The Last Unicorn (film)

The Last Unicorn
Official theatrical poster
Directed by
Screenplay byPeter S. Beagle
Based onThe Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
Produced by
  • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Jules Bass
  • Masaki Iizuka
Starring
CinematographyHiroyasu Omoto
Edited byTomoko Kida
Music byJimmy Webb
Production
companies
Distributed byJensen Farley Pictures
Release date
  • November 19, 1982 (1982-11-19)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6.5 million (US)[4] or $3.4 million[5]

The Last Unicorn is a 1982 American animated fantasy film directed and produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass, from a script by Peter S. Beagle adapted from his 1968 novel of the same title. The plot concerns a unicorn who, upon learning that she is the last of her species on Earth, goes on a quest to find out what has happened to others of her kind.[6] It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Japanese studio Topcraft.

Voice performers for the film include Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, and Christopher Lee. The soundtrack was composed and arranged by Jimmy Webb, and songs were performed by the group America and the London Symphony Orchestra,[7] with additional vocals provided by Lucy Mitchell.

Although critical reviews were generally positive, the film was a commercial failure, grossing $6.5 million in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's Studio Made an Intense The Last Unicorn Adaptation". Comic Book Resources. 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "The Last Unicorn". British Board of Film Classification. BBCFC. 1982-05-05. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "The Last Unicorn (1982)". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "The Last Unicorn". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  5. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American Film Distribution : The Changing Marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 294. ISBN 9780835717762 – via Archive.org. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  6. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 188. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via Archive.org.
  7. ^ "The Last Unicorn". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved October 28, 2012.