Legend (1985) USA
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Director:Ridley Scott
Studio:Universal Studios
Producer:Arnon Milchan, Tim Hampton
Writer:William Hjortsberg
Rating:4
Rated:PG
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:B000063UR2
UPC:0025192177521
Price:$14.98
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations
Genre:DTS
Release:2002-05-20
IMDb:0089469
Duration:114
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, DTS, English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary by Ridley Scott, Unknown
Features:Anamorphic
Ridley Scott  ...  (Director)
William Hjortsberg  ...  (Writer)
 
Tom Cruise  ...  Jack
Alice Playten  ...  Blix
Billy Barty  ...  Screwball
Cork Hubbert  ...  Brown Tom
Peter O'Farrell  ...  Pox
Annabelle Lanyon  ...  Oona
Robert Picardo  ...  Meg Mucklebones
Tina Martin  ...  Nell
Ian Longmur  ...  Demon Cook
Mike Crane  ...  Demon Cook
Mike Edmonds  ...  
Mia Sara  ...  Princess Lily
Tim Curry  ...  The Lord of Darkness
David Bennent  ...  Honeythorn Gump
Kiran Shah  ...  Blunder
Liz Gilbert  ...  Dancing Black Dress
Comments: This is such stuff as dreams are made of. This is Legend.

Summary: This strange, 1985 experiment by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) starred the up-and-coming Tom Cruise in a fairy-tale world of dwarfs and unicorns and demons. After the horn of a unicorn is broken, darkness and winter descend upon the world. Cruise's character, helped along by a magic sprite played by David Bennent (The Tin Drum), descends into hell to save paradise. This movie is almost a classic case of art direction gone amok. The somewhat amorphous Cruise doesn't lend much dramatic focus or artistic definition, but the drama between Tim Curry's satanic majesty and Mia Sara's character, who becomes a sort of princess of the netherworld, is pretty captivating. A mixed experience all around that makes one wish it had been more successful. --Tom Keogh