Ladyhawke (film)

Ladyhawke
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Donner
Screenplay by
Story byEdward Khmara
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Edited byStuart Baird
Music byAndrew Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Warner Bros. (North America)
  • 20th Century Fox (International)
Release date
  • April 12, 1985 (1985-04-12) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Italy[1]
  • United Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$18.4 million

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.

In the same year, Joan D. Vinge published a novelization of the film, also titled Ladyhawke.[3]

  1. ^ "Ladyhawke (1985)". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Movie Reviews : Medieval Magic, Modern Romp : Ladyhawke". Los Angeles Times. April 12, 1985. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Langford, Dave (May 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 65. Games Workshop. p. 10.