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Name: Legend
Released: 1986-4-18
Cast: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten

Legend

PG
1h 29m
1986

40%

age 10+

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Legend, from director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Gladiator), is a 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, this fantastic story stars Tom Cruise as a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lily (Mia Sara) and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry), or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Producer:

Arnon Milchan

Writer:

William Hjortsberg

Cast:

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

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

40%

Critics Consensus: Not even Ridley Scott's gorgeously realized set pieces can save Legend from its own tawdry tale -- though it may be serviceable for those simply looking for fantasy eye candy.

Reviews

Fat Guys at the Movies

Kevin Carr

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.

March 25, 2020

FULL REVIEW

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Roger Hurlburt

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

March 27, 2019

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 10+

Common Sense Says

Dark and often scary '80s fantasy hasn't aged well.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Legend is a dark fantasy full of menacing and sometimes violent imagery that may terrify younger children. Actors in scary makeup and costumes play goblins representing a devil-like Lord of Darkness, who seeks to eradicate good and bring back a permanent winter of evil throughout the world. A unicorn -- the symbol of goodness -- is violently killed. Humans and sprites are attacked; one is hit in the head with an arrow. Some are carted off to be eaten. Brain-eating is mentioned, and one villain wants to drink a unicorn's blood. Expect some wine drinking. The words "s--t," "dammit," and "hell" are used. The Lord of Darkness talks of his desire for Princess Lily.