Legend (1985)

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94 min - Fantasy | Adventure | Romance - 18 April 1986 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 26,464 users
Reviews: 256 user | 77 critic

A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tom Cruise	...	Jack
	Mia Sara	...	Lili
	Tim Curry	...	Darkness
	David Bennent	...	Gump
	Alice Playten	...	Blix
	Billy Barty	...	Screwball
	Cork Hubbert	...	Brown Tom
	Peter O'Farrell	...	Pox
	Kiran Shah	...	Blunder
	Annabelle Lanyon	...	Oona
	Robert Picardo	...	Meg Mucklebones
	Tina Martin	...	Nell
	Ian Longmur	...	Demon Cook (as Ian Longmuir)
	Mike Crane	...	Demon Cook
	Liz Gilbert	...	Dancing Black Dress

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Storyline

A demon who seeks to create eternal night by destroying the last of the unicorns and marrying a fairy princess is opposed by the forest boy Jack and his elven allies in this magical fantasy. Two different versions of this picture feature soundtracks by either Tangerine Dream or Jerry Goldsmith. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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She is of the purest innocence. He is pure evil. He is darkness. See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Adventure | Romance

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Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

18 April 1986 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Leyenda See more »

Filming Locations:

Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,261,154 (USA) (20 April 1986)

Gross:

$15,502,112 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embassy International Pictures, Legend Production Company, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min | USA: 114 min (director's cut) | USA: 89 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The sound of the unicorns at play is actually a recording of humpback whales. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the first few scenes of the audience meeting Lilli she is wearing earrings but around 6mins and 35 seconds in to the movie there is a close up of her face and she is missing an earring. See more »

Quotes

[the goblins spy on the unicorns]
Blunder: [pointing] Look! Ugly one-horned mule!
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Connections

Referenced in "South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"My True Love's Kiss"
(uncredited)
Performed by Mia Sara
Written by Jerry Goldsmith See more »

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