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Ladyhawke was filmed in Italy; the Apennine meadow of Campo Imperatore in Abruzzo served as a prominent exterior location, while the monk scene was filmed at Rocca Calascio, a ruined fortress on top of a mountain, not far from real-world L'Aquila.
Ladyhawke Filming Locations: The film was shot on location around the Dolomite mountain range in Italy. The Torrechiara Castle near Palma in the Emilia Romagna region was used for interior scenes as well as woods in the Abruzzo area.
Ladyhawke (1985) 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.
- Kurt Russell Left The Starring Role Just Before Filming Started
- Michelle Pfeiffer's Audition with Kevin Costner
- Rutger Hauer Almost Played Aquila
- Michelle Pfeiffer Didn't Want to Play A Princess
- Dustin Hoffman and Sean Penn Were The First Choices For Gaston
- Rutger Hauer Drove A Mobile Home Across Europe For The Part
- Matthew Broderick Spent Two Days Freezing Cold and Wet
- Rutger Hauer's Horse Prank on Matthew Broderick
- Rutger Hauer Turned His Back on Stardom After The Movie
- Michelle Pfeiffer's Talking Bird
Before Dutch actor Rutger Hauer signed on for what would become his second-best role of the 1980s (after Blade Runner, obviously), action star Kurt Russell was cast as Navarre. Ladyhawke began production in 1981, the same year Russell starred in John Carpenter’s Escape from New York and Disney’s The Fox and the Hound. From the beginning, production...
Michelle Pfeiffer sent in an audition tape for the part of Isabeau, despite reservations about the fantasy genre. She had been sent part of the script to read containing a scene between Isabeau and Gaston, later played by Matthew Broderick. Pfeiffer read the part and enlisted the aid of a friendof hers to read for Gaston. The friend was a still unk...
Before being offered the role of Navarre, back when Kurt Russell was still signed on to play the part, director Richard Donner reached out to Rutger Hauer to play the villain. Considering Hauer’s breakout turn in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runnerin 1982, he would be a natural choice for any antagonist. Hauer was concerned about becoming typecast as villa...
It can be difficult for a young actress to make it big in Hollywood, even with the talent of Michelle Pfeiffer. Before Ladyhawke, Pfeiffer’s looks had been subject to some fairly outlandish criticism. Some said she was too pretty to ever be taken seriously. Well, with this in mind, Pfeiffer exercised extreme caution in selecting projects and auditi...
Matthew Broderick was arguably the foremost star of his age group in the mid-80s, with movies like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Wargames. Ladyhawkedefinitely bolstered his CV during this time, but he wasn’t first in line for the part. Before Broderick was offered Gaston, producers considered both Dustin Hoffman and Sean Penn. Hoffman had been on th...
Upon hearing the news that he had won the role of Navarre, Hauer told Donner, “Make sure you have a parking space for my 55ft trailer.” Donner assumed Hauer was cracking a joke about the egos of Hollywood leading men. He was not. Hauer’s pride and joy at the time was an epic motor home he constructed himself. He drove it all the way across Europe, ...
One of the first major set pieces in Ladyhawkedepicts Gaston’s daring escape from prison, which required actor Matthew Broderick to swim in a castle moat, emerge dramatically from the water, and run on foot across a wintry Italian countryside. According to Broderick, when he read the script, he thought it sounded like a great scene. Little did he k...
Rutger Hauer is an accomplished equestrian. He spent much of his youth riding horses, even at the competitive level. Matthew Broderick, on the other hand, was not so confident. In fact, he’d never ridden a horse before in his life. There’s a scene in Ladyhawke where Hauer’s character sends Broderick’s out alone on his horse. They planned to put Bro...
Although he considers Ladyhawkeas one of the best experiences of his career, the production nonetheless turned Hauer off the path of stardom—b y choice. Hauer has since intentionally avoided “leading man” roles in favor of smaller supporting parts. He acknowledges the attraction of wealth, but says that he fears the way producers, fans, and manager...
Ladyhawkestalled in pre-production for years before shooting finally commenced. One of the reasons for the delay was the arduous casting process. Actors signed on and dropped out, studios fought for celebrities, locations took time to scout, and things dragged on. According to director Richard Donner and producer Lauren Shuler, one of the major hur...
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Ladyhawke: Directed by Richard Donner. With Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern. The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him.
Ladyhawke: Directed by Richard Donner. With Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern. The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine.
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