Starring a 22-year-old Tom Cruise (Top Gun Maverick) and 16-year-old Mia Sara (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Legend is a beautifully filmed (if not particularly complex) allegory about the power of true love and the eternal struggle of good vs. evil.
Mia Sara landed a succession of leading roles early in her career. The Brooklynite began acting in commercials and on the ABC daytime soap "All My Children" at age 13. By 16, she had made her screen debut opposite Tom Cruise in Ridley Scott's fantasy "Legend" (1985) as Princess Lili, the personification of innocence.
Tom Cruise reportedly wasn't happy with the American cut of this movie and wouldn't talk about it for years because of it. He very much encouraged fans to go with the Director's Cut.
For inspiration, Scott read classic fairy tales, including ones by the Brothers Grimm. From that, he conceived a story about a young hermit who is transformed into a hero when he battles the Darkness in order to rescue a beautiful princess and release the world from a wintery curse.
Production designer Assheton Gorton filled Pinewood Studios' 007 Stage with a massive forest set, lit exquisitely by cinematographer Alex Thomson (Excalibur), and Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King were nominated for the film's imaginative makeup creations, including Curry's memorably satanic villain.
100 Iconic Actors We'll Never Forget : Remembering Legends
Is Legend based on a true story?
The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea.
Don't let the rotten rating fool you, Legend is a cult classic with more than enough to entertain above and beyond Tim Curry's extreme makeover. This is an arthouse indulgence from Ridley Scott that may feature Tom Cruise, but still manages to impress.
Bennent is most known for his role in The Tin Drum (as Oskar) when he was 11 years old, and Legend (as Honeythorn Gump) when he was 19 years old. He also works in the most respected European theatres and has acted in multiple German movies.
Tom Hardy had 35 shooting days in which he played both brothers on the same day. He would film the scenes with the brother who had the most dialogue first, then go back into hair and make-up to be transformed into the other brother.
Cruise spent his childhood trying to hide his dyslexia from his peers. Diagnosed at the age of seven, Cruise describes his younger self as a "functional illiterate". He could barely read in high school or through his earliest roles.
Key Takeaways. Tom Cruise has an estimated net worth of $600 million as of 2023, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Cruise's Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One hit theaters on July 12, and earned close to $16 million at the box office on opening day.
Unlike many of his peers, Tom Cruise never attended drama school or took formal acting classes. His approach to acting was rooted in a profound belief in learning through experience. He honed his craft on the job, observing his directors and co-stars and continuously pushing himself to improve his performances.
In author Marie Lu's debut novel Legend, 15-year-old June Iparis is the Republic's protégé, born to influential parents into a wealthy family, but raised by her older brother Metias, as June's parents died in a car crash when she was young.
It is adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins, which deals with their career and the relationship that bound them together, and follows their gruesome career to life imprisonment in 1969.
The 1985 fantasy film Legend, for example, was a box office bomb, bringing in just $15.5 million on a $24 million budget, but Cruise made $500,000 for his heroic role of Jack in the Ridley Scott film, which went on to be a cult favorite.
I Am Legend 2 is officially in the works with Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan, despite more than a decade having passed since the original post-apocalyptic thriller and multiple failed follow-up attempts.
She re-enters Forrest's life at various times in adulthood. Jenny eventually becomes a waitress in Savannah, Georgia, where she lives in an apartment with her (and Forrest's) son, Forrest Jr.
Tom Hardy fans and Sixties aficionados should be pleased, but those seeking a really engrossing gangster story should continue the search. As a double vehicle for a fantastic actor, it is worth watching. A well polished, but plodding biopic, driven by strong character performances and a well-chosen cast.
Honeythorn Gump is the tritagonist of the 1986 film, Legend. The leader of the fae folk, Gump is a short and ill tempered elf creature portrayed by David Bennent. He enjoys drinking alcohol around the bonfire and playing violin.
A young man must prevent a demon from bringing eternal night to the world in this fantasy adventure. While the film has a fairy-tale feel, scary scenes and moments of violence may be too intense for younger children.
The film was written by William Hjortsberg and produced by Arnon Milchan, but the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the film is in itself a legend. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios using the 007 Stage, named after, and used for many James Bond films.
