Street Hawk

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1. #001

   Rex Smith is a skilled motorcycle rider and performed most of his own riding. A stunt performer was used for the dangerous stunts.

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2. #002

   Honda sued the producers and Universal Television, claiming the series' title was too similar to its Nighthawk motorcycle. They dropped the lawsuit after the series was cancelled.

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3. #003

   The motorcycle in the pilot was based on a 1983 Honda XL500 dirt bike. The motorcycles used in the series were based on 1984 Honda XR500s. The motorcycles used for stunt filming were based on Honda CR250s. A total of 15 motorcycles were used in the series. The whereabouts of 14 are unknown, but the 15th was at 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 stunt filming, fibreglass bike parts constantly flew off the bike during acrobatic jumps. The film's stunt second unit team always kept six motorcycles ready to stand in for the hero motorcycle's jump or manoeuvre. Other spare motorcycles remained at the UNI special effects shop to be repaired or fitted with fibreglass parts for the second stunt unit's filming the next day. When the first unit appeared on stage at Universal Studios, the second stunt team was also there, filming with a stunt motorcyclist performing on the bike. Rex Smith rode the motorcycle only with the first unit principal photography team. The producers did not want Rex doing stunts because they feared any injury to their star would jeopardise the tight daily schedule. A motorcycle shop three miles north of Lankershim Boulevard, not far from the studio, always supplied new frames and wheels for the stunt bikes. Winfield Special Projects in Canoga Park made all the body panels and mudguards. Eric Thaler from Austria was in charge of the project at Winfield's.

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4. #004

   Don Johnson was considered for the role of Jesse Mach. He became unavailable when NBC picked up Miami Vice (1984).

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5. #005

   George Clooney screen-tested for the role of Jesse Mach. Clooney was Robert Wolterstorff's first choice, but ABC did not want him. He appeared as a guest star in the second episode.

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6. #006

   The narrator of the series' opening title sequence was Ernie Anderson.

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7. #007

   The series was originally going to be called "Falconer". However, there was already a pilot with the same title that season.

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8. #008

   There were many times when cameramen or cameras were visible. This is generally a no-no in Hollywood. Often, when Mach sets his Street Hawk helmet down, you briefly see the camera in his face.

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9. #009

   Jeannie Wilson replaced Jayne Modean as the female lead because the producers thought Modean was too young for the role.

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10. #010

    At the time, many critics and viewers immediately noted that the series bore a strong resemblance to 'Knight Rider' (1982-86), but with a motorcycle instead of a car.

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11. #011

    The Art Department team responsible for the art direction of the daily series' locations and/or stage sets was also expected to supervise and coordinate the second unit stunt filming unit. William Tuntke (Art Director), Francis "Frank" Pezza and Bob Jillson (Assistant Art Directors) were the Art Department design team at Universal Studios that handled the pilot and the next five shows. Producer Stephan Cragg and the series' other producers realised that Tuntke and Pezza had failed to coordinate the special effects requirements of the "Street Hawk" bike stunt film unit. Stephan Cragg had worked with Hub Braden on the television series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982). Stephan Cragg asked Braden to take over "Street Hawk" as the series' Art Director. Braden was currently working at 20th Century Fox on Glenn Larson and Harker Wade's CBS-Fox series Cover Up (1984). Braden told Stephan Cragg that he would not make a large-scale lateral job move from one studio to another unless he was offered more money to leave one show and move to another studio project (jump ship). Understanding the dilemma, Stephan Cragg offered Braden three hundred dollars. When Braden told Harker Wade that he had been offered more money, Harker Wade questioned Braden's salary agreement note by calling the "Air Wolf UPM" to stay on the Cover Up (1984) production team. Airwolf (1984) was not changing or firing its art direction team. Harker called Braden's bluff by not matching Braden's salary increase agreement note to stay on Fox's Cover Up (1984) programme. Fox's programme UPM told Braden that Harker had called Universal's "Air Wolf UPM" and confirmed that its staff had not changed. Hub laughed and replied in horror: "Harker called the wrong programme UPM "Street Hawk… not… Airwolf!"

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12. #012

    This series is an American television series that aired thirteen episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production made in association with Universal MCA Television. Its main characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and the basic format was developed by Bruce Lansbury (Angela Lansbury's brother), who originally commissioned the creation of the programme. The series was initially scheduled to air in the autumn of 1984, on Mondays at 20:00 Eastern and 19:00 Central. However, when the summer series "Call to Glory" proved successful, ABC executives changed their minds and "Street Hawk" was pushed to mid-season. "Street Hawk" made its debut on 4 January 1985 on ABC at 21:00 Eastern and 20:00 Central, and aired until 16 May 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network from 1990 to 1991 on Saturdays at 10:00.

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13. #013

    The "Street Hawk" bike was built on a standard bike chassis with moulded fibreglass body parts. Six bikes were rotated during production, and mudguards, wheels, cowlings and engine repairs constantly had to be replaced. The second unit stunt filming team had to be coordinated with the first unit film crew's schedule because of both the "Street Hawk" star and the motorcycle. They had to work together on the same day. Normally the first unit stayed on stage at Universal City. The second unit stunt team filmed at a location away from the scene, where Rex was doubled by a stuntman in wardrobe.

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14. #014

    The bike was designed by Andrew Probert.

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15. #015

    The series' premiere film was shown on video on both sides of the Atlantic months before the series aired in late 1984.

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