Legend (1986)

"[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.

	Billy Barty
	Cork Hubbert
	David Bennent
	Mia Sara
	Tim Curry
	Tom Cruise
	Alex Thomson - Director of Photography
	Assheton Gorton - Production Designer
	Jerry Goldsmith - Musical Score
	Leslie Dilley - Production Designer
	Ridley Scott - Director
	Tangerine Dream - Musical Score
	Terry Rawlings - Editor
	Tim Hampton - Producer
	William Hjortsberg - Screenplay

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. 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..." 08/21/1985

Los 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

Uncut
3 stars out of 5 -- "It's beautiful to watch -- Scott's painterly settings are, as you'd expect, rich and detailed -- and Curry has fun as the bad guy." 03/01/2012

VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 7 of 10
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