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Ladyhawke (runtime 2:01:03) - Patreon Version

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Jon Johns

Rutger freakin' Hauer! Let's go!!! (He stars in The Hitcher 1986 -- might be the creepiest horror thriller ever!!! There could be an entire poll on "Car thriller / horror" movies! 🤣) An unsung, amazing actor, Hauer, who doesn't get the credit he deserves. Just look at his list of films!

Jay Davis

Jazzed that my favorite reactors are getting around to this childhood favorite of mine. Happy to watch it again!

Jon Johns

So, now that I finally watched your LOTR reactions, it comes to mind that your fascination with fantasy might be new-ish? Have you all ever been to a Renaissance festival / faire? There, you could find a pub like your description during this reaction 🥰

Sam

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."

Alex

Rutger Haue was great. He did other movies but this was his best in my opinion. I wish you'd continue Fantasy Saturdays. If not practical effect werewolf movies, you have to continue with fantasy 80's with the movies, The Beast Master and Hawk the Slayer.

danzthename

Aside from The Neverending Story, this is my favorite 80s fantasy movie. Yeah the music is corny, but I love it. It just oozes 80s goodness. And it's such a sweet story.

Barry

Ladyhawke trivia: Charmed (1998-2006) season 3, episode 2, "Magic Hour" used the plot from this movie.

Damon Corrigan

Finally a reaction to this that just checks all the boxes. This is a tremendous movie, and I know there are lots of people that like to harp on it's flaws, but for a few of us, this is one of the best love movies and 80s fantasy movies of all time. I love that you loved the music, the characters, the animals and photography/cinematography, the concept, the whole thing. I knew the two of you would be smart enough to figure out the hawk/wolf thing, and people think that is the big twist, but we get the real twist with Imperious (Leo McKern) doing an amazing bit of exposition, and you even loved that! They really did break the mold when they made this one, and I have loved it forever. Thank you so much.

Richard Higgs

Some other cool Rutger Hauer movies, obviously The Hitcher (1986) which would be great to watch for the Halloween season, a mentally traumatic movie in my opinion but a great one, Split Second (1992) mainly because of the famous quote which I won't spoil, Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) from later in his career and a weird one but really cool, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer the movie (1992) which I still maintain you should have watched before starting the series, but it's never too late, oh and if you ever want a cool Vikings like series to watch, I recommend The Last Kingdom, which Rutger Hauer was in the very first episode of, but only the first

James W.

One of my favorites from my childhood. I was like 10 or 11 when it came out on VHS, and I think I saw it on HBO at my dad's house. The only thing that can be nitpicked is the sometimes jarring synth score but as a child of the 80s it didn't bother me. It wasn't until the 90s when I started being more of a film nerd that I got all snooty about shit like that and now 30 years later I find even that old conceit has decayed somewhat. It is just a cool movie. I feel like it would be a great one to be remake now since there is now a much more open fandom for not just fantasy, but romantasy. Mouse also feels like a low level rogue from a ttrpg, just biffing rolls left and right but often spinning failures into successes because his RP is so strong that the DM has to 'rule of cool' it in his favor.

Thomas Yanez

I never really liked this movie very much (saw it in it's original theatrical release, and tried it again a decade or so later), but it's not awful, and I enjoyed watching it through your eyes. That said : cripes, the music was even worse than I remembered it. So many scenes with wildly inappropriate music. I'm sure they had some progressive idea that they were trying to achieve, but I can't imagine what it was.

Thomas Yanez

Upvote for all of these, but especially "The Hitcher" (1986).

Barry

Been awhile since I've seen this movie, still love it, synth music and all. Did you recognize the Bishop, John Wood, who played Prof. Falken in WarGames along side Matthew Broderick? Thanks for sharing with us.

Barry

I just recently watched a Rutger Hauer movie that I didn't even know existed. The Salute of the Jugger (1989) (aka, "The Blood of Heroes" in the U.S.). It's a post apocalyptic sports movie. What I really found interesting is that after this movie came out, people started playing this game irl. You can look up "jugger" on YouTube and find lots of videos on it. If you ever watch it, I recommend the original version, not the cut down U.S. version. Also, Rutger Hauer plays Lothos, the head vampire in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992).

Alex

I can't remember my first Rutger Hauer movie. But I did love "The Blood of Heroes."

Ryan Towell

It is a beautifully set film. It was all filmed in Italy in different locations. I had no idea it had those mountains. This was a movie my dad had on VHS when I was a kid. I remember he really liked it. Little fun fact Kurt Russell was originally cast to play the lead part but pulled out during rehearsals. So they hired Rutger. Also Brodericks role originally they were looking at Sean Penn or Dustin Hoffman to play it but Donner eventually went w/ Broderick. My favorite "fantasy" type film of the 80s was The Beastmaster. You two really need to watch it.

Ryan Towell

Well it was the mid 80s fantasy was starting to use modern music and musicians. This one was Alan Parsons who was a progressive musician. Highlander used Queen etc. It was just part of that time of film making. Especially "dark ages/fantasy" films.

Thomas Yanez

In "Highlander", it worked. Here, not so much.

Guy Gordon

One of my favorites. One of many from the great Richard Donner.

Thadman

My current car is named Bo, after Isabeau, which I always thought was such a cool name.

Joeking1701

Who remembers the Guiness adverts in the UK.

Joseph Olson

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this movie. The music wasn’t as clashing and distracting as I remember, but the landscapes and lighting were more beautiful than I remember, and played a much bigger role too. There was definitely cheesiness, and I definitely remembered that, in general if not specifics. Despite the cheesiness m, this is still one of my favorite fantasy movies.

Barry

Add Blind Fury (1989) to the list. I haven't seen it since the 90s but I remember liking it.

James W.

This one feels less cheesy to me and more like a melodrama, which isn't always a bad thing. Movies like Beastmaster and Krull, now those are cringe-inducingly cheesy.