History Film / Legend1985

* AimForTheHorn: PlayedForDrama. Much to Jack's horror, BigBad Blix's [[AlwaysChaoticEvil goblins]] wound and kill a unicorn by poisoning it and cutting off its horn.

%%* BerserkButton: "I do ''nothing'' for your pleasure!" Cue Darkness going into an UnstoppableRage.

%%* BigThinShortTrio: Blix, Pox and Blunder.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: The heroes are an innocent PrincessClassic with VirginPower and a group of forest inhabitants trying to protect the [[UnicornsAreSacred sacred unicorns]] [[CosmicKeystone who make life possible]]. The villain Darkness is a demonic EvilOverlord who rules over an army of evil goblins and cannibalistic pig-men executioners and wants to create an eternal night to bring about the end of the world.

* NeckLift: Done by Darkness to Jack, but by grabbing his ''face''.
* TheNightThatNeverEnds: The BigBad Lord of Darkness is attempting to bring this trope about by killing the world's unicorns (the source of the world's light.)

* RhymesOnADime: Blix. It seems that all of the goblins' dialogue (and possibly Darkness's) was originally intended to be in rhyme, but this was toned down in the finished movie.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Jack defeats Darkness with a well-thrown univorn horn.
%% * TheTimeOfMyths

* UnseenEvil: The disembodied voice that helps Darkness seduce Lili, presumably the being he calls [[GreaterScopeVillain Father]].

* WhatTheHellHero: The forest creatures are understandably upset by Lili's actions. Gump is even more upset by Oona's "secret".

** Nell and her family. Last seen flash-frozen in their house, they're completely forgotten about at the end of the story (even in the script!). Presumably though they were thawed along with the rest of the world after the unicorn's horn was restored and were all right because of HarmlessFreezing.

The direct inspiration for ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', making it the second Ridley Scott film to inspire a major Nintendo franchise (the first being ''Film/{{Alien}}'', which inspired ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'').

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''Legend'' is a 1985 fantasy/adventure film directed by Creator/RidleyScott, starring Creator/TomCruise, Creator/MiaSara, Creator/TimCurry, and Tim Curry's ''massive'' pair of horns. It is part of TheEighties fantasy boom in film, [[ClicheStorm sharing many of the same elements as its contemporaries]]. The movie was a flop at the time, but is now a bit of a CultClassic, mainly for its creative visuals and Creator/RobBottin's masterful practical effects. Whatever other problems it has, this movie looks ''great''.

%%* PeekABangs: Jack.

%%* DancingPants: The dark dress.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Lili's "Bride of Darkness" outfit. It's telling that her dress is a sacrificial dress, with her belly exposed for a dagger.

* NatureHero[=/=]WildChild: Jack. He's not given a lot of context.

* UltimateEvil: The disembodied voice that helps Darkness seduce Lili, presumably the being he calls [[GreaterScopeVillain Father]].

* DangerouslyShortSkirt
** Worn by ''Jack''. His costume consists of a short tunic and no pants. Even after he's given armor when he begins the quest to rescue Lili and the last unicorn, there's still ''no pants''.
** Oona wears one too.

* EvilLaugh: Both Darkness and Meg Mucklebones are prone to this. Darkness' is more of a deep, gloating laugh, while Meg, being a hag, has the classic witch's cackle.

* TheMole: Blunder, one of Darkness' goblin minions ([[spoiler:who was a disguised elf all along]]).

* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: The Lord of Darkness' goblins capture the beautiful Princess Lili and take her to the dark castle, where Darkness falls in love with her and plans to marry her.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Lili's "Bride of Darkness" outfit.

''Legend'' is a 1985 fantasy/adventure film directed by Creator/RidleyScott, starring Creator/TomCruise, Creator/MiaSara, Creator/TimCurry, and Tim Curry's ''massive'' pair of horns. It is part of TheEighties fantasy boom in film, [[ClicheStorm sharing many of the same elements as its contemporaries]].

%%* BigBad: The Lord of Darkness himself.

%%* BigRedDevil: Darkness, aka Creator/TimCurry.

%%* CorruptTheCutie: Darkness is advised to "woo" Lili.
* CrossCastRole: Meg Mucklebones is played by Creator/RobertPicardo.
%%* DamselInDistress: Lili.

* DarkIsEvil: The demonic villain Darkness is a personification of the concept and wants to extinguish all life so he can subsist in the dead icebound world..

* DistractedByTheLuxury: Whilst running around Darkness's lair in a complete panic, Lili is briefly lulled into calm by the sight of a giant diamond necklace.
* DoomedFellowPrisoner: Jack and his friends slide down the tunnel into a cell in Darkness's dungeons. They find a fellow prisoner, a fairy who worked for Darkness but betrayed him and was punished with imprisonment. While they're talking to him, one of Darkness's minions enters his cell and takes him out to be baked in a pie (no blackbirds, though). They eventually rescue him before he meets his fate.

%%* EvilIsHammy: It's Tim Curry as the big red devil himself, what else can be expected?
%%* EvilLaugh: Both Darkness and Meg Mucklebones.

%%* EvilSoundsDeep: Darkness, courtesy of Creator/TimCurry.

%%* LastOfHisKind: The female unicorn according to Gump, for a little while.
* LarynxDissonance: Gump's voice is notably more restrained than his acting. See LargeHam.

%%* TheMole: Blunder ([[spoiler:who was a disguised elf all along]]).

%%* OneWordTitle

%%* PigMan: Pox. One is also seen in the dungeons.

%%* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: In this case a unicorn horn, but the same principle.
%%* TheTimeOfMyths

%%* {{Unicorn}}

* {{Fainting}}: When she first meets the terrifying villain Darkness, Lili has an Emotional Faint and collapses to the ground. She wakes up a few seconds later and has a long conversation with him.