If anything id love to see ridley scott remake this movie with a better story, bring back tim curry as darkness i really cant think of any other. The legend of prince valiant sir gawain 65 episodes 1991 fish police sharkster 3 episodes 1992. Tim curry biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality. He sends his servant, the goblin blix alice playten, to kill the light. Currys performance as darkness is, in my opinion, the finest of his career. Tim curry getting his makeup done to be darkness in legend. Darkness tim curry tim curry as darkness getting into his makeup. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Oct 29, 2019 congo is not a very good film, sadly, but its almost as if curry knows it.
He played a very healthy, wellexercised not exorcised version of the devil. Tim currys roles ranked by deliciousness the mary sue. Oh sure, we talk about the rest of the film as well. His mother, maura patricia langmead, was a school secretary, and his father, james curry, was a methodist royal navy chaplain. Tim curry british actor born on april 19, 1946, timothy james tim curry is an english actor and singer, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television productions, often portraying villainous roles or character parts. It took five and a half hours to apply the makeup needed for darkness onto curry and at the end of the day, he would spend an hour in a bath in order to liquefy the soluble spirit gum. This is a preowned vhs of legend starring tom cruise mia sara tim curry directed by ridley scott. With tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent.
Curry studied drama and english at birmingham university, from which he graduated with combined honors. Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th century fox in europe and universal pictures in the u. Sep 10, 2009 through dreams i influence mankind scene from the movie legend. The performance herkerma holkoma is just tim curry having fun, and it radiates through every scene with him, making him entirely watchable even though nothing else in this monkey movie is. Legend is a 1985 american epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten.
The elaborate pictures and the sumptuous scenes make the film a lush study of magic, but not so exciting. But the film is visually stunning and features a good performance by tim curry as darkness, tom cruise on the other hand looks a bit confused throughout the. As legend fell plummeted, really into obscurity it was as if a spell had been broken and the industry woke up to the folly of its endless attempts, with. Lets talk about legend, one of the best terrible fantasy movies of. Its a world inspired by ingredients from lord of the rings, the star wars movies, dungeons and dragons gamesmanship, tales of king arthur and the latest gimmicks from the specialeffects people. Tim currys 10 most memorable roles, from rocky horror. Mar 08, 2015 tim curry legend this right here was my favorite movie growing up. Legend 711 movie clip darkness seduces lili 1985 hd. Nightmare on film street is the home of horror for diehards all the way to casual creeps. Tim curry full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Tim curry does an outstanding devil laugh in 1985 considering the fact hes done some pretty halarious roles in the 80s90s like in home alone. But, once again, the makeup people have done such a good job with his blazing eyes and gigantic horns that, in a way, almost any actor could be lurking inside there only curry s sensuous lips give him away. It is part of the 80s fantasy boom in film, sharing many of the same elements as its contemporaries the lord of darkness curry plots to cover the world in eternal night. Tim has performed a cover of the theme song of walt disneys davy crockett, king of the wild frontier.
He must save the beautiful princess lili and defeat the demonic lord of darkness, or the world will be plunged into a neverending ice age. Darkness tim curry, lili mia sara and the unicorn in the dungeon. Darkness tim curry attempts to charm lili mia sara with talk of dreams and love. But tim curry learning a life lesson while huge of horn and hoof in. Legend is a 1985 fantasy film released by 20th century fox in europe and universal pictures in the united states and canada, directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise and mia sara.
The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. He was portrayed by tim curry, who also played pennywise in it, franknfurter in the rocky horror picture show, king chicken in. Legend, tim curry rocky horror, tom cruise e cinema. Our game master used a similar npc during our game nights, when the movie first released. Tim currys performance, though, is worth the price of admission alone. Legend 1985 a young man must stop the lord of darkness from both destroying daylight and. He has played so many vast ranging creatures, pennywise in stephen kings it, frankenfurter in rocky horror picture show, and this guy, darkness.
He must save the beautiful princess lili and defeat the demonic lord of darkness, or the world will be plunged into a. Oct 23, 2015 tim curry s performance, though, is worth the price of admission alone. In 1985, curry starred in the fantasy film legend as the lord of darkness. Though not a very notable success when first released, it received an academy award nomination for best makeup and has since gained a cult following. Tape is in acceptable working condition and has been tested to play all the way through. Jack must behave as a hero, a young man who has learned most of his lessons from nature, and a teenager to varying degrees throughout the film. This is the only fantasy film directed by ridley scott. Why id like to be tim curry in legend film the guardian. All photos are of actual item you will receive, unless it is an item with multiple quantities and then it will be representative of what you will receive. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Franknfurter his iconic role in cult classic rocky horror picture show speak, sharing their favorite films with fans alike, some even decked out in costumes akin to his previous roles.
Franknfurter in the cult classic, the rocky horror picture show. In regards to a sequel to legend my favourite film ever, no joke i dont know about a sequel, but i definitely think they should remake it, with all, or as many of the original actors as possible, especially all the faeries brown tom, screwball etc and most definitely tim curry as the darkness, as the film couldnt be quite the same. A young man must stop the lord of darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. But tim curry learning a life lesson while huge of horn and. Released april 18th, 1986, legend stars tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of 30 out of 100 on metacritic. The story follows a young man who lives in a forest jack, played by tom cruise and a spirited young princess lily mia sara who is in love with him. Through dreams i influence mankind from the movie legend. The lord of darkness tim curry has sent forth his minions to capture the last two remaining unicorns so that he can banish light from the world forever. Timothy james curry was born on april 19, 1946 in grappenhall, cheshire, england. Tim curry was in the movie legend and he played the devil. Legend 1985 trailer hd ridley scott tom cruise mia sara. Recent movies have created sort of a generic fantasy universe of muppets and swamps, strange beasts and evil tyrants, damsels and heroic lads, and ancient prophecies and mythical legends.
It was generally seen as the film that ended giant fantasy movies until the. A strange hodgepodge of tolkien, disney, the brothers grimm, the muppets, and cocteaus beauty and the beast, legend is a fairly dark fantasyfairytale featuring a presuperstardom tom cruise and an iconically madeup tim curry as lord of darkness it was oscar nominated for best makeup. Legend is a 1985 american dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten, billy barty, cork hubbert, and annabelle lanyon. Legend is a 1985 fantasyadventure film directed by ridley scott, starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, and tim curry s massive pair of horns. It took five and a half hours to apply the makeup needed for darkness onto curry and at the end of the day, he would spend an hour in a. Apr 19, 2020 tim currys 10 most memorable roles, from rocky horror picture show to it photos british actor has played some of the beloved characters in film history across his illustrious career. Darkness was a very difficult guy to cast because of his physical requirements and his grand dramatic, melodramatic, requirements.
Tim curry and david bennent honeythorn gump get pretty close to stealing the show. This lavishly 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. Film di paura film dellorrore bei film arte horror tim curry film fantasy high fantasy dark fantasy art legend publicity still of tim curry. Jack tom cruise and his friends do everything possible to save. It was during this same time that ridley scott was looking for just the right actor to play the devilish character of darkness in the fantasy film legend. Tim currys 10 most memorable roles, from rocky horror picture show to it photos british actor has played some of the beloved characters in film history across his illustrious career. 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. Aug 15, 2018 an ambitious new story taken from celtic mythology, legend involved a familiar fairy tale story with a young hero, played by tom cruise, going to save a princess from the lord of darkness, played by the legendary tim curry.
Legend is a fantasy film with tom cruise as the hero. Legend is a 1985 fantasyadventure film directed by ridley scott, starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, and tim currys massive pair of horns. Through dreams i influence mankind scene from the movie legend. And such was the theme yesterday at fan expo canada, with tim curry in attendance. The lord of darkness, also known as the dark lord or simply darkness, is the master of the underworld and the main antagonist of the 1985 dark fantasy film legend. Tim curry legend this right here was my favorite movie growing up. He must save the beautiful princess lily mia sara and defeat the demonic lord of darkness tim curry, or the world will be plunged into a. He got fame from the movie comedy horror, the rocky horror picture show, annie, legend, and clue. All actors tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten, billy barty, cork. Tim curry, from the rocky horror picture show, makes an effective darkness.
But tim curry learning a life lesson while huge of horn and hoof in legend outdoes them all, writes toby moses. A classic publicity shot of darkness tim curry from cinefantastique magazine. From terence stamps zod to christian slaters jd, my 80s90s film heroes are odd. Tim curry celebrity profile check out the latest tim curry photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Now, because i am not a monster i want to mention that tim curry had a stroke in may and is fine. Tom cruise, tim curry, mia sara, robert picardo set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. Legend 1985 film legend is a 1985 american dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten, billy barty, cork hubbert, and annabelle lanyon. Is a sequel to legend something fans of the film would. Director ridley scott cast curry in the film after watching him in rocky horror, thinking he was ideal to play the role of darkness. Darkness, aka the devil, wants to have a maiden faire, tom cruise looking very fresh and young plays a charming magical character who believes that good can prevail. Legend darkness 1985 clue wadsworth 1985 the ploughmans lunch jeremy hancock 1983.
Jul 03, 2014 from terence stamps zod to christian slaters jd, my 80s90s film heroes are odd. One thing always delighted me about tim currys career and that was the film legend. Tim curry it e the rocky horror picture show nei panni dellantico lord of darkness da noi tenebra, signore delle tenebre in legend, diretto da ridley scott nel 1985, con tom cruise e mia sara. The lord of darkness curry plots to cover the world in eternal night. A 30 minute ode to tim currys performance in ridley scotts legend, one of the greatest villains in cinema history, in my humble estimation. Tim curry is an actor, singer, and voice actor, who first found fame back in 1975 in his role as dr. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Dec 29, 2019 tim curry is an english actor and singer and known for the rocky horror picture show, annie, legend, and clue.
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