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Street Hawk
Street Hawk (TV Series).jpg
Rex Smith as the Street Hawk, but without the helmet that kept his face masked.
Genre Superhero
Mystery
Action/Adventure
Created by Paul M. Belous
Robert Wolterstorff
Developed by Bruce Lansbury
Starring Rex Smith
Jeannie Wilson
Richard Venture
Joe Regalbuto
Composer(s) Tangerine Dream
Country of origin USA
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time 50 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run 02013-01-04January 4 – May 16, 1985 (1985-05-16)

Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985.

Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.

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Plot [edit]

The show is about a police officer and former amateur dirt-bike racer named Jesse Mach (Rex Smith) who is secretly chosen to test a top-secret project—an all-terrain attack motorcycle capable of speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour. Backing the motorcycle was a computerized command system that allowed its operator to provide the motorcycle's rider with real-time information from various sources, and even operate the motorcycle on "autopilot" during its high-speed runs, achieved through a process called "hyperthrust".

Norman Tuttle (Joe Regalbuto) was the designer of the motorcycle. An engineer previously employed with the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration of the Department of Justice and subsequently with one of its successor agencies (exactly which one was never specified in the stories) who reported to a certain Mr. Kirby, who never appeared in the stories, Tuttle was initially reluctant to choose Mach to test the motorcycle. But once he had, he was able to convince Mach to commit to the program for life.

Mach began to lead a double life, a police public relations officer by day, and crimefighter by night. Street Hawk (actually "The Street Hawk") was regarded as a lawless vigilante, and hence a fugitive from justice, by the police.

Captain of Public Relations Leo Altobelli (Richard Venture) was Mach's commanding officer, and the activities of the Street Hawk aggravated him. He neither knew that the Street Hawk was actually Jesse Mach, nor that the Street Hawk's activities were being conducted with full federal endorsement and sponsorship.

The musical theme was composed by Tangerine Dream and produced by Christopher Franke, and a modified version (which was featured in the pilot episode during the sequence where Mach took the bike out for the first time) appeared on their album Le Parc, titled "Le Parc (L.A. - Streethawk)."

The opening-titles narration, voiced by Ernie Anderson, runs:

This is Jesse Mach, an ex-motorcycle cop, injured in the line of duty. Now a police troubleshooter, he's been recruited for a top secret government mission to ride Street Hawk--an all-terrain attack motorcycle designed to fight urban crime, capable of incredible speeds up to three hundred miles an hour...and immense firepower. Only one man, federal agent Norman Tuttle, knows Jesse Mach's true identity. The man...the machine...Street Hawk.

The motorcycle [edit]

The motorcycle in the pilot episode was based on a 1983 Honda XL500 trailbike. The motorcycles used in the series were based on 1984 Honda XR500s. The motorcycles used for the stunt shots were based on Honda CR250s. Overall, fifteen motorcycles were used in the show.[citation needed] The whereabouts of fourteen of these are unknown, but the fifteenth used to reside in the now closed Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, England, restored by stuntman Chris Bromham. The pilot motorcycle was designed by Andrew Probert and the series motorcycles were redesigned by Ron Cobb. During filming, the fiberglass bike parts constantly flew off the bike during the course of stunt work. The film stunt second unit crew always had six bikes standing by to replace the hero bike's jump or maneuver. When first unit was on stage at Universal Studios, the second stunt crew were on location filming with a stunt biker performing with the bike. The stunt bikes were always in Universal Studios' effects shop being repaired or replaced with parts. A motorcycle shop, not far from the studio, three miles on Lankershim Boulevard, always supplied new frames and wheels for the stunt bikes. Winfield Special Projects in Canooga Park made all body panels and special efects. Eric Thaler from Austria was in charge of the project at Winfield's.

International broadcasters [edit]

List of episodes [edit]

  1. Street Hawk (1.5-hour pilot) (January 4, 1985)
  2. A Second Self (January 11, 1985)
  3. The Adjuster (January 18, 1985)
  4. Vegas Run (January 25, 1985)
  5. Dog Eat Dog (February 1, 1985)
  6. Fire on the Wing (February 8, 1985)
  7. Chinatown Memories (February 15, 1985)
  8. The Unsinkable 453 (February 22, 1985)
  9. Hot Target (March 1, 1985)
  10. Murder is a Novel Idea (March 8, 1985)
  11. The Arabian (May 2, 1985)
  12. Female of the Species (a.k.a. The Assassin) (May 9, 1985)
  13. Follow the Yellow Gold Road (May 16, 1985).
DVD Box cover art

VHS, CD & DVD releases [edit]

There have been at least two official releases of the Street Hawk pilot movie on VHS. One was from MCA Canada and contained the full 90-minute pilot (actually 76 minutes or so without commercials), and the other was the U.S. MCA release that ran about 60 minutes. There are short bits of footage that are unique to each release (i.e., even though the U.S. version is shorter, it does include a line or two of dialogue not present in the Canadian version). Other differences include a "blue lightning"-style primary weapon in the Canadian version (whereas the red "laser beam" from the rest of the series appears on the U.S. release) and actual stunt jumps on the U.S. tape instead of "matted-in" fake jumps in the Canadian version.

On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory released Street Hawk: The Complete Series, a 4 DVD Box-Set featuring all 13 episodes of the series. Special features include an all new 41 minute documentary entitled 'The Making Of A Legend' and an unaired pilot featuring different Street Hawk firepower.[1]

Novelisations [edit]

Despite the small number of episodes produced, in Britain four novels based on the series were published by Target Books:

  1. Street Hawk by Jack Roberts, adapted from the pilot
  2. Cons At Large by Jack Roberts, adapted from the episodes "The Adjuster" and "The Unsinkable 453"
  3. Golden Eyes by Charles Gale, adapted from the episodes "Follow The Yellow Gold Road" and "Dog Eat Dog"
  4. Danger On Target by David Deutsch, adapted from the episodes "Murder is a Novel Idea" and "Hot Target"

Toy [edit]

An unlicensed Street Hawk toy was produced by Funskool Toys in India, under the G.I. Joe brand name. Neither the motorcycle nor its driver are show-accurate. Instead, the cycle uses a repainted 1982 American G.I. Joe R.A.M. motorcycle, and the driver is a repainted, "kit-bashed" G.I. Joe figure.

In Brazil the Street Hawk toys were produced by Glasslite. One item was the "Moto Laser MRX-1", a slot track with two slot bikes: the Street Hawk and a yellow model. A Jesse Mach action figure was also released.

In the United Kingdom and some countries, a Street Hawk "stunt bike" was released by ERTL. Roughly the same size as standard miniature ERTL vehicles, the toy had a plastic rider, on the motorcycle powered by a friction wheel. The packaging suggested various stunts that the owner could attempt to perform with the toy.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Lambert, David (8 March 2010). "Street Hawk - The Complete Series: Details, Extras and Packaging from this Summer's Fabulous/Shout! DVDs". tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010. 

External links [edit]

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