Hawk Films Hawk Films Hawk Films was a British film production company formed by Stanley Kubrick for his 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove". He also used it as production company for "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), "Barry Lyndon" (1975), "The Shining" (1980) and "Full Metal Jacket" (1987). He later formed two subsidiaries that were also named after birds of prey: In addition to Hawk Films, Peregrine Productions was involved in the production of "Barry Lyndon" and "The Shining"; while Harrier Films was involved in the production of "Full Metal Jacket" together with his main production company Stanley Kubrick Productions, which he set up for
The Jacket in the United Kingdom as "The Jacket" and in the United States of America as "The Star Rover". Director Maybury has said that the film is "loosely based on a true story that became a Jack London story". The true story is that of Ed Morrell, who told London about San Quentin prison's inhumane use of tight straitjackets. "The Jacket" opened on March 4, 2005, and grossed $2,723,682 on opening weekend, with a peak release of 1,331 theaters in the United States. The film went on to gross $6,303,762 domestically, for a total of $21,126,225 worldwide. "The Jacket" garnered mixed