A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Jeff Bridges
- Prince Lir
- (voice)
Mia Farrow
- Unicorn
- (voice)
- …
Angela Lansbury
- Mommy Fortuna
- (voice)
Alan Arkin
- Schmendrick
- (voice)
Tammy Grimes
- Molly Grue
- (voice)
Robert Klein
- The Butterfly
- (voice)
Christopher Lee
- King Haggard
- (English, German version)
- (voice)
Keenan Wynn
- Captain Cully
- (voice)
- …
Paul Frees
- Mabruk
- (voice)
- …
Rene Auberjonois
- The Skull
- (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb
- Ruhk
- (voice)
- (as Brother Theodore)
Don Messick
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Jack Lester
- Hunter #1
- (voice)
- …
Nellie Bellflower
- Princess Alison Jocelyn
- (voice)
- (scenes deleted)
Ed Peck
- Jack Jingley
- (voice)
- (as Edward Peck)
- …
Ken Jennings
- Hunter #2
- (voice)
- (as Kenneth Jennings)
- …
America
- The Balladeers
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Gerry Beckley
- The Balladeer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Christopher Lee (King Haggard) showed up for the recording sessions armed with his own copy of the book, with several places marked to indicate things that must not, in his opinion, be omitted. This is similar to his behavior on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and its sequels in which he also showed up on set with his copy of the books, and was often a stickler for exact fidelity to the novels.
- GoofsThe horn that Mommy Fortuna created for the Unicorn glows and was located in front of the Unicorn's authentic horn. However, when when the Unicorn says "hurry!" to Schmendrick as he is unlocking her cage, we see that her authentic horn, not Mommy Fortuna's horn, is the one that's glowing.
- Quotes
Schmendrick the Magician: She will remember your heart when men are fairy tales in books written by rabbits. Of all unicorns, she is the only one who knows what regret is - and love.
- Alternate versionsBecause Lionsgate used the German video master for the 2007 25th Anniversary Edition DVD, not only does the film run at a 5% faster speed, but the German title appears under the English title at the start. Much of the swear words were also edited out in this release.
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Featured review
The first time I saw this movie was when I was very young. So young, in fact, that the only things I can remember about this movie are subtle images; I couldn't even remember if I liked it or not. Now, more than twelve years later and after reading the book, I can honestly say that this is a truly great film.
I have seen very few films that have actually brought me close to tears, and most of those movies are ones I didn't like. The Last Unicorn is an especially good film not just because it stays true to the book, which animated films are rarely good at, but also because it breaks away from the Disney formula for telling the story. All the characters in this film are sympathetic in one way or another, including the villains King Haggard and Mommy Fortuna. Many people would ask why a villain would need to be sympathetic? The simple answer is they don't. The villains are sympathetic though because they are human. The unicorn herself doesn't truly become sympathetic until she is transformed.
I say this film is in the spirit of the great filmmaker and master animator Hayao Miyazaki, a Japanese director, because even though this film is a fantasy, it is not a fairy tale. Miyazaki has become famous for making animated films that are enjoyable for children, but are also sophisticated and deep enough for adults. What makes this movie great is its story.
One of the things that makes this movie so special for me is because it has become one of my favorite love stories. More specifically, it is a story about hopeless love. There are only four love stories, this one included, that I regard as my favorites. One them being Princess Mononoke, one of the many great films by Miyazaki. It is also a unique love story because it is about true eternal love. How is it eternal? I will not say because I don't want to spoil the movie.
My only real complaint about this movie is that the animation isn't very fluid, but I am willing to let that slide because the film was obviously low budget. I only hope that the live-action version will be as good and hopefully even better than the animated version, because even though this movie was well paced there were certain things from the book I hope they mention in the new version that they didn't have time to put into the animated version. I also hope the live-action version is as truthful to the book as this movie was, and leans more to the adult side of the story so more emotion and character development can come out of it.
You're never to old to believe in the impossible.
I have seen very few films that have actually brought me close to tears, and most of those movies are ones I didn't like. The Last Unicorn is an especially good film not just because it stays true to the book, which animated films are rarely good at, but also because it breaks away from the Disney formula for telling the story. All the characters in this film are sympathetic in one way or another, including the villains King Haggard and Mommy Fortuna. Many people would ask why a villain would need to be sympathetic? The simple answer is they don't. The villains are sympathetic though because they are human. The unicorn herself doesn't truly become sympathetic until she is transformed.
I say this film is in the spirit of the great filmmaker and master animator Hayao Miyazaki, a Japanese director, because even though this film is a fantasy, it is not a fairy tale. Miyazaki has become famous for making animated films that are enjoyable for children, but are also sophisticated and deep enough for adults. What makes this movie great is its story.
One of the things that makes this movie so special for me is because it has become one of my favorite love stories. More specifically, it is a story about hopeless love. There are only four love stories, this one included, that I regard as my favorites. One them being Princess Mononoke, one of the many great films by Miyazaki. It is also a unique love story because it is about true eternal love. How is it eternal? I will not say because I don't want to spoil the movie.
My only real complaint about this movie is that the animation isn't very fluid, but I am willing to let that slide because the film was obviously low budget. I only hope that the live-action version will be as good and hopefully even better than the animated version, because even though this movie was well paced there were certain things from the book I hope they mention in the new version that they didn't have time to put into the animated version. I also hope the live-action version is as truthful to the book as this movie was, and leans more to the adult side of the story so more emotion and character development can come out of it.
You're never to old to believe in the impossible.
- brankoburcksen
- Jan 2, 2005
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Das letzte Einhorn
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,455,330
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,250,000
- Nov 21, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $6,457,117
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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