Airwolf: Season One
by Alan J. Levi, David Hemmings, Donald P. Bellisario, Harvey S. Laidman, Ivan Dixon
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Actor: Alex Cord, Deborah Pratt, Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, Tovah FeldshuhDirector: Alan J. Levi, David Hemmings, Donald P. Bellisario, Harvey S. Laidman, Ivan Dixon
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 592 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Airwolf: Season One
Movie Review: Hottest Superchopper Of All Times
Summary: 5 Stars
I think the DVD of this abbreviated season of AIRWOLF is stupendous, but now that they have this complete 1st Season of Airwolf on DVD, I think they should plan on making a DVD of AIRWOLF's complete 2nd Season, which was Airwolf's 1984-85 Season on CBS, which should be even better than Airwolf-Season 1, because I think the Second Season of AIRWOLF was better & more upgraded than the First Season is.
So now I cant wait to see Airwolf's complete 2nd Season and I cant wait till they make a DVD of AIRWOLF- Season 2, which should be even better, especially since the 2nd Season of AIRWOLF has a lot more episodes than the 1st Season does, plus the 2nd Season of AIRWOLF is also when co-pilot Caitlyn O'Shaunessy(Jean Bruce Scott) joins the cast of AIRWOLF too, but I personally think the 3rd Season of Airwolf is the best season of that show, not to mention that Airwolf's 3rd Season was my favorite season, which was the 1985-86 Season of Airwolf on CBS.
It was also interesting seeing Shannon Doherty in the "Bite Of The Jackal" episode before she was even famous and before her days on OUR HOUSE, BEVERLY HILLS 90210, and CHARMED, which was of course before Shannen Doherty's reputation went sour after being fired from BEVERLY HILLS 90210.
Therefore, you could say that seeing Shannon Doherty on AIRWOLF and watching her on OUR HOUSE were Shannen Doherty's better and more likeable days before her reputation and popularity was tarnished.
This season also takes me all the way back to memory lane when AIRWOLF was in competition with BLUE THUNDER, except BLUE THUNDER didn't last unlike AIRWOLF, especially since AIRWOLF K.O.'d BLUE THUNDER in the ratings especially since AIRWOLF was a more upgraded Superchopper than BLUE THUNDER was as well.
Therefore, AIRWOLF had some hefty competition going on with KNIGHT RIDER at the time as well, since there were so many advantages and disadvantages between AIRWOLF and the Knight 2000 as well as similarities in features, but KNIGHT RIDER still had better ratings than AIRWOLF did along with the fact that KNIGHT RIDER lasted longer than AIRWOLF did too, since CBS had cancelled the old AIRWOLF around the same time NBC had cancelled KNIGHT RIDER back in 1986 since the premiere of STREET HAWK on ABC in the Winter of 1985 started giving viewers too much of the same thing every weekend since ABC had STREET HAWK on Friday nights, CBS had AIRWOLF on Saturday nights, and NBC had KNIGHT RIDER on Sunday nights which started giving viewers too much competition & redundancy especially since all 3 Universal high-tech dramas premiered too close after one another since KNIGHT RIDER premiered on NBC in the Fall of 1982, AIRWOLF debuted on CBS in the Winter of 1984, and STREET HAWK debuted on ABC in the Winter of 1985, but had only lasted 9 weeks.
Therefore, STREET HAWK not only led to its own cancellation in the Spring of 1985, but had also ended up leading to the cancellation of AIRWOLF & KNIGHT RIDER in the Spring of 1986 since people got bored & burned out with these futuristic high-tech shows since AIRWOLF was too closely related to KNIGHT RIDER & STREET HAWK making the special-effects a lot less impressive & a lot less convincing on top of that.
It was also interesting seeing
-Lance LeGault in the "To Snare A Wolf" episode during his co-starring days as the hard-nosed Army nemesis(Col.Decker) on THE A-TEAM
-James Whitmore, Jr. in the "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" episode before his co-starring days as Hunter & McCall's dorky fellow officer(Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger)
-Ismael Carlo in the "Mad Over Miami" episode before his co-starring days on SANTA BARBARA and GENERAL HOSPITAL
-Jeffrey Mackay in the "To Snare A Wolf" episode after his co-starring days as Magnum's old navy buddy(Mac) on MAGNUM, P.I.
-Henry Darrow before his co-starring days on SANTA BARBARA and after his co-starring days on GENERAL HOSPITAL
-David Carradine in the "Mind Over Machine" episode after his co-starring days on KUNG FU
-Chad Allen in the "Daddy's Gone A Huntin" episode before his co-starring days on OUR HOUSE & DR. QUINN MEDICINE WOMAN
By the way, I just got word that the Shout Factory will be releasing the short-lived series STREET HAWK with Rex Smith(Jesse Mach) out on DVD on Tuesday July 13th, 2010 for all you classic high-tech TV fans out there.
Summary of Airwolf: Season One
AIRWOLF:SEASON ONE - DVD MovieHip spy shows with covert agencies within agencies--like Alias and 24--are missing only one thing: A super-duper armor-plated helicopter with "nuclear-tipped shrike missiles." In the action series Airwolf, a mysterious national security agency called the Firm constructs a "Mach-one-plus chopper that can kick butt," only to have it stolen by the nefarious scientist who designed it (David Hemmings, Blowup, Barbarella). Desperate, the Firm turns to Stringfellow Hawke (Jan Michael Vincent), a soulful, cello-playing, art-loving, eagle-watching, guilt-ridden master pilot. Hawke refuses to help unless the Firm searches for his brother, who went MIA in 'Nam. Of course, he succeeds in his mission, but until the Firm fulfills its side of the bargain, he keeps the chopper--but also agrees to fly covert missions in exchange for tips about government efforts to retrieve Airwolf.
This elaborate setup proves surprisingly durable. The combat scenes in Airwolf are clumsily edited, but the scripts--though firmly in the cheesy techno-thriller vein of Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy--are pleasantly zippy. While Vincent may have gone on to a straight-to-video career (appearing in such sterling titles as Hidden Obsession, Indecent Behavior, and Animal Instincts), he?s a persuasive and sexy pilot; he's got the same kind of rangy, athletic physicality that makes Kevin Costner convincing as an athlete. Add to this mix the ever-zesty Ernest Borgnine (Marty, The Wild Bunch) and it's clear why Airwolf outlived the similar series Blue Thunder. Most episodes feature international skullduggery with foreign agents trying to steal Airwolf and sell it to the Soviets or Libya, but there are enough clever details to keep you from objecting to the larger absurdity of the all-powerful helicopter. Guest stars include Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210) and David Carradine (Kill Bill). It's too bad Hemmings didn't become a regular; his sadistic, lecherous traitor gave the two-hour pilot some real juice. --Bret Fetzer
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