Ladyhawke

PG-13

4/11/19852h 1m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ No force in Heaven will release them. No power on Earth can save them. ~

Overview:

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

Director:

Richard Donner

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$20,000,000.00

Revenue:

$18,432,000.00

Key words:

moon
swordplay
twilight
monk
bishop
cathedral
falcon
solar eclipse
thief
sword and sorcery
medieval italy

Cast

Matthew Broderick

~ as ~

Phillipe Gaston

Rutger Hauer

~ as ~

Captain Etienne Navarre

Michelle Pfeiffer

~ as ~

Isabeau d'Anjou

Alfred Molina

~ as ~

Cezar

John Wood

~ as ~

Bishop of Aquila

Leo McKern

~ as ~

Father Imperius

Ken Hutchison

~ as ~

Marquet

Giancarlo Prete

~ as ~

Fornac

Loris Loddi

~ as ~

Jehan

Charles Borromel

~ as ~

Insane Prisoner

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Matthew Broderick is quite spritely in this mystical adventure. He breaks out from prison, using the sewers ("just like leaving the womb") where he, luckily, encounters "Navarre" (Rutger Hauer) just as he is about to become toast. The man travels with a hawk, and soon we discover that he and the hawk have a distinct synergy - the hawk is "Isabeau" (Michelle Pfieffer) by night; he a terrifying wolf then. How to break the curse? Well, they must face the ruthless bishop (John Wood) in his stronghold of Aquila, and the bishop's men are hunting all of them. It's quite an enjoyable fantasy this. Broderick talks too much (maybe I'd have hanged him too) but there is plenty of swordplay; mischief from Broderick's "Gaston the Mouse"; a little comedy from an on-form Leo McKern and it all looks quite stylish. It is a bit too long, it could probably lose twenty minutes, and there is far too much of the score but the falconry photography is fine and the ending lively. Worth a watch.