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Synopsis: Fairy-tale romance about a princess and the young man who takes her into an enchanted forest to view the magical unicorns, but things go awry when the malevolent King of Darkness seeks to ensnare the princess for himself. Amazon.com essential video
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 Actors: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, See more Directors: Ridley Scott Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Features: - Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Commentary by: Ridley ScottUnknown Format
- Director's cut, restored version with Jerry Goldsmith's score
- Original U.S. theatrical version with Tangerine Dream score
- Creating a Myth: The Making of Legend
- Storyboards
- The Fairy Dance, music and storyboards depicting the lost scene
- Original screenplay
- Music video - "Is Your Love Strong Enough" by Bryan Ferry
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Tags: fairy tale romance satanic majesty david bennent fairy tale world magical unicorns english dolby digital fairy dance tom keogh king of darkness ridley scott jerry goldsmith tim curry dramatic focus mia sara tin drum world cruise blade runner amazon theatrical version bryan ferry |
