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FilmPG-131985
Ladyhawke
Directed by Richard Donner
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. From TMDB
220 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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Ladyhawke is a 1985 adventure comedy fantasy film, directed by Richard Donner, starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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60 of 220 · most liked firstAwright, Stepson has joined us for what is, my single favorite movie of the era—Ladyhawke!
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Ladyhawke It's entertaining Not the tightest of choreography, the score is bizarre and feels like it doesn't fit the tone of the film - but the story is fine, the production values seem high, and the acting is solid #FilmSky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →40 years ago my mum took me to the Harrow Granada cinema to see Ladyhawke. Turns out we had the wrong showtimes, so we went for the film that was about to start, and that was the day I fell in love forever. Happy 40th Birthday to A View to a Kill.
neutral · AI labelView post →Every movie fan has hills they die on. Mine are SODOM AND GOMORRAH (1922) is a good movie and I like the score of LADYHAWKE. If all of someone’s hills are white nationalist, mayyyybe they are not so immune to the propaganda after all.
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight on Better Times Theater: Ladyhawke (streaming free on Tubi). I will be starting the movie at 7pm Pacific, if anyone wants to join me from the comfort of their own home/tv…
neutral · AI labelView post →From the movie Ladyhawke: "I talk to God all the time and, no offense, he never mentioned you."
neutral · AI labelView post →Just finished Ladyhawke (1985)! Kinda weird I never saw this in the 80’s, during my movie-obsessed childhood. Anyhow, I had a blast with it. Matthew Broderick is the lead, and he plays his character, a medieval thief, exactly like Ferris Bueller, there’s essentially no difference. But he’s funny!
positive · AI labelView post →Remembering classic 198️⃣5️⃣ medieval 🏰 fantasy film Ladyhawke 🎬 starred legend Rutger Hauer 🇳🇱 as Etienne of Navarre🛡️the former captain of the guard of Aquila ⚔️ who is hunted by the Bishop🔮 and cursed to be a wolf by night 🐺 Love this movie 👍❤️🍿 #Ladyhawke #RutgerHauer #MichellePfeiffer #MatthewBroderick
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching LADYHAWKE (1985). Director: Richard Donner. Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer. Need some medieval adventure? Some romance? Matthew Broderick cracking wise in least convincing period performance in history? Oh well, I usually tolerate Broderick to swoon for Pfeiffer & Hauer. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Ladyhawke for the first time in years (in no small part because of @josephbrassey.bsky.social) and damn that movie holds up better than I’d expected. Also, holy damn the intro is the proto-form of every 80s anime series ever. Especially the music. You could overlay it on Macross w/o issue.
positive · AI labelView post →The pictured characters are from the movie “Ladyhawke”. They are lovers who are cursed: he is a wolf by night and she a hawk by day. In the movie, an eclipse plays a key role in breaking the curse. This movie features pretty sick sword fights and peak Michelle Pfeiffer.
neutral · AI labelView post →every year for the past now 6 years my mom assigns me a new to me movie she loves to watch on her birthday and this year it’s Ladyhawke
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★★½ review of Ladyhawke boxd.it/a6c24d Medieval-lite romp featuring swordplay, vindictive curses, & Matthew Broderick's never-ending comedic monologue. Which will kill them first? Fun, cheesy, not very convincing period piece. But you could swim in blue of Hauer & Pfeiffer's eyes. #filmsky 📽
positive · AI labelView post →Good films from 1985 that are more obscure: Dreamchild A Zed and Two Noughts The Company of Wolves Return to Oz Ladyhawke The Stuff The original Dutch version of The Lift, a movie about a killer elevator (my list may be skewed by watching mostly horror movies)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a BONUS week for SHELVED BY GENRE, so we're talking about 1985's extremely weird, rather imperfect, but very interesting romantic fantasy fable LADYHAWKE, featuring an out-of-place Matthew Broderick and one of the most dissonant soundtracks in film history: www.patreon.com/posts/shelve...
neutral · AI labelView post →Ladyhawke is that rare movie where you actively want them to lose all the music rights so that somebody has to arrange a new score and soundtrack. 😂 The original music is dreadful. Completely wrong for the movie.
negative · AI labelView post →#LGBTQWriteAThon A literal title for my current WIP: A sapphic retelling of the 1985 cult fantasy film Ladyhawke with enough changes incorporated throughout to make it distinct from the source material because it's not public domain (also please don't sue me I'm poor and fragile)
neutral · AI labelView post →13) Ladyhawke. If you're Gen X, you probably know this movie. A hot lady turns into a hawk during the day. A tough guy turns into a wolf at night. They're a couple. They make friends with Matthew Broderick and kill a guy in a church.
neutral · AI labelView post →I would like to formally apologize to the makers of Ladyhawke. this movie slaps
positive · AI labelView post →Watching LadyHawke. I loved this movie as a kid. Well styled and the soundtrack takes me back. Apparently Matthew Broderick has made a career of being a smart ass.
positive · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with: One book - Sweetpea by C.J.Scuse One movie - Ladyhawke One album - Deftones White Pony One TV show - Critical.Role One game - BG3
neutral · AI labelView post →I love the movie, but the Ladyhawke soundtrack is Not Good
neutral · AI labelView post →Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 kicks off on Thursday 23 April with the cult 80s fantasy adventure LADYHAWKE (1985)! www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk #80sFantasy #Ladyhawke #Bristol #RetroFantasy #SwordsandSorcery
neutral · AI labelView post →Ladyhawke - while fantasy isn't usually dad movie material, Rutger Hauer is and my dad is one of the few people who will defend the Alan Parson's Project soundtrack
neutral · AI labelView post →I can strongly recommend Ladyhawke if you like fantasy, although I am biased because Michelle Pfeiffer is one of my all time favourite actresses.   
positive · AI labelView post →Not the best week for my eyes but it was saved by @fatedmates.net reminding me that Ladyhawke exists. What a film. 🐺🦅❤️ #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
positive · AI labelView post →I can name a good movie with a bad soundtrack. I tend not to pay attention to soundtracks unless they're a mess. Anyway that good movie/bad soundtrack is, of course, Ladyhawke
neutral · AI labelView post →I snipped just this post and sent it to my partner, and I was like, "Guess which movie," and he said, "Ladyhawke."
neutral · AI labelView post →A common critique of Ladyhawke is that it’s a great fantasy movie hindered by its Alan Parson’s Project score, and I could not disagree more because that score marks it as being of a specific pop culture point in time. It makes the movie unique and even more memorable.
positive · AI labelView post →#MovieMadness I don't know. I looked at lists of hated movies and I was all, "Yeah, these kinda suck." I'm gonna go with a movie that I loved (still love) that was panned outside the sci-fi/fantasy worlds. Ladyhawke (1985) The Andrew Powell soundtrack is🔥. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ODV...
positive · AI labelView post →Watching LADYHAWKE (1985). Note to self: check out the fanfic on this. The premise is way better than the movie
neutral · AI labelView post →The Landis film "Into The Night" and Donner film "Ladyhawke" are the earliest films that introduced me to Michele. She's by far my favorite movie Catwoman.
neutral · AI labelView post →#NewYearsResolutionsChallenge #Moviesky Day 15: Someone in a place of worship in a movie Ladyhawke
neutral · AI labelView post →Ladyhawke Richard Donner (1985) Fantastic film with a stellar cast and prog music by Andrew Powell and engineered by Alan Parsons. #movies #film #ProgressiveRock
positive · AI labelView post →40 (he/him/they/them) Games🎮 - Baldur's Gate 3 - Horizon Zero Dawn - Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Skies of Arcadia - Silent Hill 2 Music🎶 - Nine Inch Nails - Jaga Jazzist - Akira Yamaoka - Alain Gorageur Film🎥 - La Planete Sauvage - Ladyhawke - The Dark Crystal - Troll 2 #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →Ladyhawke is HANDS DOWN my favourite movie with Matthew Broderick Yes. You heard me. LADYHAWKE not Ferris Bueller. The whole movie was amazing. Cast. Story. Music.
positive · AI labelView post →LADYHAWKE. The movie, the stars, the score (yes. the score). Legit all-timer. I'll fight anyone over it. Everyone.
positive · AI labelView post →"It was Movie Night. We watched Black Hawk Down, Hudson Hawk, and Ladyhawke."
neutral · AI labelView post →American Werewolf in London has some. Conspiracy Theory 1997 shows the movie Ladyhawke on screen as the main character hides in a movie theater.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh, I got a few: Wings of Honneamise is an anime from the 80s that I rarely see mentioned that has a special place in my heart. It's about the first space program in some foreign world, with conflict and war that captures the frontier spirit. Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia, is not exactly some small indie movie but I never see it mentioned anywhere. I would describe it as a fish out of water story with two American cops going to Osaka. I love…
neutral · AI labelView post →It was inspired by Tam Lin! And Ladyhawke wasn’t consciously in my mind when I wrote it, but it’s a great comparison (love that movie)
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello #QueerWritersChat! My name is Sam! I'm currently working on the second draft of a sapphic retelling of the fantasy film Ladyhawke. The only goal for now is to clear 65k words.
neutral · AI labelView post →Such a great movie. The main guy is whiny and whatever but the supporting cast is so good and the story is really interesting! The guitar soundtrack is crazy. Like Ladyhawke but louder.
neutral · AI labelView post →Making the discord watch Ladyhawke tonight, it's truly a film ok. But all the jump cuts to the castles with the 80's synth is taking me out it's so good. I just love dark fantasy, and the aesthetic of it and I don't know of any good modern films with it atm
positive · AI labelView post →I also think that some people are offput by how unabashedly earnest the score is in its emotions. It’s romantic and sweeping and evokes the sort of feelings the film wants you to feel. Ladyhawke does not want you distracted from those things, and the score helps keep you there.
positive · AI labelView post →Watching Ladyhawke (1985) It's been so long I don't really remember it. Oh my Michelle Pfeiffer's eyes.
neutral · AI labelView post →LADYHAWKE IS THE FILM OF FILMS
positive · AI labelView post →Gave my roommate @evergreenvox.bsky.social a 45 minute TED talk on how the 1985 masterpiece film “Ladyhawke” perfectly encapsulates my theology.
positive · AI labelView post →OH!! I ALSO JUST SAW A POST THAT REMINDED ME LADYHAWKE EXISTS! So yeah, LADYHAWKE! The film that dares to ask: What if Ferris Bueller were a character in a Marie de France lai?
positive · AI labelView post →#nowwatching LADYHAWKE (1985) I somehow have never seen this one. The synth score is baller though. Pretty sure it is one of @handmadebygrey.bsky.social 's favorites. And no, it is not riffed. I figure one night without a dozen Rifftrax shorts is ok.
positive · AI labelView post →Movie night with #DoggleADay and it was an unusual duo of R.I.P.D. followed by fantasy classic, Ladyhawke. It's been exhausting as the only human in the house! 🫨
neutral · AI labelView post →I love the movie Ladyhawke, but the soundtrack is annoyingly anachronistic to my brainmeats. I keep expecting Sonny and Cher to burst in for a song.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hmmm,favorite? Hard call. Labyrinth, Legend, Willow, and Ladyhawke have to be on the list. But leaving out the Conan movies, Beastmaster, the Dark Crystal, and Krull seems wrong. And then there's the Never-ending Story and the Princess Bride, which have to be near the top, if not the top. But there's Baron Munchausen as well. Fuck. The Princess Bride is half comedy, so calling it a true *fantasy* movie may not be acceptable. But, it's the one I've watched the most out of all my…
neutral · AI labelView post →I would agree bc my fav movie as a tween was "Ladyhawke" starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Matthew Broderick and I'm definitely attracted to gorgeous women, twinks, and 1980s Rutger Hauer
positive · AI labelView post →I absolutely adore the film, but Ladyhawke has an awful soundtrack
neutral · AI labelView post →SO DAMN EASY. LADYHAWKE. An amazing movie with a terrible Casio keyboard score.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ladyhawke remains the best example of "great music + great movie distracts from both enough to make both worse because they do not go together" so I will say that even though it's not 100% on point.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatching my favourite film—LadyHawke—with my fianceé tonight, with some home made popcorn and the cats purring on our laps. An happy moment in such grim times.
positive · AI labelView post →is Ladyhawke a Dad movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Name a fantasy film that's not Lord of the Rings. Ladyhawke
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