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Legend (1986)

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This lavishly staged and costumed fantasy is about young Jack (Tom Cruise) and his lady love Princess Lili (Mia Sara), and how Jack battles Darkness (Tim Curry) to save both the Princess and the world. When the peasant Jack takes Princess Lili to see the unicorns, the strongest animals around, he does not know that Darkness, with his cloven hooves, yellow eyes, and red skin plans on using Lili as bait to weaken the unicorns which he does -- and plunge the world into an ice age. Soon after that

PG, 1 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Ridley Scott

In Theaters: Apr 18, 1985 Wide

On DVD: May 21, 2002

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Tom Cruise
Jack
Mia Sara
Princess Lili
Tim Curry
Darkness
David Bennent
Honethorn Gump
Alice Playten
Blix
Billy Barty
Screwball
Cork Hubbert
Brown Tom
Peter O'Farrell
Pox
Kiran Shah
Blunder
Annabelle Lanyon
Oona
Robert Picardo
Meg Mucklebones
Tina Martin
Neil
Michael Crane
Demon Cook
Ian Longmuir
Demon Cook
Eddie Powell
Mummified Guard
Michael Edmonds
Tic
Arnon Milchan
Liz Gilbert
Dancing Black Dress

Critic Reviews for Legend

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (10) | DVD (35)

All of the special effects in the world, and all of the great makeup, and all of the great Muppet creatures can't save a movie that has no clear idea of its own mission and no joy in its own accomplishment.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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This well-done DVD presentation is not going to convince anyone that Legend is a lost classic, but the film is not without merit, and the discs display its best qualities to good effect.

May 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

Thatcher. Reagan. Flock of Seagulls. These weren't the only evil things from the 1980s. There were also Hollywood fantasy movies such as this one . . .

November 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

While this single-disc has the best features from the two-disc, considering the price point between the two, why wouldn't you just go ahead and go for the Ultimate [Edition]?

June 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com

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Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

Ridley's misstep.

October 11, 2003 Comment

Victoria Alexander

FilmsInReview.com

The cool costumes and set designs almost make it worthwhile, so long as the sound's turned down and you don't have to hear the witless dialogue

January 24, 2003 Comment

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

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Ridley Scott's 1980s fantasy epic brings a lot of cheese and kitsch into the genre, which is also the aspect of the film that didn't age that well. The make-up effects and production design hold up really well after all those years, you gotta admit that the magic forest as it is shown here has more atmosphere and depth

June 14, 2006

Jens S.

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This film is really beautiful, a truely dark fairytale. Tim Curry is awesome as Darkness and the Tangerine Dream score is great, much better than the directors cut musical score if you ask me. I Saw this when I was very young and liked it then, the cross with twisted Muppets, dark sword and sorcery and gothic romance

August 8, 2007

Phil Hubbard

Super Reviewer

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1. Jack: As long as they roam the earth, evil can never harm the pure of heart.
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