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'''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 Beagle with the same title. | '''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 Beagle with the same title. | ||
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==Relation to the Furry Fandom== | ==Relation to the Furry Fandom== | ||
As with many animated movies aimed towards children, '''The Last Unicorn''' features speaking animals as a major part in the plot. Also, the Unicorn and Almathea are the same being, one being a unicorn and the other being a human, but they never exist at the same time so cannot exactly be considered [[anthro|anthro.]] | As with many animated movies aimed towards children, '''The Last Unicorn''' features speaking animals as a major part in the plot. Also, the Unicorn and Almathea are the same being, one being a unicorn and the other being a human, but they never exist at the same time so cannot exactly be considered [[anthro|anthro.]] | ||
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084237/ "The Last Unicorn" on the IMDb]<br> | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084237/ "The Last Unicorn" on the IMDb]<br> | ||
* [http://utd500.utdallas.edu/~hairston/lufaq.html Frequently Asked Questions about "The Last Unicorn"] | * [http://utd500.utdallas.edu/~hairston/lufaq.html Frequently Asked Questions about "The Last Unicorn"] | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 9 September 2005
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 Beagle with the same title.
- Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Relation to the Furry Fandom
As with many animated movies aimed towards children, The Last Unicorn features speaking animals as a major part in the plot. Also, the Unicorn and Almathea are the same being, one being a unicorn and the other being a human, but they never exist at the same time so cannot exactly be considered anthro.
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.