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Legend (1985)

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

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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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unicorn | princess | demon | love | monster | See more »

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There may never be another dawn. (International and US Trailer) See more »


Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

18 April 1986 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Legenda  »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$15,502,112 (USA)
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(70 mm prints)| (35 mm prints)

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The voice of Gump (David Bennent) was re-dubbed by Alice Playten (Blix). For the German version, the voice of Blix (Alice Playten) was dubbed by David Bennent (Gump), who also voiced himself. See more »

Goofs

When Lili wears her low-cut gown of darkness, you can see the edge of the piece of sheer nude fabric stretched across her chest. See more »

Quotes

Princess Lily: Neither country proverb nor King's command could keep me from the woods, today.
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Connections

References Heavy Metal (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Armour"
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by 'The National Philharmonic Orchestra' & 'The National Philharmonic Chorus
Courtesy of Silva America
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Violation of innocent, virtuous flesh
9 June 2004 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

The Lord of all that is Darkness (Tim Curry) tries to take over the world by slaying two unicorns. He is distracted by the temptation of innocence, which comes in the form of pretty little Princess Lily, played by Mia Sara in her film debut. The Dark Lord decides he would like to have his way with virgin princess, while her true love Jack (Tom Cruise) tries to rescue her and save the world.

Long, dark, murky, loaded with black humor and undeniably well crafted. A beautiful film to look at that is hopelessly chopped up in the American version which replaces Jerry Goldsmith's original music with music by Tangerine Dream.

Cruise is alright as the hero, as alright as he's ever been anywhere else. Mia Sara is very lovely as the virgin princess whom this film revolves around. Curry sounds like he's having fun as the villain.


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