Ladyhawke

1985 121 min ★ 7.0 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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.

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Cast

Matthew Broderick

Phillipe Gaston

Rutger Hauer

Captain Etienne Navarre

Michelle Pfeiffer

Isabeau d'Anjou

Alfred Molina

Cezar

John Wood

Bishop of Aquila

Leo McKern

Father Imperius

Ken Hutchison

Marquet

Giancarlo Prete

Fornac

Loris Loddi

Jehan

Charles Borromel

Insane Prisoner

Details

Director

Richard Donner

Screenplay

Edward Khmara

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$18,432,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, 20th Century Fox

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

April 4, 2022

★ 6/10

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...