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The Last Unicorn
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The Last Unicorn (1982) -- A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns.
The Last Unicorn (1982) -- A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns.

Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   7,550 votes
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Writers:
Peter S. Beagle (novel)
Peter S. Beagle (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 November 1982 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Treasured Fantasy Classic of Incomparable Charm! more
Plot:
A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns. | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(6 articles)
retro trailer: ‘The Last Unicorn’
 (From FlickFilosopher. 22 November 2009, 10:11 AM, PST)

Idw to adapt 'The Last Unicorn'
 (From digitalspy. 19 November 2009, 7:46 PM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Arkin ... Schmendrick (voice)

Jeff Bridges ... Prince Lir (voice)

Mia Farrow ... Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)
Tammy Grimes ... Molly Grue (voice)
Robert Klein ... The Butterfly (voice)

Angela Lansbury ... Mommy Fortuna (voice)

Christopher Lee ... King Haggard (also in german language version) (voice)
Keenan Wynn ... Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)
Paul Frees ... Mabruk (voice)

Rene Auberjonois ... The Skull (voice)
Brother Theodore ... Ruhk (voice)
Don Messick ... The Cat (voice)
Jack Lester ... Hunter #1 / Old Farmer / Cully's Men (voice)
Nellie Bellflower ... The Tree (voice)
Ed Peck ... Jack Jingley / Cully's Men (voice) (as Edward Peck)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Das letzte Einhorn (West Germany)
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Runtime:
92 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl (TV rating) | Australia:G | UK:U | USA:G | West Germany:6

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Trivia:
The word 'Schmendrick' (the name of the inept magician voiced by Alan Arkin) is based on the Yiddish slang word "schlemiel", which means "unlucky bungler". more
Quotes:
King Haggard: [the castle is crumbling and Haggard is about to fall to his death] The last! I knew you were the last! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shrek (2001) more
Soundtrack:
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19 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Favorite and Keeper, 8 January 2005
10/10
Author: Brianna Ruth (justkeepswimming23@hotmail.com) from Michigan, United States

This is one of my all time favorite movies. I grew up watching this movie and cherished it. The characters are timeless and the quotes from this movie are so moving. The things that the characters say are so real and true to life. They often reflect some of what's in my own soul and I love that. I read earlier that one of the other reviewers compared this to a Hayao Miyazaki and I would totally have to agree. It has the same elements of the films, the whole reality without the happy ending thing, but it's not sad either. As Schmendrick says, "There are no happy endings because nothing ends." I admire Peter S. Beagle for not only writing a fabulous book by the same title, but for writing this fabulous screenplay as well. I must admit, I'm a bit hesitant to see the upcoming movie for fear it will ruin the old one. I wonder what they will do about songs. America's songs are timeless. They take you to another place and you are part of the magical world that is created for you through animation. While my family is sick of me watching it all the time still and my roommates are definitely tired of me watching it, I will continue to do so since this is a movie that can be watched over and over without anyone getting tired of it. Fabulous. Definitely give it two thumbs way up! Huzzah!

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