Legend

19851985
PGPG
1h 34min

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Adventure Fantasy Romance

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

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 11 nominations total

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Legend (1985)

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Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)

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 (Tom Cruise) and his elven allies in this magical fantasy. Two different versions of this movie feature soundtracks by either Tangerine Dream or Jerry Goldsmith. —Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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Taglines
- She is of the purest innocence. He is pure evil. He is darkness.
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Tom Cruise reportedly wasn't happy with the American cut of this movie and wouldn't talk about it for years because of it. He very much encouraged fans to go with the Director's Cut.

Goofs
Throughout the movie, the Unicorns have mismatched genders. It can clearly be seen when the animals rear up in the air. One example of this is when Brown Tom is guarding the "mare", and Lily trudges through the snow, frightening the horse.

Quotes
Blix: Black as midnight, black as pitch, blacker than the foulest witch.

Alternate versions
There are at least four different versions of this picture: the original European release (94 min.), the American theatrical release (89 min.), a network TV version (94 min.) and a director's cut (113 min.)

Connections
Edited into Nostalgia Critic: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2017)

Soundtracks
Is Your Love Strong Enough
Written and Performed by Bryan Ferry
Produced by Rhett Davies and Bryan Ferry
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain

Top review

7/10

Violation of innocent, virtuous flesh

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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DarthBill
Jun 9, 2004

Budget
- $24,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $15,502,112
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,261,154
- Apr 20, 1986
Gross worldwide
- $15,502,112

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Runtime
- 1h 34min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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