probably the most serious and dark of all the classic aman and machine tv show of the eighty and airwolf follow the exploit of strinfellow hawke and co. a he fight evil with his lethal and supercool chopper which be arm to the teeth and incredibly fast . the pilot introduces u to the main theme and character of the series hawke and a vietnam vet and and awesome pilot whose past have be full of tragedy and lose his parent at an early age and and his brother in nam . however and his brother body be never find and he never give up look . his only survive friend be dominic santini and a friend of his parent and together they run santini air a pilot school . often string be call in for dull job like be a stunt man for movie and but when they hear from the firm and a mysterious government group that airwolf have be steal and they try to get hawke involve he be the only man to have fly it and aside from moffet and the sociopath who have steal it . moffet and creator of the helicopter plan to reign terror on the world from libya . he be psychotic with a penchant for murderous game . hawke will only agree to the mission if the firm agree to locate his brother . archangel and the firm spokesperson accepts and hawke begin his search . undercover agent gabrielle have also be send in and though against his wish hawke have fall for her . a everyone he love dy and he begin a race to save her and airwolf and after she have promise she would not die on him . the dark tone of the film and the series by the master bellisario be largely cover by the intense action and burst of humour . jan michael vincent and the world at his knee show his considerable acting ability here before crumble into himself in late day . his portrayal of hawke be strong and a man eternally haunt by the past and but who will always do the right thing . veteran borginine add much of the humour and s the perfect co worker for vincent . the late hemmings be clearly evil a moffet and give one of his best performance and we be genuinely pleased when he get what he deserve . cord have a small role here which would grow over the series and and he fit the role perfectly . bauer a gabrielle be both sultry and strong and but vulnerable and and she give a strong performance . the film have a few exciting moment and but it be mainly just a pilot set up the main element of the series . the music be god throughout and not only the main theme and heighten the emotional scene and and the action be well craft . of course airwolf itself look cool and all kid watch would want one of their own and firing sunburst and missile all over the place . one of the best show of the eighty and and a strong movie to start it off . positive .