THE LAST UNICORN (Theatrical Release USA 1982)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.0|5.0 Starsììì

The Last Unicorn tries with all the best mythological elements to tell its story well—magic horns, witches, wizards, kings, princes, and unicorns. The animation is good, the story fair; but overall, one can do without watching this film with one exception—the music. The music fits each scene perfectly and actually is better than the scenes for which it is written.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

A female unicorn (voice of Mia Farrow) overhears hunters talking about the last unicorn. When she finds she may not be the last unicorn, she goes in search of others of her kind.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Directors Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. for their directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producer Martin Starger for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Schmendrick (voice of Alan Arkin), Prince Lir (voice of Jeff Bridges), Amalthea (voice of Mia Farrow), Molly Grue (voice of Tammy Grimes), The Butterfly (voice of Robert Klein), Mommy Fortuna (voice of Angela Lansbury), King Haggard (voice of Christopher Lee), Captain Cully/Harpy (voice of Keenan Wynn), and Mabruk (voice of Paul Frees).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. This is one of those library shelf movies, rarely checked out for viewing.

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Ben Meyers