Ladyhawke
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Director:Richard Donner
Studio:Warner Home Video
Rating:4.5
Rated:PG-13
Date Added:2006-01-01
Purchased On:2006-01-01
ASIN:630469654X
UPC:0085391146421
Price:14.98
Genre:Drama
Location:0125
Duration:121
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:AC-3
Features:HiFi Sound
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Richard Donner  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Matthew Broderick...Phillipe Gaston, the Mouse  ...  
Rutger Hauer...Captain Etienne Navarre  ...  
Michelle Pfeiffer...Isabeau d'Anjou  ...  
Leo McKern...Father Imperius the Monk  ...  
John Wood...Bishop of Aquila  ...  
Ken Hutchison...Marquet  ...  
Alfred Molina...Cezar  ...  
Giancarlo Prete...Fornac  ...  
Loris Loddi...Jehan  ...  
Alessandro Serra...Mr. Pitou  ...  
Charles Borromel...Insane Prisoner  ...  
Massimo Sarchielli...Innkeeper  ...  
Nicolina Papetti...Mrs. Pitou  ...  
Russell Case...Lieutenant  ...  
Donald Hodson...Guard on Cart  ...  
Gregory Snegoff...Cart Driver  ...  
Gaetano Russo...Guard in the Cell  ...  
Rod Dana...Guard at the City Gate  ...  
Stefano Horowitzo...Bishop's Bodyguard  ...  
Paul Tuerpe...Guard  ...  
Venantino Venantini...Bishop's Secretary  ...  
Marcus Beresford...Acolyte  ...  
Valerie O'Brian...Peasant Girl  ...  
NanĂ  Cecchi...Bishop's Woman  ...  
Elettra Baldassarri  ...  
Giovanni Cianfriglia...One of Fornac's Men  ...  
Paolo Merosi...Acolyte  ...  
Jurgen Morhofer  ...  
Benito Stefanelli...Bishop's Guard  ...  
Summary: This lushly produced fantasy has gained a loyal following since its release in 1985, and it gave a welcomed boost to the careers of Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Rutger Hauer. You have to ignore the overly aggressive music score (critic Pauline Kael aptly dubbed it "disco-medieval") and director Richard Donner's reckless allowance of anachronistic dialogue and uninspired storytelling, but there's a certain charm to the movie's combination of romance and heroism. Broderick plays a young thief who comes to the aid of tragic lovers Isabeau (Pfeiffer), who is cursed to become a hawk every day at sunrise and Navarre (Hauer) who turns into a wolf at sunset. The curse was cast by an evil sorcerer-bishop (John Wood), and as Broderick eludes the bishop's henchmen, Navarre struggles to conquer the villain, lift the curse, and be reunited with his love in human form. The tragedy of this lovers' dilemma keeps the movie going, and Broderick is well cast as a young, medieval variation of Woody Allen. --Jeff Shannon