History Trivia / TheDarkCrystal

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The film is titled ''El cristal encantado''[[note]]The Enchanted Crystal[[/note]] in Latin America.
* DeletedScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIfEB9ExJKY The Skeksis Emperor's funeral and the discussion between urZah and Jen]], most notably.

* CharacterSpecificPages: [[Characters/TheDarkCrystalTheChamberlain The Chamberlain]]

** Creator/GenndyTartakovsky was pegged to do a prequel to the film in the mid-aughties, which, despite his dedication to strictly adhere to practical effects and puppetry, was dismissed by Creator/FrankOz as [[CreatorBacklash pointless]]. The project eventually fizzled and almost completely faded. Eventually, it morphed into ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''. Between then and now, in late 2013, Penguin Young Readers held a [[http://www.darkcrystal.com/authorquest.php contest]] for a prequel novel set in the Dark Crystal universe; the contest was won by Joseph M. Lee with ''The Ring of Dreams''. Lee later wrote four prequel novels.

* ChannelHop: The movie was initially set to be distributed by Associated Film Distribution[[note]]a joint American distribution firm between Lord Lew Grade and ITC, which had co-produced ''Series/TheMuppetShow''; and record producer EMI and their film arm[[/note]] like ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' was; but after the one-three punch of ''Film/RaiseTheTitanic'', ''Film/CantStopTheMusic'', and ''Film/TheLegendOfTheLoneRanger'', [[CreatorKiller AFD was essentially executed]] and its remaining backlog, including ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' and this film, were sold to Creator/{{Universal}}; currently, the Jim Henson Company owns the rights and licensed it out to Creator/SonyPictures Home Entertainment for recent media releases ([[TheArtifact a remnant]] of the Henson/Sony partnership in the late 90s); it previously went through Thorn EMI Video (then successor Creator/{{HBO}} Video) and through Disney's Jim Henson Video label in the mid '90s. Universal still owns theatrical distribution rights to the film, and they will re-release the film through Fathom Events.

* ChannelHop: The movie was initially set to be distributed by Associated Film Distribution[[note]]a joint American distribution firm between Lord Lew Grade and ITC, which had co-produced ''Series/TheMuppetShow''; and record producer EMI and their film arm[[/note]] like ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' was; but after the one-three punch of ''Film/RaiseTheTitanic'', ''[[Music/TheVillagePeople Can't Stop The Music]]'', and ''Film/TheLegendOfTheLoneRanger'', [[CreatorKiller AFD was essentially executed]] and its remaining backlog, including ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' and this film, were sold to Creator/{{Universal}}; currently, the Jim Henson Company owns the rights and licensed it out to Creator/SonyPictures Home Entertainment for recent media releases ([[TheArtifact a remnant]] of the Henson/Sony partnership in the late 90s); it previously went through Thorn EMI Video (then successor Creator/{{HBO}} Video) and through Disney's Jim Henson Video label in the mid '90s. Universal still owns theatrical distribution rights to the film, and they will re-release the film through Fathom Events.

* ChannelHop: The movie was initially set to be distributed by Associated Film Distribution[[note]]a joint American distribution firm between Lord Lew Grade and ITC, which had co-produced ''Series/TheMuppetShow''; and record producer EMI and their film arm[[/note]] like ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' was; but after the one-three punch of ''Film/RaiseTheTitanic'', ''[[Music/TheVillagePeople Can't Stop The Music]]'', and ''Film/TheLegendOfTheLoneRanger'', [[CreatorKiller AFD was essentially executed]] and its remaining backlog, including ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' and this film, were sold to Creator/{{Universal}}; currently, the Jim Henson Company owns the rights and licensed it out to [[Creator/RCAColumbiaPicturesHomeVideo Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] for recent media releases ([[TheArtifact a remnant]] of the Henson/Sony partnership in the late 90s); it previously went through Thorn EMI Video (then successor Creator/{{HBO}} Video) and through Disney's Jim Henson Video label in the mid '90s. Universal still owns theatrical distribution rights to the film, and they will re-release the film through Fathom Events.

* DeletedScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k501YF4vbz0 The Skeksis Emperor's funeral]], most notably.

* ChannelHop: The movie was initially set to be distributed by Associated Film Distribution[[note]]a joint American distribution firm between Lord Lew Grade and ITC, which had co-produced ''Series/TheMuppetShow''; and record producer EMI and their film arm[[/note]] like ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' was; but after the one-three punch of ''Film/RaiseTheTitanic'', ''[[Music/TheVillagePeople Can't Stop The Music]]'', and ''Film/TheLegendOfTheLoneRanger'', [[CreatorKiller AFD was essentially executed]] and its' remaining backlog, including ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' and this film, were sold to Creator/{{Universal}}; currently, the Jim Henson Company owns the rights and licensed it out to [[Creator/RCAColumbiaPicturesHomeVideo Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] for recent media releases ([[TheArtifact a remnant]] of the Henson/Sony partnership in the late 90s); it previously went through Thorn EMI Video (then successor Creator/{{HBO}} Video) and through Disney's Jim Henson Video label in the mid 90s. Universal still owns theatrical distribution rights to the film, and they will re-release the film through Fathom Events.

* OutlivedItsCreator: Creator/JimHenson died eight years after the release of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', and the film didn't have a live-action puppetry follow-up for nearly four decades, but it grew enough of a {{cult|classic}} following and eventually got a Creator/{{Netflix}} prequel with puppets in 2019, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'', in addition to books and comic books.

* OutlivedItsCreator: Creator/JimHenson died eight years after the release of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', and the film didn't have a live-action puppetry follow-up for nearly four decades, but it grew enough of a {{cult|classic}} following and eventually got a Creator/{{Netflix}} prequel with puppets in 2019, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''.

** In addition to performing [=skekSo=] and [=skekZok=], Jim Henson also performed Jen.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://darkcrystal.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal_Wiki The Dark Crystal Wiki]].

** As seen in some of the DVD extras, the Skeksis were originally going to speak an "alien" language. This was kept up through the first preview, which was a disaster. Henson was convinced that the visuals alone would be plenty to figure out what the Skeksis were saying, but was proven wrong when he showed a rough cut of the Chamberlain's banishment to Series/TheMuppetShow writer Creator/JerryJuhl, who was soon ''begging'' him to have them speak English so people could understand what the hell was going on. All Mystic and Skeksis vocals were dubbed in between the first and second showing for executives. A lot of Skeksis words were kept in the novelization.

* OutlivedItsCreator: Creator/JimHenson died eight years after the release of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', and the film didn't have a live-action puppetry follow-up for nearly four decades, but it grew enough of a {{cult|classic}} following and eventually got a Creator/{{Netflix}} prequel in 2019, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''.

** A sequel called "Power of the Dark Crystal" was planned for a long time. Set hundreds of years after the events of the first movie, Jen and Kira would have been the rulers of a peaceful new world which fell into darkness when a mysterious girl made of fire, together with a Gelfling outcast, stole a shard of the legendary Crystal in an attempt to reignite the dying sun at the center of the planet, resulting in the Mystics and Skeksis appearing once more. After being stuck in DevelopmentHell for years, the project was officially cancelled in movie form before being resurrected ''again'' in the form of a 12-issue comic miniseries by Creator/ArchaiaEntertainment.

For the trivia of ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', see [[Trivia/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance here]].
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!!Franchise as a whole

!!1982 Film

* PlayingAgainstType: Compare this movie to other Jim Henson projects. [[DarkerAndEdgier Yeah.]]

** Creator/GenndyTartakovsky was pegged to do a prequel in the mid-aughties, which, despite his dedication to strictly adhere to practical effects and puppetry, was dismissed by Creator/FrankOz as [[CreatorBacklash pointless]]. The project eventually fizzled and almost completely faded. Eventually, it morphed into [[Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance a TV series]] which aired on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Between then and now, in late 2013, Penguin Young Readers held a [[http://www.darkcrystal.com/authorquest.php contest]] for a prequel novel set in the Dark Crystal universe; the contest was won by JM Lee with ''The Ring of Dreams.''
** A sequel called "Power of the Dark Crystal" was planned for a long time. Set hundreds of years after the events of the first movie, Jen and Kira would have been the rulers of a peaceful new world which fell into darkness when a mysterious girl made of fire, together with a Gelfling outcast, stole a shard of the legendary Crystal in an attempt to reignite the dying sun at the center of the planet, resulting in the Mystics and Skeksis appearing once more. After being stuck in DevelopmentHell for years, the project was officially cancelled in movie form before being resurrected ''again'' in the form of a 12-issue comic miniseries by Creator/ArchaiaEntertainment.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://darkcrystal.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal_Wiki The Dark Crystal Wiki]].

* OutlivedItsCreation: Creator/JimHenson died eight years after the release of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', and the film didn't have a live-action puppetry follow-up for nearly four decades, but it grew enough of a {{cult|classic}} following and eventually got a Creator/{{Netflix}} prequel in 2019, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''.

** In addition to performing [=skekSo=] and [=skekZok=], Creator/JimHenson also performed Jen.

* LoopingLines: During post-production of the film, all of the characters' lines had to be re-recorded.

** Creator/GenndyTartakovsky was pegged to do a prequel in the mid-aughties, which, despite his dedication to strictly adhere to practical effects and puppetry, was dismissed by Creator/FrankOz as [[CreatorBacklash pointless]]. The project eventually fizzled and almost completely faded. Eventually, it morphed into [[Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance a TV series]] which will air on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Between then and now, in late 2013, Penguin Young Readers held a [[http://www.darkcrystal.com/authorquest.php contest]] for a prequel novel set in the Dark Crystal universe; the contest was won by JM Lee with ''The Ring of Dreams.''

For the trivia of ''Series/DarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', see [[Trivia/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance here]].

* OffTheShelfFX: Like as a nod to Creator/JimHenson's friend Creator/GeorgeLucas, the Scientist's bionic eye is made from a toy [[Franchise/StarWars TIE Fighter]].