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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
William Hjortsberg (written by)
Release Date:
18 April 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
This is such stuff as dreams are made of. This is Legend. more
Plot:
A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
As Devil's Night Descends, Here Are Cinema's Greatest Satans
(From MTV Movies Blog. 30 October 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: One ‘Brütal Legend’ PlayStation 3 Video Game With Jack Black
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 18 October 2009, 8:06 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Watch both versions and make your OWN cut more (248 total)
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 |
| Mike Crane | ... | Demon Cook |
| Liz Gilbert | ... | Dancing Black Dress |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Legend of Darkness (UK) (working title)
Legend: Ultimate Edition (USA) (reissue title (video title))
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Runtime:
94 min | USA:114 min (director's cut) | USA:89 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Brazil:Livre | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Ireland:G | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL
Filming Locations:
Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA more
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Composer Jerry Goldsmith's original score was removed by the studio after the first round of test screenings. In an effort to appeal to "the kids", executives commissioned Tangerine Dream to create a replacement. Until 2002, Goldsmith's original score was heard only with the film's European release. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Lily first sees the unicorns and they start running, you can the horns wobbling on those closest to the camera. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Loved By The Sun more
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As a huge fan of Tangerine Dream and Jon Anderson, I praise the fact that their music is in the "American" cut of this film; their music has always sounded like they were trying to do soundtracks to a movie. You hear a song, you get visual images in your head and make a movie of your own.
However, ...
I do have to say that the American Version with Tangerine Dream's soundtrack only makes this movie into a "Cult" film. It could have been great, but (well, you fill in the blank).
Fortunately, I've seen the way it was SUPPOSED to have been released in the States (which you can find on the 2-disc DVD, which has both versions).
The Non-American version has a story which is much fuller, and the music (with a full symphony orchestra) is much better and adds more drama and punctuates the mood of each scene more properly.
I do find the American version's end much more climatic musically and story-wise with Jon Anderson (singer of Yes)'s angelic voice thundering with Tangerine Dream's score in the background.
So, pick an afternoon when you got about 4 hours to spare and watch BOTH. Then, take parts of each version and make YOUR OWN wonderous story.
And another thing, keep in mind that this movie came out a whole 20 years ago. The early 80's. Next year it can buy it's own beer (if it was a person). So, Tim Curry and a lot of others would have been just voices over CGI characters instead of being in actual makeup and there would have been MORE to the story and script if CGI was as available back then as it is now.
There IS such a thing as knowing limitations, you know.
American Version, good enough to make one wonder what was more.
International Version, done much better and fuller (though I like the American ending better)
As I said, watch both versions and make your OWN version to enjoy.
Aaaaannnd ... CUT!
That's a wrap.