Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Ladyhawke”

~ by Rebecca Fisher

It’s a simple but powerful premise: two lovers are under a curse – she a hawk by day, he a wolf by night. In this way they’re always together, but eternally apart.

It’s a deeply resonant idea for a story, one that seems so entrenched in fairy tale tradition that many fans of Ladyhawke remain under the impression it’s based on an ancient folktale. In truth, it’s entirely the creation of screen-writer Edward Khmara, who eventually received a cash settlement and official apo...