Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1023 in DVD
• Released on: 1997-10-29
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 121 minutes

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

Better than I remembered!
I hadn't watched this film for ten years or so and I was excited to find out that I could have it added to my collection for such a low price.

A Dozen Great Fantasy Films at The Castro Theatre in SF August 8 to 14

August 8
Return To Oz, Beetlejuice, Meet The Feebles

August 9
Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story

August 10
THE DARK CRYSTAL, Legend

August 11
Flash Gordon, Heavy Metal

August 13
Ladyhawke, Beast Master

August 14
Conan, Flesh & Blood

IMPORTANT NOTE: If good sound is important to you, contact theatre prior to visit to ask if they got a print with good Stereo sound!!

Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke DVD. This is a great movie. I have watched it several times with friends and family. The acting is superb and the story line is excellent. Thourghly enjoyable. Highly recommended. AAA++++