Trivia

The hawk featured in this movie went under the name "Spike II" and worked in the Universal Bird Show until 2000 when she was transfered to the National Audubon society and became an Audubon Ambassador until she died in May 2007. Several different hawks were used. One to sit on Rutger Hauer 's arm and another for the flying scenes. A third proved to be mostly unusable, as it enjoyed Hauer's company so much, that it would ruffle its feathers when seated on his arm, making it look more like a chicken than a stately hawk. See more