The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn is an animated movie released in 1982 about a young unicorn who is searching for more of her kind, but is told by all that she is the last. It is based on a book written by Peter S. Beagle with the same title.

Relation to the Furry Fandom
The Last Unicorn was one of the earliest animated fantasy features with a furry element to be targeted at higher age groups. Thus it had special appeal for the fandom and has remained an often referenced title. It features talking animals, mainly a morphing unicorn.

Voice talent

 * The Last Unicorn/Amalthea..............Mia Farrow
 * Schmendrick..................................Alan Arkin
 * King Haggard.................................Christopher Lee
 * Molly Grue.....................................Tammy Grimes
 * Lir.................................................Jeff Bridges
 * Mommy Fortuna.............................Angela Lansbury
 * The Butterfly..................................Robert Klein
 * Cully.............................................Keenan Wynn
 * The Skull.......................................Rene Auberjonois
 * Mabruk..........................................Paul Frees
 * Ruhk the hunchback.......................Brother Theodore
 * The Cat..........................................Don Messick
 * The Tree........................................Nellie Bellflower

Trivia

 * The riddle that Schmendrick used to distract Ruhk while freeing the Unicorn is the same unanswerable riddle that the Mad-Hatter gives Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The riddle is, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
 * The movie's soundtrack was a German best-selling album in 1983.
 * The Last Unicorn was animated by Topcraft, the same company that helped anime director Hayao Miyazaki gain his fame.
 * James Earl Jones, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame were all considered for voicing characters in this film.
 * In Greek mythology, Amalthea is the name of the goat the nursed baby Zeus.
 * A remake is planned for release in 2006 with some of the original actors reprising their roles.