking out of the shop. This German lobby card shows this extended scene;

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Alternate take/version of first drug bust. Matt holds the drug dealer at gunpoint with shotgun pressed behind dealer's head while in the movie he holds the shotgun in front of dealer's face;

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Extended drug bust - This un-corfirmed scene is based on something that one IMDB user has said. According to him, original drug bust ended with Deke and Matt stopping city bus and telling all passengers to get out so they could place arrested drug dealers in bus and then took them to the police station. I'm very sure that this is IMDB user's mistake.


Second drug bust - Several still photos and lobby cards show Deke and Matt in another drug bust, this time in some apartment with white walls and about six drug dealers, male and female, being arrested. In this scene Matt holds black drug dealer at gunpoint which made me think that this scene is; alternate drug bust possibly with stronger language and violence or subplot about police coruption, or second drug bust taking place before or after Deke talks with Irene in her shop about their life together.

Notice in pictures 2 and 3 how black drug dealer holds some money in his right hand. If this is some alternate scene maybe (like in theatrical version of the drug bust scene) it also included attempt from dealer to bribe Matt and Deke;

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Wulfgar apartment raid - Maybe there was bloodier version of Wulfgar gunning down three London cops and his IRA partner Kenna, but this is just my own thought. There is one photo that shows better view of three cops getting hit by the bullets with visible bloody holes on them.


Wulfgar and plastic surgeon - Several US, German and Spanish lobby cards show Wulfgar and Shaka showing plastic surgeon photos of Wulfgar's desired look.

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Wulfgar kills plastic surgeon - There are some reports about missing scene shown on some 90's TV broadcasts of the movie where Wulfgar kills plastic surgeon. Me and many other fans think that this might not be true.


Deleted scenes between Deke and Irene;

One still photo shows Deke and Irene talking while some christmas decorations are seen in background.

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Few stills and behind the scenes photos show Deke and Irene in her house while some party is going on. While one photo shows them somewhat happy, other one shows Irene possibly upset or angry at Deke.

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Behind the scenes pictures from filming of this deleted scene;

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Deke and Irene love scene - There are many photos, lobby cards and still shots where Deke and Irene are seen in her house, talking in what appears to be bedroom, and then on stairwell while Deke holds her hand. This scene might be placed before or after Deke and Matt are searching and then chasing after Wulfgar, although it probably was placed after the subway chase.

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Theatrical trailer shows three small extended scenes. Wulfgar looking at city map in subway while being observed by street cop, Wulfgar slowly moving towards building which he is about to blow up, and Deke and Matt walking across street searching for Wulfgar in Disco bars.


Extended weapons check - Some lobby cards show Wulfgar in his new girlfriend's apartment checking his MAC-10 submachine gun after he takes two grenades from his suitcase;

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Deleted scene (or maybe just behind the scenes photo) in which Wulfgar is with some girl;

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Alternate version of the scene where Deke regognizes Wulfgar in disco scene. In this version he puts drawing of Wulfgar on the wall and shows it to Matt;

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Disco shootout - This is possibly one of the most talked about censored scenes of Nighthawks, along with ending. In normal version of the movie we see Wulfgar shooting his gun three times, but only one person is shot. If you pay attention behind Deke and Matt when Wulgar starts running, some dancers are looking on different sides of the floor, meaning that there could be more victims in this scene. Gun used by Wulfgar in this scene is Walther P 38, which contains 8 bullets, but during the subway chase, Deke says "That's seven! He should be out!" but this line could be easily dubbed when scene was censored in order to avoid continuity problem. One report that i got mentiones that uncut version of this scene was like shopping mall shootout in Commando (1985).


Wulfgar and Shaka love scene - One photo shows Shakka touching Wulfgar's face after he escapes from Deke and Matt. Rumour is that just like with Deke and Irene, there was also a love/sex scene between Wulfgar and Shakka which was deleted.


Deke on some meeting - One fan mentioned seeing photo of deleted scene where Deke is talking with some people. While he wears checkered shirt, they are wearing suits.


Hartman's death scene - There is obvious fast cut in this scene when Shaka is about to shoot Hartman. His death scene was apparently shown onscreen in some uncut European theatrical version of the movie where you could see his head blown open as bullet hits him in eye. This headshot scene is said to look very similar to the headshot of Alex Murphy in Robocop.


Shakka's death scene - After Shakka gets shot, pay attention to bus driven by Wulfgar. There is huge amount of blood on side. Uncut version apparently shows her hitting that side of bus after she gets shot and then falling on ground with blood flowing from her head.


Aftermath of hostages rescue - One fan said that he had picture of Deke in his civilian clothes and with police badge around his neck talking with diplomat who's wife was killed by Wulfgar during the hostage situation. If this scene was filmed, it could be viewed as another reason for Deke's cold blooded revenge on Wulfgar during the finale.


Wulfgar death scene - Most (in)famous cut scene of the movie. Based on reports that i got from people who said they saw some uncut European theatrical version of the movie, here's how i think that scene was filmed; Deke shoots Wulfgar in left shoulder, probably destroying his colar bone. Wulfgar falls back, hits the wall, tries to get up but falls on his right side on the wall only to get shot again. After hitting the wall again, Wulfgar in great pain still goes on Deke who is now closer to him but Deke shoots him in left hip. Wulfgar falls back, but refuses to fall on floor, even while pain is getting stronger. Deke shoots him again, in right hip, sending him to hit the wall next to the door. Wulgar rises up again, drenched in blood and still refuses to fall, even though his body is almost destroyed. Deke shoots him again, this time in chest (maybe little higher, closer to neck). Wulfgar falls back, hits the door and smashes the windows. Maybe in this part he is in such suffering and dellusion from pain that he decides to escape. So he barely manages to open the doors, when Deke, in close up, fires last, final shot in his head, sending Wulgar's body flying out of the house. Also, i was told that headshot in this scene was similar to the one in Frank Booth's death scene in Blue Velvet (1986). Special effects makeup artist Dick Smith made animatronic head of Rutger Hauer that would react facially after its head gets blown open in gory fashion, but that effect was unfortunately cut because of the either Universal studio or MPAA. Soundtrack for the movie has one track called "Face To Face" which is not in the movie, cause it was used in uncut ending which was around 2 or 3 minutes long, and that track was composed for the Wulfgar's death scene where he is torn to pieces by Deke's bullets in slow-mo.


Deke and Irene comforting each other - Afterwards, Irene comes downstairs, sees what Deke has done and they hold each other. Finally, movie ends with Deke stepping out, sitting on steps and watching Wulfgar's dead body and feeling some guilt after killing him in such brutal way. This last scene is based on couple of still photos of Deke and Irene comforting each other on stairwell, and different ending found on some widescreen or fullscreen DVD edition which instead of still shot of Deke sitting on stairs shows Deke sitting and putting his hands on his head while end credits roll.

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