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Legend (1985)
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Directed by: Ridley Scott (ALIEN)
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Mia Sarah, and Tim Curry
Soundtrack by: Tangerine Dream (American Theatrical Release), Jerry Goldsmith (European Theatrical Release)
I love this movie. The direction was excellent, and both versions of the soundtrack were well-scored. The makeup effects, especially on Tim Curry as Darkness, were phenomenal. Just a little trivia: One of the goblins' appearance designs was inspired by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
The storyline may have been cliche at times. However, it was still a good story.
It is about how a young woman accidentally causes the world's fate by leading to the capture of a Unicorn for its power contained in its horn.
It was a good tale of good versus evil and trying to save the world from falling into eternal darkness. It also has the typical fantasy love troupe of two people falling in love. Also, the theme of the hero saving the damsel in distress is abducted by the villain, who sets his eyes on her to be his wife.
The movie is very visually stunning.
It's a must-watch for fantasy movie fans.
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Mia Sarah, and Tim Curry
Soundtrack by: Tangerine Dream (American Theatrical Release), Jerry Goldsmith (European Theatrical Release)
I love this movie. The direction was excellent, and both versions of the soundtrack were well-scored. The makeup effects, especially on Tim Curry as Darkness, were phenomenal. Just a little trivia: One of the goblins' appearance designs was inspired by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
The storyline may have been cliche at times. However, it was still a good story.
It is about how a young woman accidentally causes the world's fate by leading to the capture of a Unicorn for its power contained in its horn.
It was a good tale of good versus evil and trying to save the world from falling into eternal darkness. It also has the typical fantasy love troupe of two people falling in love. Also, the theme of the hero saving the damsel in distress is abducted by the villain, who sets his eyes on her to be his wife.
The movie is very visually stunning.
It's a must-watch for fantasy movie fans.
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.
- In the European release print, the face of lead villain Darkness (Tim Curry) can't be seen until one hour and three minutes in (more than two-thirds through).
- Tim Curry had to wear a large, bull-like structure atop his head with three-foot fiberglass horns supported by a harness underneath the make-up. The horns strained the back of Curry's neck because they extended forward and not straight up. Rob Bottin and his crew finally came up with horns that were hollow and lightweight. At the end of each filming day, Curry spent an hour in a bath in order to liquefy the soluble spirit gum that served as the adhesive for his make-up. At one point, he got too impatient and claustrophobic that he pulled the make-up off too quickly, tearing off his own skin in the process. Director Ridley Scott felt both horrified and sorry for Curry, and immediately tried to find an easier way to make up his character. Since he didn't want Curry to put more make-up on his torn skin, he shot around him for a week. Scott also realized that it added a dramatic build-up for the character, so he re-shot some of his opening scenes this way. The footage of Curry in the opening to the U.S. Theatrical release was filmed before any of this took place.
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Darkness (Tim Curry)
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