Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 04/18/1986(USA)
Release Date: 05/21/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DTS/DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 204 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Watch With Your Kids
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios

This beautifully staged and costumed fantasy is about young Jack (Tom Cruise) and his lady love Princess Lili (Mia Sara), and how Jack battles Darkness (Tim Curry) to save both the Princess and the world. When the peasant Jack takes Princess Lili to see the unicorns, the strongest animals around, he does not know that Darkness, with his cloven hooves, yellow eyes, and red skin plans on using Lili as bait to weaken the unicorns which he does -- and plunge the world into an ice age. Soon after that disaster, Darkness captures Lili and, Jack has to rally his elves and elvettes to rescue her and subdue Darkness at the same time. As one might guess, this fantasy is strong on visual elements but a little shaky on plot.

~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Tom Cruise - Jack
Mia Sara - Princess Lili
Tim Curry - Darkness
David Bennent - Gump
Alice Playten - Blix
Billy Barty - Screwball
Cork Hubbert - Brown Tom
Peter O'Farrell - Pox
Kiran Shah - Blunder
Annabelle Lanyon - Oona
Robert Picardo - Meg Mucklebones
Tina Martin - Neil

Production:
Ridley Scott - Director
Peter Guber Arnon Milchan Jon Peters - Producer
Tim Hampton - Co Producer
Tangerine Dream Christopher Franke Jerry Goldsmith Eric Allaman - Composer
William D. Gordean Terry Rawlings - Editor
William Hjortsberg - Screen Writer
Ann Mollo - Set Designer
Leslie Dilley - Art Director
Norman Dorme - Art Director
Donna Isaacson - Casting
Jane Feinberg - Casting
Marci Liroff - Casting
Mike Fenton - Casting
Noel Davis - Casting
Arlene Phillips - Choreography
Alex Thomson - Cinematographer
Charles Knode - Costume Designer
Peter Robb-King - Makeup Special Effects
Assheton Gorton - Production Designer
Bryan Ferry - Songwriter
Jon Anderson - Songwriter
Nick Allder - Special Effects
Rob Bottin - Special Effects
Jeremy Zimmerman - Casting

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