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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Ridley Scott
Writer:
William Hjortsberg (written by)
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Release Date:
18 April 1986 (USA) more
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
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
A stunning movie . more (248 total)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Legend of Darkness (UK) (working title)
Legend: Ultimate Edition (USA) (reissue title (video title))
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Runtime:
94 min | USA:114 min (director's cut) | USA:89 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English | Italian
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Composer Jerry Goldsmith's original score was removed by the studio after the first round of test screenings. In an effort to appeal to "the kids", executives commissioned Tangerine Dream to create a replacement. Until 2002, Goldsmith's original score was heard only with the film's European release. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: One of the unicorns has a brand at the top of its left hindquarters that is clearly visible in some scenes. It is a "C" from the ranch where the horses were gotten in Spain. more
Quotes:
Pox: [to Blix] You only got the shot in 'cause the Princess was there! Wrong! 'Twas Beauty led the Beast to bay!
Blunder: She was so sweet, I could eat her brains like jam!
Pox: I could suck her bones...
Blix: Enough! Better hurry. Dark Lord, he don't like to wait.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Is Your Love Strong Enough more

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26 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
A stunning movie ., 28 April 2003
9/10
Author: Shadowman82 from Canada

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.

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