When I was in elementary school, my friends and I preferred to spend our recess time playing imaginary games of good versus evil instead of swingsets, kickball, or whatever else we had at our disposal. And that's exactly what this feels like - one of our imagined games, but immortalized on film.
While it's most definitely cheaply made, Hawk Jones is a charming film that completely understands the material it's lampooning all while fully committing to the gimmick all-child cast. Even if most of the children clearly weren't gifted actors, their performances only helped make this film as fun as it was to watch. And judging by the blooper reel during the credits, it looked incredibly fun to make for everyone involved.
Also have to give a hand to the music - it totally outshines many other similar low-budget films of the era.
While it's most definitely cheaply made, Hawk Jones is a charming film that completely understands the material it's lampooning all while fully committing to the gimmick all-child cast. Even if most of the children clearly weren't gifted actors, their performances only helped make this film as fun as it was to watch. And judging by the blooper reel during the credits, it looked incredibly fun to make for everyone involved.
Also have to give a hand to the music - it totally outshines many other similar low-budget films of the era.
