Ladyhawke

"Ladyhawk is the enchanting tale of a beauty (Michelle Pfeiffer), a knight (Rutger Haner) – and a pickpocket known as the Mouse (Matthew Broderick). Once the knight and the lady were lovers. Now the curse of an evil Bishop (John Wood) keeps them 'always together, eternally apart.' By day she is a hawk, by night he is a wolf. To end the evil spell, the knight vows to break into the Bishop's stronghold. With help from The Mouse." Starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Broderick, Leo McKern, John Wood

(1985)
Directed by
Richard Donner

CURSED FOR ETERNITY...No force in Heaven will release them. No power on Earth can save them.

Plot Summarys:

Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him. Navarre has been hunted by the Bishop's men for two years, ever since he escaped with the Lady Isabeau who the Bishop has lusted after. Navarre and Isabeau have a curse that the Bishop has placed on them that causes Navarre to be a wolf during the night and Isabeau to be a hawk during the day. Navarre insists that Philipe help him re-enter the city to help him kill the heavily guarded Bishop.

Summary written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}

Philip Gaston, called The Mouse (Matthew Broderick) escapes from the prison of the medieval city of Aquila. Chased by the guards of the evil Bishop of the city, Philip meets a mysterious knight (Rutger Hauer) with a beautiful hawk and begins to follow him. Philip soon discovers that the knight has been cursed by the Bishop, so that when the night falls...

Summary written by Flavio Rizzardi {spillo@maya.dei.unpid.it}

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lie 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.

Summary written by Graeme Roy {gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk}

Trivia:

Warner falsely marketed the movie as being based on a true medieval legend. Edward Khmara took the issue to the Writers Guild Association and was awarded a cash settlement from Warner, but the medieval legend claim wasn't dropped. (more)

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations