The Last Unicorn

"There's magic in believing!"

1982 1h 33m EN

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7.3

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75%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 624🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 32,143

FantasyAnimationFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

“There's magic in believing!”

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Cast

Mia Farrow
Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)
Alan Arkin
Schmendrick (voice)
Tammy Grimes
Molly Grue (voice)
Jeff Bridges
Prince Lir (voice)
Christopher Lee
King Haggard (voice)
Angela Lansbury
Mommy Fortuna (voice)
Robert Klein
The Butterfly (voice)
Keenan Wynn
Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writers: Peter S. Beagle, Don Duga
Languages: English, German
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jimmy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tomoko Kida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mia Farrow and Alan Arkin and Tammy Grimes carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's magic in believing!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084237 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arthur Rankin Jr. directs. Jimmy Webb scores. Tomoko Kida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Original score by Jimmy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tomoko Kida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mia Farrow and Alan Arkin and Tammy Grimes carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "There's magic in believing!".
8IMDB entry: tt0084237 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "love of one's life", "magic", "magic show", "prince".