Nighthawks (1978 film)

Nighthawks is a 1978 narrative film by Ron Peck. It follows the day-to-day life of a gay man in London.

Plot

The film realistically portrays day-to-day gay life in London at the time. It shows a gay man, played by Ken Robertson, teaching geography during the day and going to gay pubs at night. His students ultimately challenge him with questions as to whether he is bent/queer. He responds that he is and answers their questions about his homosexuality calmly.^[1]

Cast

Ken Robertson as Jim
Tony Westrope as Mike
Rachel Nicholas James as Judy
Maureen Dolan as Pat
Stuart Turton as Neal (as Stuart Craig Turton)
Clive Peters as Peter
Robert Merrick as John
Frank Dilbert as American
Peter Radmall as Artist
Ernest Brightmore as Headmaster
Jon Lindsay billed as Jon Angel as the Hustler

Reception

In 1979, Janet Maslin of the New York Times found the (fictional) film documentary-realistic. She found it a "vivid" picture of an "intriguing and well-played" character, and qualified that by finding parts of the film "overlong and aimless."^[2]

References

External links

Nighthawks (1978 film) at IMDb

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[1] Gilbey, Ryan; Revisiting "Nighthawks", a film with the most extraordinary coming-out scene; New Statesman

[2] Maslin, Janet; "Nighthawks":Documentary Tone; New York Times; July 27, 1979

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