Underplayed Gems

Ladyhawke (1985)

Ladyhawke poster
Directed by
Richard Donner
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, adventure film, romance film, sword and sorcery film
Country
Italy, United States
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1,264 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young thief gets caught up with a warrior and a woman who are cursed. They are being hunted by a powerful bishop. The thief decides to help them break the curse and fight the bishop's army.

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What happens

Ladyhawke is a 1985 medieval fantasy film directed and produced by Richard Donner and starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer. The story is about a young thief who becomes unwillingly involved with a warrior and his lady who are hunted by the Bishop of Aquila. As he learns about the couple's past and secret, he chooses to help them overcome the Bishop's forces, and to lift an infernal curse. Ladyhawke was released on April 12, 1985 by Warner Bros. in the United States, with 20th Century Fox releasing in other territories. The film received positive reviews from critics but underperformed at the box office, grossing $18.4 million against a $20 million budget. In the same year, Joan D. Vinge published a novelization of the film, also titled Ladyhawke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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