07-18-2017, 02:30 AM
There are two scenes in "Ladyhawke," a 1985 medieval fantasy film starring Rutger Hauer, Matthew Broderick, and Michelle Pfeiffer, that are unintentionally zooish. For those who haven't seen the film, Hauer plays Etienne of Navarre, a former Captain of the Guard, and Pfeiffer plays his lover, Isabeau d'Anjou. Broderick plays Phillipe Gaston, a young thief who becomes Navarre's sidekick. A jealous bishop's curse forces Navarre to become a wolf at night, and Isabeau to become a hawk during the day, thus keeping the lovers apart except for cruelly fleeting moments at dawn and dusk.
One evening, just before dark, Navarre ties Gaston to a tree to keep him from running away. That night, when Isabeau appears in human form, Gaston convinces her to cut his bonds. As Gaston escapes, he says to Isabeau, "Tell the Captain he ties a wicked knot!" : ) I'm sure it wasn't intended as a sexual reference, but the phrasing makes me smile. : )
There's another scene where Navarre asks Gaston to take care of his horse. "What's her name?" Gaston asks. With emphasis, Navarre replies, "HIS name is Goliath." "HIS name," Gaston repeats, bending down for a moment to look underneath the horse (presumably to confirm that Goliath is indeed male). "Pretty name," Gaston then adds. ; )
