Bite of the Jackal

Episode aired Feb 4, 1984
TV-PG
48m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

208

YOUR RATING

Action Adventure Sci-Fi

While on a job assignment to Acapulco, Mexico, Dominic Santini's regular helicopter (unaware of young stowaway Phoebe Danner) is sabotaged, shot and crashes in a desolate mountain ranching a... Read allWhile on a job assignment to Acapulco, Mexico, Dominic Santini's regular helicopter (unaware of young stowaway Phoebe Danner) is sabotaged, shot and crashes in a desolate mountain ranching area. Archangel discovers the man behind the bombing is rival brass agent Mitchell Bruck, w... Read allWhile on a job assignment to Acapulco, Mexico, Dominic Santini's regular helicopter (unaware of young stowaway Phoebe Danner) is sabotaged, shot and crashes in a desolate mountain ranching area. Archangel discovers the man behind the bombing is rival brass agent Mitchell Bruck, who wants to topple Archangel's position at The F.I.R.M., using Santini as bait to capture ... Read all

Director
- Alan J. Levi
Writers
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Nicholas Corea
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

208

YOUR RATING

Director
- Alan J. Levi
Writers
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Nicholas Corea
Stars

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See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The Sikorsky S-55 (N91AS) in this production was fitted with a Honeywell TSE331 series turboshaft engine. These originally had Pratt & Whitney R-1340-57 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine rated at 600 hp. The unique clamshell design makes engine changes easy in this rotary wing aircraft. For this reason it was well liked by the military.

Goofs
On several occasions Hawke uses a Maverick missile against enemy aircraft. In real life this is actually an air-to-ground rather than an air-to-air weapon.

Quotes
Phoebe Danner: Thanks, Dominic!
Michael Coldsmith Briggs III: 'Thanks, Dominic?'

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Featured review

4/10

Bite of the Jackal

In the previous episode Hawke has to rescue an Eurasian boy from the clutches of the Russians.

Now it is Santini's turn to be lumbered with a young girl, Phoebe Danner played by a young Shannon Doherty who is a stowaway in his chopper. The trouble is Santini is bait for an operative inside The Firm who want's Archangel's role.

Santini's vintage helicopter is on its way to Acapulco but crash lands when a bomb is triggered. Santini and the girl are surrounded by bad guys, all he can do is wait for Hawke to come to the rescue.

Hawke gets Archangel to assist him, they crash land in the Mexican desert where they need to get help from the locals, one of them has an eye for Hawke's rugged looks.

There are some nice action scenes at the end of the episode but maybe enough of the kids to lighten the episode because the leading man is so brooding.