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Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

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August 28, 1985,

Ridley Scott

Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty

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A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.

• Ridley Scott
• William Hjortsberg
• 366 User reviews
• 149 Critic reviews
• 30 Metascore
• 1 win & 12 nominations total

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• (as Mike Crane)
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• Trivia Tom Cruise reportedly wasn't happy with the American cut of this movie and wouldn't talk about it for years because of it. He very much encouraged fans to go with the Director's Cut.
• Goofs Throughout the movie, the Unicorns have mismatched genders. It can clearly be seen when the animals rear up in the air. One example of this is when Brown Tom is guarding the "mare", and Lily trudges through the snow, frightening the horse.

Darkness : The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity.

• Alternate versions There are at least four different versions of this picture: the original European release (94 min.), the American theatrical release (89 min.), a network TV version (94 min.) and a director's cut (113 min.)
• Connections Edited into Nostalgia Critic: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2017)
• Soundtracks Is Your Love Strong Enough Written and Performed by Bryan Ferry Produced by Rhett Davies and Bryan Ferry Mixed by Bob Clearmountain

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• April 18, 1986 (United States)
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Silver Springs - 5656 E. Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida, USA (underwater sequences)
• Legend Production Company
• Embassy International Pictures
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• $24,500,000 (estimated)
• $15,502,112
• Apr 20, 1986
• $16,837,628

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• Runtime 1 hour 34 minutes

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Ridley Scott ’s 1985 fantasy epic Legend is heading to Tubi. Fans of the dark fantasy adventure will be able to watch a youthful Tom Cruise take on the mighty Tim Curry for free, and relive a movie that was a box office bomb on its release, but has since become a cult classic thanks to some iconic imagery and special effects.

In 1985, Ridley Scott had already tasted success with Alien , and he attempted to repeat that with Legend , a movie that continues to be as visually stunning now as it was almost 40 years ago . While it is almost unthinkable to imagine Cruise and Curry starring in a movie directed by Scott and the film not becoming a success, all three were in the early years of their careers, and the initial release in theaters barely made back the movie’s $25 million budget.

While there were some who immediately loved the movie, with Curry’s incomparable performance as the demonic Darkness a notable reason to see it, there were a lot who called the film as a single and irreversible reason for Hollywood to back away from making any more fantasy movies - an opinion that would certainly change over time. Curry’s red-skinned, horned appearance (yes, we know those horns bend and wiggle when he runs, but who cares) would go on to inspire many other interpretations of evil personified over the years, and became one of the biggest reasons for the movie’s later success.

Although Legend was seen as a box office dud, it certainly didn’t impact its leading man’s Hollywood appeal, as Cruise went on to star in Top Gun the following year, and the rest on that matter is history. However, it is worth noting that as one of the biggest stars in the world, Cruise is still known to put out some box office disasters decades later, such as the ill-fated reboot of The Mummy , and his most recent Mission: Impossible outing.

Ridley Scott Made Legend with a Specific Audience in Mind

As a director, Ridley Scott’s misfire on Legend seemed to have a decided impact on his future movie choices. While the acclaimed filmmaker has made a mark in the world of sci-fi and horror through the Alien franchise and Blade Runner , he has never dipped his toe in the fantasy genre again.

However, Scott made Legend for a specific reason, and, more importantly, a certain audience – his children. After making movies that were very adult orientated, Scott wanted to make a movie that would have universal appeal, and he partially turned to Disney in order to achieve that. If it had been realized in animated form, Legend ’s story of good and evil could very easily have been a Disney movie, and Scott leaned into that with several references to the House of Mouse’s classics. Last year, he explained to Cinefantastique :

“I could have taken this script and gone two ways. One would have been dark and Celtic, which would have limited it. The other was the Disney route, and as I made Legend primarily for children, my children to be precise, that’s the avenue I pursued. Having visual references to Snow White, Fantasia and especially Pinocchio were clear cut decisions by me.”

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One of the biggest problems faced by Scott was the way the movie was handled by Universal, who forced him to cut the movie’s runtime and also replace an amazing score by Jerry Goldsmith with a synth-pop one by Tangerine Dream for the U.S. release of the movie. However, Scott would later rectify all of this in his Director’s Cut in 2002 , which restored almost half an hour of footage and allowed some audiences to hear Goldsmith’s score for the first time (it was previously only available in European releases).

In the end, Legend is an influential and mostly underrated entry in the filmography of Scott and in the fantasy genre. While many aspects of it have become stereotypical tropes of the genre, in 1985, they were mostly new and previously unseen on film.

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David Bennent

Alice Playten

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Don't let the rotten rating fool you, Legend is a cult classic with more than enough to entertain above and beyond Tim Curry's extreme makeover. This is an arthouse indulgence from Ridley Scott that may feature Tom Cruise, but still manages to impress.

Though Legend may never achieve full-on classic motion picture status, the more fleshed-out director's cut proves that Ridley Scott's lovingly-crafted fairytale always deserved better than it got from both film critics and paying audiences alike.

Legend remains a stunning faerie floss fantasy. Ninety-five minutes of lovingly crafted, 'super real' escapism.

This is a fantasy painting come to life as a movie. If you know anything about fantasy paintings, you'll also know that most fantasy paintings don't have a story or plot to them.

The film has glaring faults that cannot be overlooked so while Arrow does a superb job packaging this release, the movie itself could use a makeover.

The deficits remain as voluminous and ghastly as ever.

Legend is a disaster in a lot of ways, but it's an attractive one that's a lot more fun than many other serious movies.

It's all flash and no flesh. But in the hands of a visual director like Scott, sometimes that's enough.

Legend is not without whimsical touches, but it surely could have used more humor and invention.

You are caught up in a morality play... the deepest significance of which the makers of this PG movie are apparently betting the adolescents of America will instinctively comprehend.

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• Genre : Fantasy
• Release Date : April 18, 1986
• Languages : English
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