On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.
Returns to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power, and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.
Stars:
Neil Sterenberg,
Beccy Henderson,
Nathalie Emmanuel
Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.
Another planet, another time. One thousand years ago, the mysterious Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos has began. The evil race of grotesque birdlike lizards, the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. Meanwhile, orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of the peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal which gives the Skeksis their power and restore the balance of the universe.Written by
Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
According to Steve Whitmire, Jim Henson insisted that he do repeated takes of skekTek's death cries. See more »
Goofs
In the commentary track, Brian Froud points out that the Podling drummer has gaffer's tape wrapped around his neck. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator:
Another world, another time, in the age of wonder. A thousand years ago, this land was green and good - until the Crystal cracked. For a single piece was lost; a shard of the Crystal. Then strife began, and two new races appeared: the cruel Skeksis, the gentle Mystics. Here in the castle of the Crystal, the Skeksis took control. Now the Skeksis gather in the sacred chamber, where the Crystal hangs above a shaft of air and fire. The Skeksis with their hard and twisted bodies, their ...
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Crazy Credits
The opening credits show only the credits for the crew. See more »
Alternate Versions
On the 1999 DVD, the end credits music contains an odd edit about 40 seconds into the credit scroll. About 25 seconds of music is replaced with a section from later in the cue. This affects both the stereo and 5.1 audio tracks, but on the isolated score track the cue plays out as it does in the theatrical version. See more »
A well crafted and interesting movie! It was good but lacked a bit of world building so that this magical world of Thra feels a bit empty! The 2019 Netflix Show shads light into this "empty" world and impoves upon it greatly! So I recommend watching the Show first.
This is just my opinion, comming from a guy who is a few years to young to have watched the movie back in the 80s.
Finally I would like to say to the critics of puppeteering: JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE! It is really good!
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A well crafted and interesting movie! It was good but lacked a bit of world building so that this magical world of Thra feels a bit empty! The 2019 Netflix Show shads light into this "empty" world and impoves upon it greatly! So I recommend watching the Show first. This is just my opinion, comming from a guy who is a few years to young to have watched the movie back in the 80s.
Finally I would like to say to the critics of puppeteering: JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE! It is really good!