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The Last Unicorn

  • 1982
  • G
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
31K
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POPULARITY
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Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
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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.

  • Directors
    • Jules Bass
    • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Writer
    • Peter S. Beagle
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Mia Farrow
    • Angela Lansbury
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,674
    448
    • Directors
      • Jules Bass
      • Arthur Rankin Jr.
    • Writer
      • Peter S. Beagle
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Mia Farrow
      • Angela Lansbury
    • 197User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Prince Lir
    • (voice)
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Unicorn
    • (voice)
    • …
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Mommy Fortuna
    • (voice)
    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Schmendrick
    • (voice)
    Tammy Grimes
    Tammy Grimes
    • Molly Grue
    • (voice)
    Robert Klein
    Robert Klein
    • The Butterfly
    • (voice)
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • King Haggard
    • (English, German version)
    • (voice)
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Captain Cully
    • (voice)
    • …
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Mabruk
    • (voice)
    • …
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • The Skull
    • (voice)
    Theodore Gottlieb
    Theodore Gottlieb
    • Ruhk
    • (voice)
    • (as Brother Theodore)
    Don Messick
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Jack Lester
    • Hunter #1
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nellie Bellflower
    Nellie Bellflower
    • Princess Alison Jocelyn
    • (voice)
    • (scenes deleted)
    Ed Peck
    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)
    • Directors
      • Jules Bass
      • Arthur Rankin Jr.
    • Writer
      • Peter S. Beagle
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    User reviews197

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    Chrissie

    Classic fantasy.

    The Last Unicorn stands out as that rarest of beasts: a film far better than the book. This can be attributed to the fact that the book's author, Peter S. Beagle, was forced by the constraints of film to pare his work down to the bare essentials. The Last Unicorn is marketed as a children's film, but it's far more than that -- a tale of redemption, of the search for identity, truth, and lost innocence. Molly Grue's meeting with the Unicorn stands as one of the most poignant moments in cinema.
    renaldo and clara

    Either I had no life, was poor,

    or this film had some sort of supernatural power over me...I think all three are true because I saw this film once when I was 3 or 4 and fell so deeply in love with it that since we didn't have a VCR I somehow found out when it was on again, mashed scotch tape over a cassette I found, shoved it into my new huge Fisher Price tape recorder and audio recorded the entire movie. At that age I already knew this film held the secrets of the universe and if I could get that on tape I had it made. Well I lost the tape and haven't seen the film since, so someday I'll watch it again and see if I was right....wow...the soundtrack must've been awesome because I can still hum the song in my head(!)
    10justkeepswimming23

    Favorite and Keeper

    This is one of my all time favorite movies. I grew up watching this movie and cherished it. The characters are timeless and the quotes from this movie are so moving. The things that the characters say are so real and true to life. They often reflect some of what's in my own soul and I love that. I read earlier that one of the other reviewers compared this to a Hayao Miyazaki and I would totally have to agree. It has the same elements of the films, the whole reality without the happy ending thing, but it's not sad either. As Schmendrick says, "There are no happy endings because nothing ends." I admire Peter S. Beagle for not only writing a fabulous book by the same title, but for writing this fabulous screenplay as well. I must admit, I'm a bit hesitant to see the upcoming movie for fear it will ruin the old one. I wonder what they will do about songs. America's songs are timeless. They take you to another place and you are part of the magical world that is created for you through animation. While my family is sick of me watching it all the time still and my roommates are definitely tired of me watching it, I will continue to do so since this is a movie that can be watched over and over without anyone getting tired of it. Fabulous. Definitely give it two thumbs way up! Huzzah!
    9JeffG.

    An underrated classic

    I saw this movie in theaters when I was a kid. I didn't see it again for the longest time until I found it on video recently. I rented it and was instantly reminded of what a wonderful movie this is. I bought my own copy a week later. It's one of the few book-to-movie translations that actually stays true to the spirit of the book. Probably due to the fact that Peter S. Beagle wrote the screenplay. A must-see. Gotta love that theme song!
    Idolprincess

    Whimsical

    I only saw this movie recently and I wondered why I had never seen it before. I haven't read the book, and I only vaguely remembered some of my friends mentioning this movie.

    I'm not usually a big fan of classic medieval fantasy, even though I love fantasy in general, but I enjoyed this movie so much. Even though it's a family movie, it doesn't get too cutesy and doesn't sweeten the story and the universe that the characters evolve in. And the characters do evolve, which is another of the good points in it. Even though it's a fairy tale, it's easy to apply some themes of the movie to our world. By example, we can suppose that this is a movie about staying true to yourself. This is no Disney movie. The ending can be seen in a positive as well as in a negative light. You can have many opinions about it, which is one thing I liked so much.

    The art and character design is beautiful. You can tell it was made in the 70's or early 80's and it just adds more appeal to it. The style is a mix between anime and occidental cartoon style, but it works very well, specially since this type of collaboration cartoon was so frequent at that time. The atmosphere of the movie is helped by the gentle colors and the music. Yes, the music.. The music wasn't so great, I have to admit, but it really worked well for one reason. They didn't take instrumental music, they didn't try to compose fantasy-themed music for it. They used modern music, and even though it wasn't the best, it added a different and pleasant feeling to it..

    In my opinion this is a beautiful movie that deserves a really high mark..

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sir 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.
    • Goofs
      The 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

      Molly: No, it can't be. Can it be? Where have you been? Where have you been? Damn you! Where have you been?

      Schmendrick: Don't you talk to her that way!

      Unicorn: I'm here now.

      Molly: And where were you twenty years ago? Ten years ago? Where were you when I was new? When I was one of those innocent young maidens you always come to? How dare you! How dare you come to me now, when I am this!

      [Weeps]

      Schmendrick: Can you really see her? Do you know what she is?

      Molly: If you had been waiting to see a unicorn, as long as I have...

      Schmendrick: She's the last unicorn in the world.

      Molly: It would be the last unicorn that came to Molly Grue. It's all right, I forgive you.

    • Alternate versions
      Because 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in MarzGurl Reviews: The Last Unicorn (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Last Unicorn
      (uncredited)

      Written by Jimmy Webb

      Performed by America

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    • I always thought that Nellie Bellflower did the voice of The Tree. But no, years later I found out it was Paul Frees. However, Nellie's name can be seen on the ending credits of the movie. However, now on IMDb it says that her character's scenes were deleted. Who was her character supposed to be in the movie?
    • Why does the Unicorn get so upset when referred to as a "mare" or a "horse"?
    • Why does the Butterfly make references to contemporary pop culture when the film is implied to be set in a Medieval time period?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • HBOMAX
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • El último unicornio
    • Production companies
      • Rankin/Bass Productions
      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
      • Topcraft
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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