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Director:
Writer:
William Hjortsberg (written by)
Release Date:
18 April 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
This is such stuff as dreams are made of. This is Legend. more
Plot:
A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Atomic Popcorn’s top 10 fantasy movies
(From Atomic Popcorn. 9 February 2010, 4:42 AM, PST)
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(From Atomic Popcorn. 9 February 2010, 4:42 AM, PST)
The Roots Bring High-Energy Classics To Pre-Grammy Jam Session
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A stunning movie .
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Cruise | ... | Jack | |
| Mia Sara | ... | Lili | |
| Tim Curry | ... | Darkness | |
| David Bennent | ... | 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 | ... | Nell | |
| Ian Longmur | ... | Demon Cook | |
| Mike Crane | ... | Demon Cook | |
| Liz Gilbert | ... | Dancing Black Dress |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Legend of Darkness (UK) (working title)
Legend: Ultimate Edition (USA) (reissue title (video title))
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Legend: Ultimate Edition (USA) (reissue title (video title))
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Runtime:
94 min | USA:114 min (director's cut) | USA:89 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:12 |
Brazil:Livre |
USA:Unrated (director's cut) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Ireland:G |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Netherlands:AL
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When the character of Jack dives off the rock in the Forest, it is Ridley Scott's daughter Jordan who is playing Princess Lily, and a stuntman playing Jack. This was done to make the rock look larger than what it was, the added close-ups of Mia Sara were added in during editing.
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Goofs:
Continuity: As Lily's sword cuts the unicorn's chain freeing it, Jack shoots his arrow at the Devil and you can see the arrow strike his neck on the left side. However in the next shot you see that Jack has not yet released his arrow.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Loved By The Sun
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Legend is one of those movies you either love or hate . It's a fantasy movie but it doesn't really contain a whole lot of action which is probably why many people are turned off by it . But the film is visually stunning and features a good performance by Tim Curry as "Darkness" , Tom Cruise on the other hand looks a bit confused throughout the movie . Also Rob Bottin's Make up is just amazing .
Now things weren't helped by the fact that there are so many versions of this movie and some are vastly better than others . The weakest and shortest of the all is the US theatrical cut because it misses many scenes and ads a few that seem tacked on but worst of all it contains a score by Tangerine Dream instead of the original one by Jerry Goldsmith .
The European cut is better in that it is longer and it features Jerry Goldsmith's score .
The best version however is the Director's Cut featured on The Ultimate Edition DVD . It runs alot longer than any of the other cuts and it is the most coherent cut as well and it features the score by Jerry Goldsmith.