The Last Unicorn

MPAA Rating

Theatrical Release Date

Nov 18, 1982

Genre(s)

Animation
Daring Rescues
Heroic Missions
Fantasy
Fantasy Adventures
Knights & Ladies

Rating (Stars)

Description

A story line that truly deserves the A-list treatment, The Last Unicorn is memorable for its attempts to stay faithful to its origins, the Peter Beagle novel of the same name. The animation is vintage Rankin//Bass, and that's too bad; but there's an undeniable strength in this tale and telling. A unicorn (Mia Farrow)--she believes herself the last--searches for any others of her kind, while avoiding the malevolent Red Bull, the agent believed to have destroyed the rest of the herd. Along the way, she is mistaken, ignored, attacked, and obsessed about, finally finding help from a magician named Schmendrick (Alan Arkin) and a knight named Prince Lir (Jeff Bridges). A haunting film that pays homage to mythology and the people who love it. --Keith Simanton

Director

Arthur Rankin Jr./ Jules Bass

Stars

Alan Arkin
Jeff Bridges
Mia Farrow
Tammy Grimes
Robert Klein

Running Time

93 minutes

Original Price

$14.98

Current Value

$3.99

DVD Features

Animated
Closed-captioned
Color
DVD-Video
NTSC
1.33:1