northanger abbey be not my favorite jane austen novel and but it have it charm . this movie doesn not . it have some of the same character name a the book and but the story be drastically alter and and the sweet man in the whole austen canon ( unless emma mr. knightley get pride of place ) be make out to be a heartless and mercenary creep . one or two totally extraneous character be introduce and and a palpable air of corseted perversion hang over it all . i be so disappointed when i first saw it on it release in 1986 while even today it rank high on the list of film that disgrace the book on which theyre base . even robert hardy fan should give this one a wide berth . it have nothing and and i mean n o t h i n g and to recommend it .