Synopsis
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the 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 now 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.
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Cast
- Alan ArkinSchmendrick (voice)
- Jeff BridgesPrince Lir (voice)
- Mia FarrowUnicorn / Amalthea (voice)
- Tammy GrimesMolly Grue (voice)
- Robert KleinThe Butterfly (voice)
- Angela LansburyMommy Fortuna (voice)
- Christopher LeeKing Haggard (voice)
- Keenan WynnCaptain Cully / Harpy (voice)
- Paul FreesMabruk (voice)
- René AuberjonoisThe Skull (voice)
Recommandations
- 83
The A.V. Club
The Last Unicorn is notable because author Peter S. Beagle adapted his own popular 1968 novel, and made sure that his philosophical ruminations on myth, truth, and illusion remained integral to the plot. - 80
The New York Times
Features a cast that would do any live-action film proud, a visual style noticeably different from that of other children's fare, and a story filled with genuine sweetness and mystery. - 75
Washington Post
There is enough action and general movement to satisfy younger moviegoers and enough gentility and creative thought to please everyone else. [26 Nov 1982, p.D1] - 75
The A.V. Club
The Last Unicorn will endure as a film for reasons both intellectual and aesthetic. It’s full of rich ideas and revisions of outdated, sexist stereotypes, and thereby feels more modern than many animated classics. Additionally, it’s often gorgeous. - 75
Miami Herald
G-rated material with the snap of a good story and animated artwork that often sparkles. [01 Dec 1982, p.D6] - 70
Variety
The Last Unicorn represents a rare example of an animated kids' pic in which the script and vocal performances outshine the visuals. - 70
Time Out
Rather groovy little fable, based on Peter Beagle's fantasy about a unicorn's search for company. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Gone from the glittering original are most of the charm and all of the humor, deflating a bright balloon into little more than the rubbery flatness of a Saturday-morning cartoon.
