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Plot summary
Darkness plans to cover the world in eternal night, and for that he needs the horns of the unicorns that roam the forest near his castle. He sends the goblin Blix with Pox and Blunder to kill them, telling Blix that Innocence is the best bait. The goblins therefore follow Princess Lili when she visits Jack, a forest dweller who teaches her to speak to animals. Jack blindfolds Lili and leads her to a stream where the unicorns gather, warning her not to touch the stallion. Lili throws her ring into a pond and declares she will marry whoever finds it. Jack dives in after it, and the goblins are left alone with the unicorns.
Cast
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- Ian Longmuras Demon Cook (as Ian Longmuir)
- Liz Gilbertas Dancing Black Dress
- Jeff Daviesas Faerie Firelight Dancer (Director's Cut)
- Debbie Greenwellas Faerie Firelight Dancer (Director's Cut)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Legend (1985)
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- On June 27, 1984, with ten days of filming left on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios, the entire set burned down during a lunch break; flames reportedly leapt more than 100 feet into the air and clouds of smoke could be seen five miles away, but no one was hurt.
- Saying European audiences accepted preambles and subtleties whereas the U.S. goes for a much broader stroke, Scott and Universal delayed the North American release until 1986 so they could replace Jerry Goldsmith's score with music by Tangerine Dream, Yes singer Jon Anderson and Bryan Ferry.
- The underwater scenes were filmed in Silver Springs, Florida for the purity of the water, and Cruise did all his own diving and swimming in waters that, according to Scott, had real alligators 25 feet from where they were filming.
- Johnny Depp, Jim Carrey and Robert Downey Jr. were all considered for the role of Jack, while Scott found his Darkness by chance: re-watching Richard O'Brien in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, he spotted Tim Curry and thought his film and theatrical experience ideal.
- At one point Curry became claustrophobic, got too impatient and pulled the makeup off too quickly, tearing off his own skin in the process, and Scott had to shoot around the actor for a week as a result.
- Scott's first cut ran 125 minutes; he trimmed minor plot points to 113 minutes, then cut another 20 after an Orange County test screening, showing a 95-minute version in Great Britain and cutting it further to 89 minutes for North America.
- Tim Curry's makeup took five and a half hours because his entire body was encased in it, making Darkness the film's most challenging character design.
