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The Last Unicorn

  • 19821982
  • GG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
28K
YOUR RATING
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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
28K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Jules Bass
    • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Writer
    • Peter S. Beagle(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges(voice)
    • Mia Farrow(voice)
    • Angela Lansbury(voice)
  • Directors
    • Jules Bass
    • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Writer
    • Peter S. Beagle(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges(voice)
    • Mia Farrow(voice)
    • Angela Lansbury(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 182User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    The Last Unicorn
    Trailer 1:28
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    Photos51

    Alan Arkin and Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Mia Farrow and Robert Klein in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Jeff Bridges and Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Alan Arkin, Mia Farrow, Paul Frees, Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein, Don Messick, and Keenan Wynn in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, and Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Lee, Mia Farrow, and Robert Klein in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Christopher Lee in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Christopher Lee in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Christopher Lee in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    Christopher Lee in The Last Unicorn (1982)

    Top cast

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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)
    Don Messick
    • The Cat
    • (voice)
    Jack Lester
    • Hunter #1
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nellie Bellflower
    Nellie Bellflower
    • The Tree
    • (voice)
    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(screenplay) (novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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

      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 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

    User reviews182

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    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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    5
    • Idolprincess
    • Jul 13, 2004

    FAQ8

    • 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
      • Das letzte Einhorn
    • Production companies
      • Rankin/Bass Productions
      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
      • Topcraft
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
      • $6,455,330
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical 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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