Legend is a 1985 american epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten, billy barty, cork hubbert, and annabelle lanyon. Legend starring tom cruise, mia sara, and tim curry is a fantasy movie that illustrates the metaphorical idea of spiritual darkness versus spiritual light. I got about halfway in and, while i didnt hate it, i realized there was no need to watch the rest. It is adapted from john pearsons book the profession of violence.
Legend my lady, i require the solace of the shadows and the dark of the night. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. Tom cruise stars in this visuallystunning fantasy adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Nostalgic for the awesome 80s fantasy movie legend you remember from your. Through dreams i influence mankind from the movie legend. Ridley scott directed this visually striking but narratively bland sword and sorcery saga that mixes ample doses of j. From his teen idol days in the early 80s to his status as a marqueelighting leading man today, tom cruise has consistently done it all for decades hes completed impossible missions, learned about wapner time in rain man, driven the highway to the danger zone in top gun, and done wonders for bob segers royalty statements in risky.
It is often described as a dark fairy tale and as a return to more original and sometimes disturbing fables originating from the oral tradition of ancient ti. Legend theres a war goin on in this bit o blarney, but its more than the feud between the fairies and the leprechauns, upon which most of the overwrought tale hangs. Tom hardy will play twins ronnie and reggie kray, who have worked their way through the ranks to become powerful crimelords in londons underworld in the 1960s. It had tom cruise, unicorns, and the director of blade runner behind the camera. Feb 14, 20 legend, from director ridley scott blade runner, gladiator, is a visually stunning fantasyadventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings.
And olympic and judeochristian themes echo here, as representatives of good and evil wrestle for the fate of the world. Legend is a visually stunning fantasyadventure that takes place in a mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, where an epic battle of good versus evil begins to unfold. Legend is a 1985 american dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten, billy barty, cork hubbert, and annabelle lanyon. Released april 18th, 1986, legend stars tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of 30 out of 100 on metacritic. The film revolves around jack, a pure being n 1 who must stop the lord of darkness who plots to cover the world with eternal night. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story has tom cruise, a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate to undertake a heroic quest. All tom cruise movies, ranked by tomatometer movie and tv news. Apr 09, 2007 my first video of ridley scotts legend. Legend 1985 trailer hd ridley scott tom cruise mia sara. Tom cruise, dakota fanning, miranda otto and tim robbins directed by. Sep 10, 2009 legend my lady, i require the solace of the shadows and the dark of the night.
Its so earnest in a lot of ways, telling a story of fairies, goblins, unicorns, and a pantsless tom cruise. In 1986, cruise played a fighter pilot in the tony scottdirected. William gatz hjortsberg february 23, 1941 april 22, 2017 was an american novelist and screenwriter known for writing the screenplay of the film legend. Identical twin gangsters ronald and reginald kray terrorize london during the 1960s. He burned down her familys house and was committed in a mental hospital. Tom cruise, tim curry, mia sara, robert picardo 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. A perennial favorite at video stores in part because its an adventure film that can be enjoyed by the whole family legend is finally available in a deluxe dvd. This movie has been one of my favorites since 1985. As a gangster biopic, legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for tom hardy in a dual role, no less it just about lives up to its title.
Tom cruise stars in this visually stunning fantasyadventure in which pure. Legend is the horrormovie mirror image of a midsummer nights dream, with startling imagery used to frighten rather than delight. With tom hardy, emily browning, taron egerton, paul anderson. Jack tom cruise and his connections performance anything feasible to save the world and princess lili mia sara from the hands of darkness. The film revolves around jack, a pure being who must stop the lord of darkness who plots to cover the world with eternal night. Darkness tim curry seeks to make everlasting night by destroying the last of the unicorns. A young man must stop the lord of darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. Lets talk about legend, one of the best terrible fantasy movies of. Its a world inspired by ingredients from lord of the rings, the star wars movies, dungeons and dragons gamesmanship, tales of king arthur and the latest gimmicks from the specialeffects people. Legend 1985 a young man must stop the lord of darkness from both. Parents need to know that legend is a crime drama based on the reallife exploits of twin brothers ronnie and reggie kray both played by tom hardy, who dominated the london underworld in the 1960s. A young man must stop the lord of darkness from destroying daylight and.
Watch legend 1985 online free full movie hd 123movies. Legend, a fantasy film starring tom cruise and tim curry the legend 2012 film, directed by christian lara featuring barry primus legend 2014 film, a film starring nandamuri balakrishna, sonal chauhan and radhika apte. Enter a world of unicorns, illusion swamps, dwarfs and rainbows. Enter a world of unicorns, magic swamps, dwarfs and rainbows. Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th century fox in europe and universal pictures in the u. Tom cruise stars in this visually stunning fantasyadventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death in a mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals.
This lavishly staged and costumed fantasy is about young jack tom cruise and his lady love princess lili mia sara. One is brutal and not quite sane, the other is brutal and cunning, and the film is filled with scenes of intense, difficulttowatch violence that. Tom cruise plays jack, a peasant boy in love, perhaps tragically, with the beautiful princess lili mia sara. Still getting his legs under him in the movie biz, cruise signed onto this teen comedy where hes one of four friends who go on a hard.
He has received several accolades for his work, including three golden globe awards and three nominations for academy awards. In a convoluted series of events, jack takes lili to see some sacred unicorns which he shouldnt for some reason and then she proceeds to touch one. Before the american release, the film was reedited once more because universal president sid sheinberg felt the european version was unappealing to young american audiences, and the score was replaced with new compositions by the band tangerine dream, plus a song by jon anderson and a brian ferry song was added over the end credits. Legend 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Legend 1985 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Through dreams i influence mankind from the movie legend duration. A high school students love for a 15yearold girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance and accident. Legend is director ridley scotts attempt at 80s style fantasy, starring ferris buellers mia sara as princess lili and as her love interest a pretop gun tom cruise as forest dweller jack. Legend 711 movie clip darkness seduces lili 1985 hd. Legend, from director ridley scott blade runner, gladiator, is a visually stunning fantasyadventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. One is brutal and not quite sane, the other is brutal and cunning, and the film is filled with scenes of intense, difficulttowatch violence that leave people bloody, battered, unconscious, or dead. Tolkien, thomas mallory, george lucas, joseph campbell and dungeons and dragons into a watered down kettle pot. Tom cruise plays jack, a peasant boy in love, perhaps.
Song is called loved by the sun by tangerine dream. Some examples are legend circle in vellejo, ca, the acura legend, the cruise ship carnival legend, the movie legend with tom cruise, or legends of the fall with brad pitt. His novel falling angel was the basis for the film angel heart 1987. Tom cruise plays a happy and carefree forest dweller named jack who appears to be in love with princess lily. Mia sara was stunning, tom cruise usually and annoyance to me was solid and tim curry as darkness. Impossible fallout, we rank his 20 best films, from 1983s the outsiders to 2008s tropic thunder hadley freeman.
Legend movie poster original ds 27x40 spanish version tom cruise ridley scott. Get the best deals on legend movie tom cruise when you shop the largest online selection at. Thomas cruise mapother iv born july 3, 1962 is an american actor and producer. His breakthrough role was in the comingofage comedy risky business 1983, which garnered cruise his first nomination for the golden globe award for best actor motion picture musical or comedy. Legend is a 1985 american epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten. May 21, 2012 legend is a visually stunning fantasyadventure that takes place in a mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, where an epic battle of good versus evil begins to unfold. Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy. Its also a struggle between competing, derivative story lines in this bloated, plodding film that cant decide what it wants to be. It endures as a pop culture footnote, where, depending on how you look at it, it could be either the film ridley scott made after blade runner, or the film tom cruise. All 42 tom cruise movies, ranked from worst to best. Rent legend 1986 starring tom cruise and mia sara on dvd and bluray. Legend trailer directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, tim curry, david bennent, billy barty, cork hubbert. This strange, 1985 experiment by ridley scott blade runner starred the upandcoming tom cruise in a fairytale world of dwarfs and unicorns and demons. In 1976, if you had told fourteenyearold franciscan seminary student thomas cruise mapother iv that one day in the not too distant future he would be tom cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood.
Recent movies have created sort of a generic fantasy universe of muppets and swamps, strange beasts and evil tyrants, damsels and heroic lads, and ancient prophecies and mythical legends. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Filmmusic fans jerry goldsmiths in particular have been clamoring for thisnow, here it is, the first official north american release of goldsmiths symphonic legend score. The rise and fall of the kray twins, which deals with their rise and fall, the relationship that bound them together, and follows their gruesome career to imprisonment for life in 1969. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story stars tom cruise as a mystical forest. The makeup and costume people created horrifying peopleeating goblins worthy of a grimm tale. Jack tom cruise and his friends do everything possible to save the world and princess lili mia sara from the hands of darkness. Some of cruise s later films like a few good men and the last samurai can also be considered to be part of this formula. With tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent. This was heard only in the european release of this ridley scott fantasy starring tom cruise the edited u. Legend is a 2015 biographical crime thriller film written and directed by american director brian helgeland. Tom cruise is an american actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama endless love. Legend by ridley scott ridley scott, tom cruise, mia sara. Tom cruise jack mia sara princess lili tim curry darkness david bennent honethorn gump alice playten blix billy barty screwball cork hubbert brown tom peter ofarrell pox kiran shah blunder annabelle lanyon oona robert picardo meg mucklebones tina martin neil michael crane demon cook michael edmonds tic ian longmuir demon cook liz gilbert.
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