May11

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 loved this film since it came out in 1985

an underrated stand alone fantasy film

grew a cult following

a bit of everything of the era

 young matthew broderick and michelle pfeiffer

in some of their first roles

rutger hauer in one of his last roles

a hawk, a wolf, a friesian horse

alan parsons project, synth music, and gregorian chants

create the soundtrack

everything is over the top

 costuming, set designs and dialogue 

medieval french fantasy shot in italy

sweeping vistas, stunning cathedrals

romance, humor, a curse, a villain, drama, battles, love, courage

when mixed all together

unfolding on the screen

you have a perfect 80’s film recipe 

i’ve seen it a number times over the years

(my daughters have too, by default)

every so often i watch it again

still love it each time.

 

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“the secret to film is that it’s an illusion.”

– Francis Ford Coppola

 

 

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studios/art: warner brothers/20th century fox

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  1. I watched it because of the excellent casting of some of my favourite actors. I don’t usually watch fantasy films, but I was surprised how good it was. So I completely agree with you on this film choice, Beth.
    Best wishes, Pete.

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  10. I remember that movie. I only saw it once but I loved it. Michelle Pfeiffer is currently in Margo’s got Money Problems on Apple TV with Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman. It’s a fun show. Pfieffer plays a character so off brand it is refreshing.

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    • It is up there – Matthew B’s role is kind of like low level princess bride humor, and the romance/drama/ magic is like a way over the top and great -and you have the synth music and chants, it’s a winning mix in my book

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  19. Thanks for this post, Beth. I loved that movie too — it’s well done all around. I had a crush on Rutger Hauer since Blade Runner (a few years before this), but regardless of crush or looks, he was a brilliant actor. There was a low-budget movie in the mid 80s called The Hitcher. A really bad movie — but he took that shoddy part and turned in a fantastic performance, despite everything else in the movie.
    Anyway, thanks for getting my mind off bad things. Big hugs.

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  23. That is a beautiful and lyrical description of this film. Unfortunately, I have not seen it and I think it might be the first time I’ve heard of it. It came out in 1985 and back then I was a young man in Sweden (in the military) and I had not been to the US yet and I had not seen many American movies.

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  26. You are right is defione of those underrated movie as much as Rutfer Hsuer has always been an underrated actor.
    Strange like the movie then is rarely mentioned among the movies done by the more universally famous stars who were in the candy like Pfiffer or Brodetick. A pity really.

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