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After changing the face of science fiction cinema forever with Alien and Blade Runner, director Ridley Scott turned his visionary eye to the fantasy genre, teaming with writer William Hjortsberg (Angel Heart) to create a breathtaking cinematic fairytale with one of the screen's most astonishingly rendered depictions of Evil.
In an idyllic, sun-dappled forest, the pure-hearted Jack (Tom Cruise) takes his true love Princess Lili (Mia Sara) to see a pair of unicorns frolicking at the forest's edge. Little do they know, however, that the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry, in a remarkable make-up designed by The Thing's Rob Bottin) has dispatched his minions to capture the unicorns and sever their horns so that he may plunge the world into everlasting night. After Lili and the unicorns are taken prisoner, Jack must team with a group of forest creatures and descend into Darkness' subterranean lair to face off against the devilish creature before it is too late.
Despite a troubled production in which the elaborate full-size forest set was accidentally incinerated and a lengthy post-production that resulted in multiple versions of the film (with competing music scores by Jerry Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream), Legend has since been restored to Scott's original cut and embraced by generations of film fans eager to see a master director's unique vision of a world beyond our imagination.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentations of the U.S. Theatrical Cut and the Director's Cut of the film
- DTS-HD MA 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround audio on both cuts
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Neil Davies and original theatrical artwork by John Alvin
DISC ONE - U.S. THEATRICAL CUT:
- 2K restoration of the U.S. Theatrical Cut from original film materials, including a 4K scan of the original camera negative
- Audio commentary by Paul M. Sammon, author of Ridley Scott: The Making of His Movies
- Reconstructed isolated score track by Tangerine Dream from 2002
- Isolated music and effects track
- Remembering a Legend, a featurette interviewing grip David Cadwallader, production supervisor Hugh Harlow, costume designer Charles Knode, co-star Annabelle Lanyon, camera operator Peter MacDonald, set decorator Ann Mollo and draftsman John Ralph
- The Music of Legend, a two-part featurette focusing on the scores for both versions, with film music experts Jeff Bond and Daniel Schweiger, and Austin Garrick & Bronwyn Griffin from the band Electric Youth
- The Creatures of Legend, a two-part featurette looking at Rob Bottin's make-up effects, with illustrator Martin A. Kline and make-up effects artist Nick Dudman
- Incarnations of a Legend, a comparison featurette written and narrated by critic Travis Crawford discussing the differences between the various versions of the film
- The Directors: Ridley Scott, a 2003 documentary in which the director discusses his career up to that point, including Legend
- Opening narration from the edited-for-television version
- Music video for "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" by Bryan Ferry
DISC TWO - DIRECTOR'S CUT:
- Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott
- Creating A Myth: Memories of Legend, an archive documentary from 2002 featuring interviews with Ridley Scott, William Hjortsberg, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Rob Bottin and several other cast and crew members
- Original promotional featurette
- Two deleted scenes, the alternate 'Four Goblins' opening and 'The Fairie Dance'
- Storyboard galleries
- Two drafts of William Hjortsberg's screenplay
- Alternate footage from the overseas release, plus textless footage
- Three theatrical trailers and four TV spots
- Image galleries
- Arrow Video
- 113 mins approx
- Ridley Scott
- NR
- Tom Cruise
- Mia Sara
- Tim Curry
English SDH
- 1985
- English
- 2
- A
- Arrow Video
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Arrow Video
After changing the face of science fiction cinema forever with Alien and Blade Runner, director Ridley Scott turned his visionary eye to the fantasy genre, teaming with writer William Hjortsberg (Angel Heart) to create a breathtaking cinematic fairytale with one of the screen's most astonishingly rendered depictions of Evil.
In an idyllic, sun-dappled forest, the pure-hearted Jack (Tom Cruise) takes his true love Princess Lili (Mia Sara) to see a pair of unicorns frolicking at the forest's edge. Little do they know, however, that the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry, in a remarkable make-up designed by The Thing's Rob Bottin) has dispatched his minions to capture the unicorns and sever their horns so that he may plunge the world into everlasting night. After Lili and the unicorns are taken prisoner, Jack must team with a group of forest creatures and descend into Darkness' subterranean lair to face off against the devilish creature before it is too late.
Despite a troubled production in which the elaborate full-size forest set was accidentally incinerated and a lengthy post-production that resulted in multiple versions of the film (with competing music scores by Jerry Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream), Legend has since been restored to Scott's original cut and embraced by generations of film fans eager to see a master director's unique vision of a world beyond our imagination.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentations of the U.S. Theatrical Cut and the Director's Cut of the film
- DTS-HD MA 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround audio on both cuts
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Neil Davies and original theatrical artwork by John Alvin
DISC ONE - U.S. THEATRICAL CUT:
- 2K restoration of the U.S. Theatrical Cut from original film materials, including a 4K scan of the original camera negative
- Audio commentary by Paul M. Sammon, author of Ridley Scott: The Making of His Movies
- Reconstructed isolated score track by Tangerine Dream from 2002
- Isolated music and effects track
- Remembering a Legend, a featurette interviewing grip David Cadwallader, production supervisor Hugh Harlow, costume designer Charles Knode, co-star Annabelle Lanyon, camera operator Peter MacDonald, set decorator Ann Mollo and draftsman John Ralph
- The Music of Legend, a two-part featurette focusing on the scores for both versions, with film music experts Jeff Bond and Daniel Schweiger, and Austin Garrick & Bronwyn Griffin from the band Electric Youth
- The Creatures of Legend, a two-part featurette looking at Rob Bottin's make-up effects, with illustrator Martin A. Kline and make-up effects artist Nick Dudman
- Incarnations of a Legend, a comparison featurette written and narrated by critic Travis Crawford discussing the differences between the various versions of the film
- The Directors: Ridley Scott, a 2003 documentary in which the director discusses his career up to that point, including Legend
- Opening narration from the edited-for-television version
- Music video for "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" by Bryan Ferry
DISC TWO - DIRECTOR'S CUT:
- Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott
- Creating A Myth: Memories of Legend, an archive documentary from 2002 featuring interviews with Ridley Scott, William Hjortsberg, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Rob Bottin and several other cast and crew members
- Original promotional featurette
- Two deleted scenes, the alternate 'Four Goblins' opening and 'The Fairie Dance'
- Storyboard galleries
- Two drafts of William Hjortsberg's screenplay
- Alternate footage from the overseas release, plus textless footage
- Three theatrical trailers and four TV spots
- Image galleries
- Arrow Video
- 113 mins approx
- Ridley Scott
- NR
- Tom Cruise
- Mia Sara
- Tim Curry
English SDH
- 1985
- English
- 2
- A
- Arrow Video
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Legend
Rare Tom Cruise/Scott collaboration. Mia Sara is timeless. I have no words for what Tim Curry is doing in this movie. He is magic on the screen. He's captivating and you can see how much fun he's having. Sets, practical effects, and makeup are immaculate and create a world that is real and stunningly beautiful. Story is fairly text-book fantasy but the larger than life characters and Tom Cruise's charisma make up for what the story is lacking.
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classic 1980s drama/adventure
not personally impressed with the whole film (I think that Tom Cruise was not the best choice for this role and found the movie boring at times even though I enjoyed the great Tim Curry and the lovely Mia Sara), but enjoy both soundtracks.
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