WTF Happened to Legend?
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2023
- What is light without darkness? This is what Tim Curry's character of Darkness ponders in the 1985 film Legend. This fairy tale film from visionary director Ridley Scott would start filming in 1984 and even though the movie followed characters through a magical world, it would end up running into some very real problems. Scott was able to snatch up a new young actor named Tom Cruise (ever hear of him?) just before he was about to become one of the biggest stars in the world and pit him against a well-respected actor known for taking chances in the parts he chose to play. Little did Scott know that making the film was only the first dragon he would have to slay. Getting it released was going to be even harder. Let's find out how Legend became a fairy tale warning of making films in the studio system here on WTF Happened To This Movie?
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One of my favorite movies of all time. I have something I call the 80's fantasy Trilogy: Legend, The Princess Bride and Labyrinth. All just lovely.
No Krull?
Dark crystal is a great 80s fantasy film with a cool Netflix series.
@@FoxUnitNell Still need to watch the series cause Im lazy as hell.
Those are 3 awesome movies.
Never Ending story and Dark Crystal can be added
Tim's performance makes the entire movie. Darkness is one of the great theatrical characters of all time.
If only people would stop trying to call his character "the devil" or a demon......He's god damned Darkness, its a fairy tale, I understand that Jesus is also a fairy tale but Jesus and the Devil have nothing to do with Legend.
@@lutherheggs451Actually The "Devil" Is In The Movie. When Darkness Wants To Win Lili's Affection He Asks His "Father" For Advice On The Winning Formula To Ensnare Her. A Whispering For From Deep Below Answers Him. Presumably The Devil, Because Who Else Would It Be?
“ Sunlight is my destroyer!”
@@lutherheggs451IT IS THE DEVIL YOU DIPSHIT
Yes. Most actors, when they overact like crazy, spoil the film. Tim Curry in both this and It, is absolutely OTT but steals every scene.
The dance scene is still one of the creepiest, coolest things Ive ever seen on screen. The production design is amazing.
So many amazingly beautiful scenes could be posters or pictures. Lily and Una running through the great hall, the unicorn lying dormant in the snow, Darkness leaning over Lily. And Tangerine Dream ... ok, we may have our preferences on movie scores, but the synths sound felt mystical, magical, truly fairly tail. I tried tried tried to get into it with the symphony score. It felt forced, routine, ... like a standard. I've seen this movie so many times, I recite the lines when watching ... "Mother Night, fold your dark arms about me", "Quiet. How like you my gifts my lady. Does the gown not please you?", "What have we here? A little BOY?". Great great stuff.
That dress, man. I can't imagine that didn't convert many a girl to the goth aesthetic.
Yeah! As a child, I couldn't watch the mirror scene that followed the dance scene. It was too powerful for me as a youngster Haha
@@20Avalanche06 What have we here? A little boy? I still throw that one around! Haha
Love that scene
Tim Curry physically cannot do wrong. No matter what movie he's in, he's the best part
Poor choice of words.
I agree. His style is unparalleled.
"CLUE" ❤😂
the forest in legend is one of the most magical depicitions of a fantasy forest ive ever seen. im so in love with it
I always joke about what looks like chicken feather floating around everywhere. Allergy hell
My head was blowing away when I found out that Tim played the Devil. As kid it was one of most memorable characters that I always remember because how he looked I always put it up there with The Never-ending Story, Princess Bride and labyrinth as some of the best fairy tales movies of the 80s.
Seared into my lil 80’s brain, the devil looks exactly like Tim Curry in Legend. I remember being mesmerized/scared by it.
Defiantly!
You do know Tim Curry was the original clown, Pennywise, in IT .
@@lotstodo duhhhhhhhhh
*As a kid, it took me a LONG time to warm up to LEGEND. I saw it as a "romance" with some unicorns spliced in for show. It was only after being force fed it (by syndication) that I finally WATCHED the movie and found the underlying themes of nature, duality, innocence, perdition, and seduction. The visual effects are unbelievable, and Tim Curry will forever live up to the name, "Legend".*
I love this movie. It’s the closest thing we have to a live action legend of Zelda.
I always wondered if Zelda took some ideas from this movie.
Kubo and the Two Strings struck me as the closest thing to Zelda but you have a point here.
@@MisterBrimm you know that also works but this was my first.
@@LetsGetitBoah they both came out pretty close( at least in Japan for the game)
I like the part where Jake kills Ganondalf.
Still to this day one of the most visually stunning films ever made. The practical effects, detail, and amazing shots and music was supreme. Tim Curry was incredible.
I love Mia Sara. Most people only know her from "Ferris Bueller", but she shines as Lili here. 💖
ya until she married some producer and quit acting because she had all the money she needed.
@@marcussmith4913 "some producer"??? That's Brian Henson, son of Muppets creator Jim Henson!!!
@@marcussmith4913 Good for her.
@@marcussmith4913she escaped the Hollywood machine. Good on her ❤
I 1st saw her in Legend actually. I hadn't seen Ferris Bueller at that point so it was strange seeing her as anything but a fairy tale princess.
Tim Curry’s performance was incredible
Think of the era, the whole thing was incredible
Tim is allways great!!!!
No matter how many times I watch this movie, I'm always mesmerized by the Darkness design and make up. Just Legendary.
The Tangerine Dream score for Legend was one of the first CDs I ever bought, still love it!
YES!
"Black as midnight, black as pitch. Blacker than the foulest witch!" It was a privilege to have been right on the verge of adolescence when I saw this film. Fantasy films like "The Dark Crystal" and "Legend" showed a grittier, darker side to the old-school Disney fairytales many of us grew up with. Gen X kids might have already discovered the glory of Tim Curry thanks to his time as Frankenfurter, but he absolutely owned every moment of screentime as Darkness. He even brought a serious sex appeal to the figure of the demon. He was scary as hell, literally, but also kind of tragic and romantic. I don't think I was the only adolescent girl imagining what it would have been like to dance around in the goth bride get-up that Lily ended up in. It's also dang easy to forget that THE Tom Cruise plays a role in this film. This film is a classic! I'd consider it a must-watch for anyone who appreciates twisted takes on fairytales.
"May be innocent, may be sweet... ain't half as nice as rotting meat".
Mortal world turned to ice … here be goblin paradise.
"Higher higher burning fire, making music like a choir"
I named my beloved black cat after that mischievous goblin.
“Ahh Blix… come closer.” 😏
This movie is a masterpiece, one of my favorites growing up, I never get tired of watching it. It's a feast for the eyes and horribly underrated
This is one of my favorite films from my childhood. It’s still a classic that I have to rewatch every few years or so.
I love this film I've seen it so many times❤ The effects hold up so well and I prefer the Tangerine Dream score. And I have to keep bringing up- FUN FACT! Did you know In Blade Runner the unicorn dream sequence was made with unused footage from Legend?? 🦄
I have never seen either Blade Runner or Legend but this does not make sense. Blade Runner was released years before Legend was filmed.
@@ryangossett8211 The "Director's Cut" and "Final Cut" were produced much later, and both have the Unicorn footage from Legend - Scott actually seems to remember Unicorn footage was shot for Blade Runner, but nobody was able to find it when it came time to make the Director's Cut, so he just grabbed what was available!
I remember watching this movie with my mom in the 1980's for the first time. I was 9. I watch it at least once a year. It will always be one of the best parts of my childhood 🙂!!!
The '80s was full of wonderful fantasy movies that I still love to watch up to this day. Legend, The Never Ending Story, Excalibur, The Dark Crystal, Return To Oz and many more.
And not just movies, but the music back then was fantastic as well.
💯‼️♥️
Thank you for this. I took my girlfriend to see this when I was 15. It was one of the first adult dates I went on. I loved it as I understood it was paying homage to many European legends and fairytales which play a large role in literature from Shakespeare to Lord of the Rings. Ridley understood how this is part of what Europeans are and is deeply routed in our cultures and not just throwaway childhood tales.
I mean that Ridley understood this more than Disney fairytale which stripped out the darkness and fear of spirits and witchcraft and so forth that were very real things in our histories.
I completely agree with you
Tim Curry is a Legend
"Wow. Forgive that intrusion, great lord...but goblins are inclined to be outspoken, and I like to encourage their initiative. " 😆 Best. Line. Ever.
Just all around a perfect movie. 😊❤
Tim Curry, Tom Cruise and Bryan Ferry's haunting song will always be memorable to me.
Still my number 1 favorite movie of all time, followed by Highlander, and Ghostbusters!
There can be only one! :-)
And that friend, is the LORD Jesus Christ, Amen and Amen.
@@climbingthemountain26.?
I saw this in theaters here in the US back in 85. I was just a young kid, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have noticed over the past years more retrospective videos such as this one made on this film. Good to see people are still enjoying it. Tim Curry is mesmerizing playing darkness.
As a child of the 80’s, this is by far the best movie I ever watched growing up. I appreciated at the time the incredible make-up and special effects. My crush for Tim Curry also began then ❤❤❤. Now as an adult, I now enjoy it even more. I also really enjoyed the Tangerine Dream music as well. Everything about this movie still holds up today and shines right through my nostalgia.
Ah, The Dark Crystal and Legend started the mid to late 1980's Dark Fantasy craze.
I saw Legend in the cinema way back in 1985 and loved it! ...I got a immediate crush on Mia Sara.
A great underrated movie. And I would also advise people to watch The Duelist, also a very underrated movie.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. I was 14yo, I am 51 and have been obsessed ever since. It's gorgeous and incredible and just so damn cool. Tim Curry as Darkness is unmatched. I am getting a tattoo of my favorite line. "We are all animals, my lady."
The film is a wonderfully wicked fairytale. Darkness, Nyx, the dwarves and those rich set pieces all make it one of those films that makes it otherworldly yet so familiar. I loved introducing this to my kids as they were growing up.
Legend is legendary. Don’t usually like "over the top"make-up appliances or films . Saw it as an adult in my 30’s. It is ingrained in my memory. Thanks for covering it .
I Still have this on VHS 📼.
Darkness is so Badass. The intro to him entering the scene is classic. That scene alone is worth owning the movie.
Nobody could pull off threatening and seductive like Tim Curry.
I remember watching the theatrical cut and wishing it was longer! Then when they actually released it, I kinda favored the theatrical. I believe that it was much darker than I anticipated. But now I appreciate both versions, the theatrical for sentimental value and director for being darker.
I actually love Tangerine Dream's score more than Jerry Golfsmith's.
Directors cut total freaks me out and this is one of my favorites since always. Just makes it a totally different movie.
Childhood fantasy movies that I adored: Willow, Krull, Legend, Conan, Red Sonya.
Without a doubt it's simply the greatest high fantasy film of all time. I would love for them to find the original negative, with todays tech it would be awesome to witness an extended and remasterd version, given the same love and attention as Blade Runner.
One of the most beautiful films ever. The soundtrack fit very well. A very nostalgic film of my childhood.
The make up effects in this movie are top notch. As a kid they all terrifies me and as an adult I still don't see any of the creatures as dudes in suits. This is easily one of my favorite films. Underrated masterpiece.
I love this movie when I was a kid. I snuck in the movie theater over and over again to watch it.
Another great memory, Hall. It’s pretty remarkable to look back at the broad range of Tom Cruise’s career.
I love the closing viewmaster credits!
This movie is so awesome!!!! I remember when it came out and I LOVED it. I have loved it everyday since.
One of my favorite fantasy movies, beautiful Mia Sara, perfect Jerry Goldsmith’s score. Here in Europe anyway 😉👍🏻
Great Bryan Ferry song over the closing credits ❤️
The end where you say those of us who watched this in the late 80s have a hard time letting go... and SO MUCH agreement there!
It doesn't help that this was one of my brother and I's all time fave movies as kids and we would rewatch it weekly at times. He later passed away in his teens and this is just one of those movies that whisks me back to that childhood with him. It's all about that Tangerine Dream soundtrack. electronic music is just my jam.
Amazing soundtrack too. Tangerine Dream. Worked perfectly with the film. I love this film, its characters, the atmosphere.
I absolutely love this movie more than anything. It literally fueled my love of all things fantasy
I can't imagine there being more magic in this movie. It's the most beautiful piece of art and every time I watch cgi it makes me sad wishing we'd go back to the 80s
The movie impressed me greatly when I was very young. It actually reminded me of a an animated film I saw from 1982 called The last Unicorn.
I honestly would pay to go the theater to see the director cut version of this as it was originally intended.
Fun fact- almost no one talks about the TV edits of this. I still have a VHS recording off TV from the 80s that 100% is not the theatrical cut and 100% not the directors cut. When I got the DVD with both I was shocked that neither had the Legend feel that I personally remember
Yes 3 versions of the movie exists. Can get all three on a special edition Blu ray
Think the main difference is the rock music for the American release
Yup. It is my personal favorite version. It has the extra extended scenes found in the European version, but with the Tangerine Dream soundtrack, which I personally MUCH prefer.
I'm loving this series of videos, you are definitely tugging at my nostalgia strings of childhood. First Beastmaster, now Legend both movies I have seen countless times. The key to Legend is to watch the Tangerine Dream score version. It's not the same movie without it. Tim Curry was stellar as Darkness, this movie doesn't get enough love. I wish they still made movies like this. Fantasy movies were so awesome in the 80s.
To this day I swear this movie was just a fever dream I had🤣
Of all the Cinematic movies made this needs to be remade & hopefully remade amazingly.
Nooooooo
Tim Curry and Mia Sara's performances are excellent. Cruise was surprisingly wooden, considering the films he did prior to this and that this was filmed 1 year before Top Gun.
People who don’t have much contact with society tend to emote less. So that could be the angle for the character.
Keith Richard's?? holy crap! as soon as that pic of his face from the early 80's was shown on screen I saw it. that's nuts. she did a great job.
and Meg Mucklebones was played by the same actor that played the Doctor in Star Trek: Voyager? crazy.
Yup.
Robert Picardo also played Eddie Quist, the killer werewolf in The Howling.
SPEAKING ON THE VISUALS OF THESE MOVIE, THIS MOVIE WAS AHEAD OF IT'S TIME, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WATCHING THIS MOVIE IN THEATERS IN 1985
one of my favorite childhood movies (it came out when I was 9) -
I did think the directors cut was... interesting. But without the Tangerine Dream
soundtrack it just lost a lot of the feeling of the movie.
Always love this movie, a great classic.
I grew up with the US theatrical release with the knowledge there was a longer international version out there. The one that played on US television in the late 80s was different than both. I have the directors cut and it's almost like watching a completely different movie, but I love it even more. The scenes that I knew word for word had different dialog. I love watching it a couple of times a year.
Thank you for making a video on this Legendary film!
Great movie and a great recap/info vid! Taught me a lot I didn't know about one of my fave movies from my childhood. Thank you! Keep up the good work!
Those viewfinder credits at the end are fantastic.
I'm one of those people that can't let go of the U.S. theater version. I'm from the 80's. Not 90's but ALL 80's. And when I saw this movie for the first time I was taken aback by it. As well as, the soundtrack was so damn good with Tangerine Dream (perfect music for the 80's) I remember buying the cassette and wearing it out. Especially the dance.
I saw the movie with the original soundtrack. And I don't mind orchestrated music. I really don't. Yet, I tried with all my might and just couldn't let go of the fantasy sounds of Tangerine Dream. ESPECIALLY DURING THE DANCE! lol
Still, I'd like to at least see the Director's Cut. I can be fair. And am very curious to learn more about the characters and who they really were.
Thanks for putting this together. It was really fun. Most the things I already knew. And some were brand new. Good job!!!
simply awesome. whatever cut. this is my childhood and I have nothing but love for it.
I first saw this film on TV in the late 80’s early 90’s with family. It always stalled with me and became one of my favorites. AND this was the American cut mind you! Fast forward to 2003 or so when it was released as a Director’s Cut on DVD with the original beautiful poster art. Man, was my mind blown. Especially with the inclusion of the Goldsmith score. It still captured the same feeling I got from when I first saw it, but with a new tone.
In my mind Legend is still one the best fantasy, fairy tale films ever made and from that era.
I grew up in the ‘80’s and this movie was and still is my favorite movie. And while I’ve seen the director’s cut and appreciate it, I still love the Tangerine Dream score.
I'll have to watch it again. I was absolutely captivated in the theater watching this as a kid, and the amount of atmosphere it has is truly amazing.
There were several powerful fantasy films that came out in the 80s, and this ranks among the best.
This film is so beautifully shot. The sets, lighting and costumes mesmerizing.
Love this film from beginning to end!
Another awesome video!!
I watched this movie on loop as a kid and still have it. I can say every line. It just had me from the get go
I also saw this as a kid in the 80s and it was memorable. Wish a sequel was made
Same!!!!❤
I wasn’t expecting such a positive review. I know it’s been much reviled. I have good memories of watching it on TV in 1989, dubbed in Portuguese. I still gotta see the director’s cut with the original voices.
One of my favorites.. Thank you.
To this day, my favorite Tom Cruise movie. So much creativity and imagination... as a kid it really showed me that there is good and there is evil in the world.... and that you MUST take a side. If you don't, your just as bad as evil.
If you go deeper though, as an adult, it shows me that that darkness and light are not two sides of a coin, they are just the coin. There are no sides and that we all return to the source at the end.
I remember loving this movie as a kid/teen and watched it every time it was on TV.
This movie amazed me when I was a kid. It was so dark. Beautiful cynematography.
This a gem of a film with stunning visuals. I saw it when it was first released and recall wondering why it didn't receive more attention. Glad its finally getting its due.
extended version is the best. Favorite movie of all time
Great video. Loved this movie so it's awesome to see this.
I guess all the pun but this has some of the most legendary prosthetic work ever, the darkness is beyond beautiful piece of art : D
Love this movie so much. So masterfully done and I wish we had more studios willing to put our epic storytelling at this level.
Well, now i know what movie im watching next, thank you! I love fantasy and Ridley Scott
I must've watched the opening of the theatrical cut countless of times mainly because of Tangerine Dream's soundtrack. To me, the director's cut with Jerry Goldsmith's score doesn't quite gel with me.
Grew up in the 80s and when I was kid,this movie freaked me out and I loved it. Basically,this was a young man/boy that saves the Princess and defeats evil.This was an old fairytale version of Star Wars and yes,Star Wars was a space fairytale .
Saw this in the theater, was amazed and have been a fan ever since.
This one's a masterpiece ❤ Especially the soundtrack. If the studio had caught fire nowadays just call Jeff goldblum or Jamie foxx😂
Which soundtrack ??? There are 2 different ones.I personally love love LOVE the tangerine dream one.
The Bryan Ferry song over the closing credits is perfect ❤
Watch both versions. Totally kept me looking for a sequel FOR FORTY years 🦄🧚♂️
I loved this movie as a kid. Even tho it scared the crap outta me.
I used to love this movie as a kid. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized the protagonist was Tom Cruise!
Omg thank you for this! I didn't know there was a director'cut!
Love this movie 🎥🍿 Thanks for sharing 😊
I've seen so many versions of this film. I remember there was one cut, TBS I think, that the opening scene script was narrated. There was also a part where Gump asked Jack a riddle, about blue bells, and Jack had to answer right or they wouldn't help him. That's not in there either. I wish they would put out that TBS cut because it was really good.
Legend is legit on my top 10 favorite films.Megs scene is incredible.Tim is craaaazy good!
Now Ridley Scott has become a legend himself!
Greetings from Germany
That title wanes hard . The movies of current day he slaps his name on as producer have severely ruined the impact of his clout. He will only be known and renowned for his early works.
Wait... he wrote something new instead of adapting something for the hundredth time?? Does Hollywood know that's legal??
The director’s cut is brilliant. It’s always annoying when a different cut is made due to test screenings, even if the original cut is better
I will take a look at it on your recommendation. I haven't seen the film since it was in the theater. Thanks and take care,
@Sippington McDrinksalot Meh
There's a director's cut!?!?!? How much does it add or change?
I missed what was said about that. what was the biggest difference in your opinion.
BTW, I've only seen whatever version what released in its first DVD release. I don't
recall seeing this in theaters. ty in advance.
I prefer the U.S cut mate
I had no idea there was a director's cut of this classic. Also, that dubbing had happened, though it now explains why as a kid I thought things didn't sound right. Legend, Willow, Labyrinth, The Princess Bride - the 80s had gorgeous fantasy movies.
This film is impressive considering when it was made, I'm surprised I've not heard of this film until now, it looks awesome!
I own on Blu-Ray I love this movie! and the soundtrack so awesome it deserved more attention than what it received upon it's original release, the effects were ahead of there time and the costumes and sets were beautiful Legend is a great movie Mia,Tom and Tim did great I must have seen this film more than a dozen times through the years.
Just watched it againblast night. I see things i miss everytime and it always holds up