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Features: DVD, Director's Cut, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Music Video, Photo Gallery, Spanish, French Subtitled
Tom Cruise stars in this visually stunning fantasy adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, the fantastic story has Tom Cruise, a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate to undertake a heroic quest. He must save a beautiful princess, Mia Sara, and defeat the demonic Lord Of Darkness, Tim Curry, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age. Co-starring Billy Barty and Alice Playten and directed by Ridley Scott, famed for his remarkable settings and unparalleled imagery, the incredibly realized fable is the stuff movie legends are made of.
"[The film is] incredibly handsome..." Leonard Maltin
"...colorful, unabashedly Tolkien-esque..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
Director Ridley Scott's lush fantasy film stars the young Tom Cruise as Jack, a peasant who lives in an enchanted forest with his beloved Lili (Mia Sara). One day, while quietly gamboling in a glade, the pair is distracted by the appearance of trolls, minions of the evil Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry). The cloven-footed, cavern-dwelling monster, long banished to the earth's nether regions, has sent the creatures on a mission to seize the horn of a unicorn, thereby plunging the planet into a frigid darkness over which he alone will reign. Things go from bad to worse as Lili succumbs to the forces of darkness, and Jack must assemble a motley band of elves to free her from bondage and return sunlight to the earth's surface. Sumptous art direction and overwhelming special effects are once again a testament to Scott's powers of visual invention.
Plot Summary
In Ridley Scott's LEGEND, young Jack lives in a magic forest populated with friendly and exotic creatures. But the delicate balance between good and evil is upset when the Lord of Darkness seizes Jack's beloved, Lili, and a horn from one of the last unicorns, thereby gaining control of the universe. The plucky lad must then assemble a band of elves and do battle with the forces of evil to set Lili free and restore peace to the world.
| Features | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Surround | | Bryan Ferry "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" Music Video | | Feature Commentary With Director Ridley Scott | | Lost Scenes | | Photo Galleries | | Subtitles: Spanish, French |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 9/1/2009 |
| Running Time: 114 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1986 | | Catalog ID: 27811 | | UPC: 00025192781124 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1987) | | | Rob Bottin, et al., Nominee, Best Makeup | |
British Academy Awards (1986) | | | Charles Knode, Nominee, Best Costume Design | | | Rob Bottin, Nominee, Best Makeup Artist | |
British Society Of Cinematographers (1985) |  | Alex Thomson, Winner, Best Cinematography |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Exhilarating visual elements....It is a fairy-tale produced on a grand scale, a classic tale of the struggle between darkness and light, good and evil..." 08/21/1985Los Angeles Times
"...Awesome in its fantasy splendor....It is a sumptuous, richly colored feast for cinematographer Alex Gordon's camera..." 04/18/1986 p.C4 VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 7 of 10
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