The LEGEND press kit is made up of the following sections, originally 32 pages, all of which are found here :
Original Front cover of the presskit
Lili and Unicorn in the River / Dark Lili
Blix and Pox / Screwball, Gump and Brown Tom
Ridley Scott Directing
Jack and Lili in the forest
Lili outside Nell's Cottage
Gump holding Oona
Screwball and Brown Tom, Oona [Photographs by Annie Leibovitz]
Jack [Photograph by Annie Leibovitz]
One sheet summary of the film
MCA/Universal Pictures - Publicity and Promotion Office
"LEGEND" OPENS APRIL 18!
Tom Cruise stars in this timeless tale as young Jack O' The Green, a free-spirited hermit who becomes a hero when he combats the evil Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) to rescue Princess Lili (Mia Sara) and free the universe from its curse of icy winter night.
LEGEND is a classic fantasy-adventure created in a mythical forest inhabited by faeries, goblins, unicorns and mortals. It is the culmination of almost four years of research and preparation by director Ridley Scott, possibly the finest visual stylist in the film world.
An Arnon Milchan presentation of a Ridley Scott Film, LEGEND stars-Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennett and Alice Playten. Billy Barty and Cork Hubbert are also featured. The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Arnon Milchan and written by William Hiortsberg. The co-producer is Tim Hampton. Music is by Tangerine Dream, with make-up effects/creatures by Rob Bottin.
LEGEND is rated PG.
Production Notes
"LEGEND"
Ridley Scott, who launched the horror story into outer space and drove the detective thriller into the future, has come down to earth for his new film, "Legend."
The director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," Scott has firmly established himself as one of today's finest visual stylists. For "Legend," he creates a mythical forest inhabited by faeries, goblins, unicorns and mortals. A classic fantasy-adventure, it concerns the eternal struggle between good and evil.
"The setting for 'Legend' is timeless," says Scott. "It is not a film of the future, or of the past. It is not even a story of now. The conflict between darkness and light has been with us since the creation ... and will remain with us through eternity."
The Universal Pictures release stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry and David Bennent. Ridley Scott directed from a script by William Hjortsberg. The film was produced by Arnon Milchan and co-produced by Tim Hampton.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, London, "Legend" was the culmination of almost four years of research and preparation. Early on, Scott contacted novelist William Hjortsberg to discuss the possibility of his writing a draft screenplay based on Scott's ideas for a story about a young hermit who becomes a hero when he battles the evil Lord of Darkness, rescues a beautiful princess and frees the world from its icy winter curse.
"We had cocktails, and Ridley said 'Would you be interested in writing a fairy tale?' Coincidently, I had begun writing fairy tales on my own during the past year, so naturally I told Ridley 'Yes,'" says Hjortsberg, recalling his initial conversation with Scott.
Their next meeting took place several months later in Los Angeles, where Scott was filming the futuristic detective thriller, "Blade Runner." Hjortsberg remembers sitting around the kitchen table in Scott's rented house where they "batted ideas back and forth for about a week or so."
"The characters really came from left field," he says. "we discussed the hero in many forms before deciding on Jack 0' The Green.
"Then Ridley decided we should have a quest. He also wanted unicorns and thought there should be magic armor and a sword. I came up with the idea of having the world plunged into wintery darkness. So we had all these elements which had to be woven into a story."
Even though the final story took "three years and 15 script revisions" before it was completed, Hjortsberg looks back on the writing as "great fun."
It should come as no surprise, given Scott's reputation, that "Legend" is a visual feast. Indeed, production designer Assheton Gorton's sets are among the most elaborate ever constructed for a motion picture, pulsating with style and imagination.
Gorton's sets, all of which started life as original sketches and models, were constructed on six of Pinewood's huge sound stages, including the world's largest film stage where the vast, mystical forest came to life.
The enormous set -- with giant trees, gnarled and sinister; an undulating mossy floor with hills and dells, meandering wooded paths, delightful forest glades and babbling streams; a sun-gilded amphitheatre and a cliff-edged pond with bluebells and blossoms -- is central to the story and took 50 craftsmen 14 weeks to build.
For the winter scenes, 1,500 icicles were added to the set. Varying in length from one foot to eight feet, they were made of resin and hot wax to achieve the proper texture. The special effects team, under supervisor Nick Allder, also supplied tons of artificial snow in the process of "winterizing" the forest set.
The forest set is but one of several major sets designed by Gorton for the film. Another is the gigantic kitchen at the bottom of the Dark Lord's subterranean castle. Constructed on a mammoth scale and populated with giant demon cooks, it appears even bigger against the tiny bodies of elves, pixies and leprechauns who appear throughout the film.
The castle's great hall is another spectacular set, which includes the huge and menacing Throne of Darkness. Among its other features: ominous jet-black columns, 25 feet high and nine feet in diameter; a gigantic black marble banquet table, and a massive fireplace adorned with fantastic sculptures.
Other key sets include the ancient tomb, heaped with gems and treasures and containing the corpse of a knight lying on a golden dais clad in gold chain mail-,- his bejewelled sword on his chest; the Great Tree, where an inner tree sits transfixed by a curved bronze horn, and the woodcarver's cottage at the edge of the forest.
On the afternoon of June 27, 1984, the magnificent forest set was completely demolished by a fire that ripped through the legendary 007 sound stage at Pinewood Studios. Flames leapt more than 100 feet into the air and the dense clouds of smoke could be seen for five miles away.
Luckily, the cast and crew of "Legend" were at lunch when the flames erupted on the world's largest film stage, which producer Albert (Cubby) Broccoli built in 1976 to house the enormous sate for "The Spy Who Loved Me." More than 100 firemen fought the blaze, but there was nothing they could do to save the building or the expensive equipment inside.
At the time of the fire, "Legend" director Ridley Scott had just two days of filming left on the forest set before it was scheduled to be revamped into another fantasy scene.
The art department rebuilt the section of the forest set that was needed to complete filming at a separate location, while the crew continued to shoot on another set on a different stage at Pinewood. The production was back in full swing in a matter of days without a significant setback in the shooting schedule.
THE CAST
TOM CRUISE, one of the brightest stars among Hollywood's new breed of leading men, has his most challenging role to date as Jack 0' The Green in "Legend." He plays a mythical character of the forest who leads a carefree life, until fate compels him to undertake a heroic quest and rescue the world from its icy curse.
Cruise has displayed talent and versatility since deciding to pursue an acting career in 1980. After making his motion picture debut in "Taps," he appeared in Franco Zeffirelli's "Endless Love" and Francis Coppola's "The Outsiders."
His first starring role was as Joel Goodsen, the enterprising teenager in "Risky Business." Then came "All the Right Moves," in which he starred as a young man growing up in a steel town with few career options.
Following "Legend," Cruise began filming "Top Gun," a drama about select pilots in the U.S. Navy's jet fighter training program.
MIA SARA, 17, makes her motion picture debut as Princess Lili in "Legend."
She started acting three years ago and her credits include several television appearances. Director Ridley Scott brought her to England for a screen test, and she got the co-starring role opposite Tom Cruise and Tim Curry in "Legend."
Award-winning British stage and film actor TIM CURRY plays the demonic Lord of Darkness.
Born in Cheshire, England, in 1946, Curry studied drama and English at Birmingham University. His first big break in show business was in the West End production of "Hair." He then appeared in numerous plays, including "After Haggerty," "The Sport of My Mad Mother," "The Baby Elephant," "Man is Man," "The White Devil" and "Gallileo," among others.
In June, 1973, he created the role of Frank N Furter in the hit musical "The Rocky Horror Show," appearing on stage in London, New York and Los Angeles. The following year he made his motion picture debut in the film version. His film credits also include "The Shout," "Times Square," "Annie" and "The Ploughman's Lunch."
In 1980, he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor for his performance as Mozart in the Broadway production of "Amadeus." He received the Variety Club Award as Best Stage Actor of 1982 for his role as the Pirate King in the "Pirates of Penzance" at London's Drury Lane Theatre.
He has made numerous television appearances in England and the United States, including "The Policeman and the Cook," "Napoleon in Love," "Veritee," "Schmoedipus," "The Life of Shakespeare," "Rock Follies," 'Video Star," "Blue Money" and "Saturday Night Live."
Honethorn Gump, the leader of a band of elves who accompany Jack 0' The Green on his quest, is played by 18-year-old DAVID BENNENT.
Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bennent received no formal training as an actor. His inspiration and teacher has always been his father, a classical actor who has appeared in many stage and film productions for such directors as Ingmar Bergman and Francois Truffaut.
Young Bennent made his motion picture debut in the awardwinning German film "Tin Drum." On stage he has appeared in Jean Genet's "Les Paravents" at the Theatre des Amandiers in Paris and "Felicite."
American actress ALICE PLAYTEN portrays Blix, the leader of the evil goblins.
Born in New York, she began her career at age 11 in "Wozzeck" at the Metropolitan Opera House. She has since become best known as a versatile stage actress.
Playten made her Broadway debut in "Gypsy," which was followed by "Oliver!" and "Hello Dolly." She received the Theatre World Award, the Drama Critic's Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Henry, Sweet Henry," and went on to star off-Broadway in "Promenade" and "The Last Sweet Days of Isaac."
Playten won an Obie Award for her performance in "National Lampoon's Lemmings," then returned to Broadway as one of the stars in "Sondheim--A Musical Tribute." In Los Angeles, she appeared in the Mark Taper Forum production of "A History of the American Film."
Her stage credits also include "The Sorrows of Stephen," "The Pirates of Penzance," "The Hotel Play," "Yankee Wives," "Sister Mary Explains It All for You" and "The Actor's Nightmare."
"Legend" is her fourth feature film, following "Ladybug, Ladybug," "Who Killed Mary What's 'er Name" and "California Dreaming."
Veteran actor BILLY BARTY, who began his professional career at age three back in 1928, plays Screwball.
By the time he was 10 years old, Barty had appeared in many feature films including "Wedded Blister," "Gold Diggers of 1933," "Footlight Parade," "Honeymoon Hotel," "Nothing Sacred" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream." More recently, he was seen in "W.C. Fields and Me," "Foul Play," "Won Ton Ton the Dog Who Saved Hollywood," "Under the Rainbow" and "The Unknown Comic."
Barty, who is less than four feet tall, founded The Little People of America, an organization with a membership of over 5,000 that provides medical, social and vocational services "to people of short stature," according to Barty.
Brown Tom, the plump, tipsy leprechaun, is played by CORK HUBBERT.
Born in Pendleton, Oregon, he quit college at age 20 to concentrate, on a career in show business. He began as a playwright and stand-up comic, before relocating to Los Angeles in 1977. He made his motion picture debut in 1980 in "Where the Buffalo Roam." That was followed by "Caveman" and "Under the Rainbow."
On television, Hubbert has appeared on such series as "The Fall Guy" and "Magnum P.I."
PETER O'FARRELL, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, plays the pig-faced goblin Pox.
Born in Manchester, England, in 1943, O'Farrell made his professional debut at age 11 at the Palace Theatre, Blackpool. Since then his numerous stage credits include "The Bewitched," "Tom Thumb," "Two Gentlemen of Verona," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Crete and Sergeant Pepper," "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Oedipus."
He made his motion picture debut in 1966 in "Far from the Madding Crowd," which was followed by "Hawk the Slayer" and "Prisoners of the Lost Universe."
The role of Blunder, the evil goblin in "Legend," is played by KIRAN SHAH.
Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya, of Indian decent, and moved to London in 1969 at age 13. He began his show business career three years later as a member of an experimental theatre troupe. His first film appearance was in 1977 in the Disney production, "Candleshoe."
At a shade over four feet tall, Shah was much in demand as a stunt double for long-range shots in such action films as "Superman," "Arabian Adventure," "Outland," "Krull," "Dragonslayer" and "Return of the Jedi." He also appeared in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "The Muppets Take Manhattan" and "The Dark Crystal." His most recent credits include "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Master of the Game."
British actress ANNABELLE LANYON portrays Oona, the lovely fairy who has the ability to transform herself into human form.
Lanyon, 19, originally wanted to become a classical dancer, but decided to concentrate on a career in acting. In recent years she has been much in demand by television producers in England, appearing in "Death of an Expert," "The Young Nancy Astor," "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "The Marchioness."
Tic, the helmeted goblin, is played by MIKE EDMONDS. With solid background in drama, dance, acrobatics and mime, he has enjoyed steady work as an actor.
His film credits include "Flash Gordon," "The Empire Strikes Back," "Clash of the Titans," "Time Bandits" and "The Dark Crystal."
THE FILMMAKERS
In the relatively short span of seven years, ARNON MILCHAN has established himself as a film and theatre producer of note.
Milchan, still in his thirties, retired early from a successful career in the Israeli chemical industry to become an international show business entrepreneur. He was financial guarantor and producer of the television miniseries "Masada," and made his first foray into feature film production with "The Medusa Touch."
Since then he has produced 14 motion pictures and four plays. His films include "The King of Comedy," "Once Upon a Time in America," "L'Imprecateur," "Stripper," "Black Joy" and "Brazil."
On stage, his credits include "Ipi Tombi" and "It's So Nice To Be Civilized" on Broadway and "Amadeus" in Paris.
With his first film, "The Duellists," director RIDLEY SCOTT established himself as a filmmaker with an extraordinary eye for beauty. And each subsequent film enhanced his reputation as one of the industry's premier visual stylists.
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, in 1939, Scott excelled in painting as a child and eventually enrolled in London's Royal College of Art, with the idea of becoming a stage designer. There he joined the newly formed film school and made his first film, a short titled "Boy on a Bicycle."
After graduation, he won a design scholarship that took him to New York. He then returned to London and joined the BBC as a set designer. He later became a director, working on such series as "Z-Cars" and "The Informer."
He gained international recognition three years later when he left the BBC to direct commercials. Forming his own company, he was responsible for 3000 spots in 10 years, many of which won awards.
The "Duellists," based on Joseph Conrad's novel about the long-running feud between two French officers during the Napoleonic wars won the Special Jury Prize at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
His second film was "Alien," a suspense thriller about a monster loose aboard a space ship under the command of a blue-collar crew. It won the 1980 Academy Award for Best Special Effects, and was nominated for Best Art Direction.
Scott's most recent film was "Blade Runner," a futuristic detective story starring Harrison Ford.
Screenwriter WILLIAM HJORTSBERG has written five novels and 12 screenplays. He is currently at work on his sixth book.
He was born in New York of a Swedish father and a Swiss mother, and his education included a year at the Yale Drama School. He started out studying set design but switched to play-writing in mid-course, since he already had had a number of his short stories published in leading magazines.
Hjortsberg currently lives in Montana.
Co-producer TIM HAMPTON was formerly European production executive and managing director of Twentieth Century Fox Productions Ltd. in London.
With a background in theatre, television and commercials, Hampton began his career in the film industry as a production runner.
He eventually worked his way up through the ranks as an assistant director/location manager.
From 1971 to 1975, he worked as production manager/production supervisor on "The Ruling Class," "The Ragman's Daughter," "Charlie One-Eye," "Don't Look Now," "Applause," "The Marseilles Contract" and "Hennessy." Subsequently, he spent 18 months as line producer on the development of Harry Saltzman's science fiction project, "The Micronauts."
Hampton worked from 1977 to 1979 as production supervisor in the U.S. and France on "Superman" and "Superman II," as associate producer on "Monty Python's Life of Brian," and also spent time developing projects with Hemdale in the U.S. and Mexico.
In November 1979, he joined Twentieth Century Fox Productions as managing director and European production executive, during which time he was closely involved with the following films: "The Final Conflict," "Shock Treatment," "Quest For Fire," "Sredni Vashtar," "Ladyhawke," "Chariots of Fire," "Quartet," "Monsignor" and "Enemy Mine."
An Arnon Milchan presentation of a Ridley Scott film, "Legend" stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent and Alice Playten. Billy Barty and Cork Hubbert are also featured. The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Arnon Milchan and written by William Hjortsberg. The co-producer is Tim Hampton. Music is by Tangerine Dream, with make-up effects/creatures by Rob Bottin.
RIDLEY SCOTT BIO
"LEGEND"
With his first picture, "The Duellists," Ridley Scott established his reputation as one of the finest visual stylists in the film world.
In his second film, "Alien," Scott created a classic work of science fiction and highly successful piece of movie entertainment. The suspense thriller, set aboard a spaceship, became an international smash hit, one of the 50 top-grossing productions in film history.
Then came "Blade Runner," Scott's first feature in Hollywood, which the director describes as "first and foremost, a detective story, a thriller ... it's not so much science-fiction as futuristic or better yet, of the future."
Now, the director who launched the gothic horror story in outer space and propelled the classic detective thriller into the future, makes a timeless fantasy film. "Legend" tells of the eternal struggle between the conflicting powers of darkness and light. The mythical and often humorous fable unfolds through the magical forms of goblins, faeries and unicorns.
Scott was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, in 1939. He was brought up in London, Cumbria, Wales and Germany, and returned to northeast England to live in Stockton-on-Tees. As a child he showed little scholastic aptitude for any subject but art, so his parents encouraged him to study at the West Hartlepool College of Art. He excelled at painting and went on to the prestigious Royal College of Art in London with the idea of becoming a stage designer.
There he joined the newly formed Film School. With a 16mm Bolex camera, he made his first movie, a short called "Boy on a Bicycle." His younger brother Tony played a truant and his father played a madman whom the boy meets. The film, made for one hundred pounds attracted the attention of the British Film Institute, which gave him a grant to expand and refine it.
After graduation from the RCA, Scott won a travelling scholarship in design, which took him to New York. There he worked for Bob Drew Associates, experimented in photography and observed theatre and documentary filmmakers at work.
On return to London, he joined the BBC-TV as a set designer. He later became a director, working on popular series such as "Z-Cars" and "The Informer."
After three years Scott left the BBC to direct commercials and became so successful that he formed his own company. Working in London and the United States, he was responsible for about 3000 commercials in ten years, many of which won awards. His most acclaimed work was for Hovis Bread, Strongbow Cider and Levi's jeans.
Scott's film of Joseph Conrad's story, "The Duellists," was originally a project for French television. Thanks to the director's persistence and enthusiasm, it evolved into a feature. Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel starred in the film produced by David Puttnam. Filmed in the French countryside, "The Duellists" was critically acclaimed and won the Special Jury Prize at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
Next came "Alien," the suspense thriller about a monster loose aboard a huge spaceship. Tom Skerritt, Yaphett Kotto, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright and Ian Holm starred in the movie, which was filmed in London.
"Alien" was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill. The movie won numerous science-fiction awards and the 1980 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Art Direction.
Scott's last film was "Blade Runner," a detective thriller set in the near future, starring Harrison Ford and produced by Michael Deeley.
On "Legend," as on his three previous films, Scott works as a camera operator as well as a director, literally directing form behind the lens as he goes along. When he is working on, a picture he is totally dedicated to the job in hand, from early morning to late at night, having no time for distractions of any kind.
An Arnon Milchan presentation of a Ridley Scott film, "Legend" stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent and Alice Playten. Billy Barty and Cork Hubbert are also featured. The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Arnon Milchan and written by William Hjortsberg. The co-producer is Tim Hampton. Music is by Tangerine Dream, with makeup effects/creatures by Rob Bottin.
TOM CRUISE BIO
"LEGEND"
Tom Cruise is rapidly building a repertoire of memorable screen roles, demonstrating not only his talent and dedication as an actor but also his ability to portray a wide range of characters.
That he is one of today's most versatile young stars is apparent from his performance as Jack O' The Green, the mystical green man who goes from hermit to hero in Ridley Scott's fantasy-adventure, "Legend."
The film tells an enchanting tale about the eternal struggle between the powers of darkness and light.
Cruise spent almost nine months in London preparing for, and playing, the difficult role of Jack in "Legend." "He is a mythical character and requires a different sort of research. When Ridley Scott and producer Arnon Milchan originally discussed the film with me, I was fascinated with the character, and the entire project. The extensive preparation time for 'Legend' enabled me to have input in the overall film and to help develop my character. It is a wonderful and unusual role," says Cruise.
After making the decision to pursue an acting career in 1980, Cruise moved to New York where he was cast in a small part in 20th Century Fox's "Taps." His enthusiasm and intense preparation in the role prompted director Harold Becker to move him into the co-starring role of David Shawn, the psychotic Red Beret leader.
It was during the filming of "Taps" that Cruise learned that one of his favorite novels, S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders," was going to be made into a film by Francis Coppola. Following the completion of "Taps," Cruise moved to Los Angeles where he participated in acting workshops set up by Coppola as a means of casting "The Outsiders." The experience brought him the role of greaser Steve Randall in the film.
During the completion of "The Outsiders" Cruise received a script for "Risky Business," to be directed by Paul Brickman. After meeting with Brickman, he recognized that this was a "unique film in both style and story, and would offer the opportunity to portray a very special character." It also supplied Cruise with his first starring vehicle.
He played Joel Goodsen to critical and public acclaim in the contemporary comedy dealing with a young man's extracurricular lessons in sex, love and free enterprise.
Next came the role of Stef Djordevic in "All the Right Moves." Cruise was widely hailed for his portrayal of a young man growing up in a steel town with precarious economic conditions and few, if any, career options.
Cruise recently completed filming "Top Gun," a drama about an elite corps of U.S. Navy fighter jet pilots, for Paramount Pictures.
An Arnon Milchan presentation of a Ridley Scott film, "Legend" stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent and Alice Playten. Billy Barty and Cork Hubbert are also featured. The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Arnon Milchan and written by William Hjortsberg. The co-producer is Tim Hampton. Music is by Tangerine Dream, with make-up effects/creatures by Rob Bottin.
MIA SARA BIO
"LEGEND"
Mia Sara, 18, makes her motion picture debut as Princess Lili in "Legend."
Sara won the co-starring role opposite Tom Cruise and Tim Curry after she was brought to England for a screen test by "Legend" director Ridley Scott. As the classically elegant Princess Lili, she joins forces with Jack 0' The Green (Cruise) to defeat the evil Lord of Darkness (Curry).
A native New Yorker, Sara began her acting career three years ago and has appeared in numerous episodes of the daytime soap opera "All My Children. She is about to begin her freshman year at Barnard College.
Sara is also featured in a new John Hughes film currently in production, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
An Arnon Milchan production of a Ridley Scott film, "Legend" stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent and Alice Playten. Billy Barty and Cork Hubbert are also featured. The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Arnon Milchan and written by William Hjortsberg. The co-producer is Tim Hampton. Music is by Tangerine Dream, with make-up effects/ creatures by Rob Bottin.
TIM CURRY BIO
"LEGEND"
Tim Curry, who plays the demonic Lord of Darkness in "Legend," is a versatile performer who is equally at home on the stage, theatre, television and recording studio.
Born on April 19, 1946 in Cheshire, England, the son of a naval chaplain, Curry was forced to spend a great deal of his young life on the move. After his elder sister attended eight different schools by the time she was ten, Curry's parents were determined that this would not happen to him.
At Birmingham University, Curry was an honor student in drama and English. After graduation, he became a professional actor, scoring his first big hit in "Hair" in the West End, London's counterpart to Broadway. He subsequently acted in many plays, including "After Haggerty," "The Sport of My Mad Mother," "The Baby Elephant," "Man Is Man," "The White Devil," "Galileo," "Danton's Death," "England's Ireland," "Time Off - Not a Ghost of a Chance" and the Scottish Opera Company tour of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Curry's television work at that time included "The Policeman and the Cook," "Napoleon in Love," "Veritee" and "Schmoedipus."
In June of 1973, Curry created the character of Frank N. Furter on the stage in London in the outrageous rock musical, "The Rocky Horror Show." He repeated the role in the New York and London productions, and in the film from the play, which marked his film debut.
He then acted in two Tom Stoppard plays -- the BBC-TV's "Three Men in a Boat" and Broadway's "Travesties." He also gueststarred on the popular British music series, "Rock Follies," and made his second film appearance in "The Shout."
In 1978-79 he released two record albums in the United States and made an American tour with his band singing his own compositions for A&M Records. After appearing in Robert Stigwood's film "Times Square," Curry released the third album of his own songs, entitled "Simplicity."
In 1980 he was nominated for a Tony award as Best Actor for his performance as Mozart in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" on Broadway. This was followed by the role of Rooster in the film "Annie," co-starring Albert Finney and Carol Burnett, and a guest-host appearance on "Saturday Night Live."
In 1982, Curry won the Variety Club Award as Best Stage Actor and was also nominated for the Society of West End Theatre award for his performance as the Pirate King in Joe Papp's updated version of "Pirates of Penzance" at London's Drury Lane Theatre. That same year, he played a leading role in the acclaimed film "The Ploughman's Lunch," directed by Richard Eyre.
His recent work includes the role of the British butler Wadsworth in "Clue."
An Arnon Milchan production of a Ridley Scott film, "Legend" stars Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent and Alice Playten. Billy Barty and Cork Hubbert are also featured. The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Arnon Milchan and written by William Hjortsberg. The co-producer is Tim Hampton. Music is by Tangerine Dream, with make-up effects/ creatures by Rob Bottin.
FILM CREDITS
These credits are taken from the LEGEND press kit and refer to the American version. I have not verified these credits against what is actually shown at the end of the film. If you do so, please let me know of any mistakes at figment@figmentfly.com.
ARNON MILCHAN PRESENTS
A RIDLEY SCOTT FILM
''LEGEND''
TOM CRUISE
MIA SARA
TIM CURRY
DAVID BENNENT
ALICE PLAYTEN
BILLY BARTY as Screwball
CORK HUBBERT as Brown Tom
Produced by
ARNON MILCHAN
Directed by
RIDLEY SCOTT
Written by
WILLIAM HJORTSBERG
THE CAST
Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TOM CRUISE
Lili . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIA SARA
Darkness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TIM CURRY
Gump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVID BENNENT
Blix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALICE PLAYTEN
Screwball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BILLY BARTY
Brown Tom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CORK HUBBERT
Pox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PETER O'FARRELL
Blunder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KIRAN SHAH
Oona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANNABELLE LANYON
Meg Mucklebones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBERT PICARDO
Nell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TINA MARTIN
Demon Cooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IAN LONGMUIR
MIKE CUNE
Dancing Black Dress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LIZ GILBERT
Mummified Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDDIE POWELL
STUNTS AND DOUBLES
VIC ARMSTRONG DANNY POTTS
TERRY CADE ANTHONY GEORGHIOU
PERRY DAVEY PAUL GRANT
NICK GILLARD KEVIN HUDSON
WENDY LEACH JORDAN SCOTT
DEAN SHACKLEFORD
THE CREDITS
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RIDLEY SCOTT
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARNON MILCHAN
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM HJORTSBERG
Co-Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIM HAMPTON
Music by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TANGERINE DREAM
Special Make-Up Created by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROB BOTTIN
Edited by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TERRY RAWLINGS
Production Designer . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ASSHETON GORTON
Director of Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . .ALEX THOMSON B.S.C.
Associate Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOSEPH P. GRACE
Stunt Coordinator/Unicorn Master. . . . . . . . . . . VIC ARMSTRONG
Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHARLES KNODE
Special Effects Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NICK ALLDER
Production Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HUGH HARLOW
Supervising Film Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM GORDEAN
Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARLENE PHILLIPS
Dubbing Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JIM SHIELDS
Casting (Los Ange]es). . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIKE FENTON C.S.A.
JANE FEINBERG C.S.A.
MARCIE LIROFF
Casting (New York) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DONNA ISAACSON
Casting (London). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NOEL DAVIS
JEREMY ZIMMERMANN
First Assistant Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GARTH THOMAS
BILL WESTLEY
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAM POWER
Unit Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DAVID BARRON
Script Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAY FENTON
Camera Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PETER McDONALD
SHAUN O'DELL
Assistant Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PETER VERSEY
JOHN CAMPBELL
MARTIN HUME
Second Assistant Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MARTIN FOWLEY
STEFAN STANKOWSKI
KENNY GROOM
Camera Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DAVID CADWALLADER
GEORGE BEAVIS
MALCOLM HUSE
Camera Dept. Trainee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN FOSTER
Video Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDREW SHIELDS
ROBERT TOFT
Gaffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN TYTHE
HARRY WOODLEY
Chargehand Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RONALD HUTTON
Additional Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAX MOWDRAY
HARRY OAKES
Supervising Art Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NORMAN DORME
LES DILLEY
Set Decorator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANN MOLLO
Assistant Art Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN FENNER
JAMES MORAHAN
Scenic Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PETER MELROSE
Storyboard Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MARTIN ASBURY
Scenic Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAQUELINE STEARS
Construction Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MICHAEL REDDING
KEN PATTENDEN
Draftsmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN RALPH
TOM BROWN
MICHAEL BOONE
Art Dept. Trainee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BARNABY GORTON
Property Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVID JORDAN
Supervising Propmaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WILLIAM HARGREAVES
Chargehand Stand-by prop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WESLEY PEPPIAT
Chargehand Dressing prop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD STANLEY
Production Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IAN GILL
Greenery Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RON WHITTLE
Supervising Sculptor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PETER VOYSEY
Sculptor/Modellers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALLAN MOSS
ANDREW HOLDER
TONY FREEMAN
JOHN BLAKELEY
Modellers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARTIN SMEATON
DAMON WOOD
JULIAN FRANCIS
LANCE HUNTER
NAOMI INY
NICK KUBICKI
LAURA McKENZIE
DUNCAN READER
SUSAN SMITH
Make-up SuPervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PETER ROBB-KING
Make-up Artists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NICK DUDMAN
LOIS BURWELL
JANE ROYLE
PAULINE HEYS
LINDA DEVETTA
Lab Technicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SUE OAKES
VERNER GRESTY
SUSAN REYNOLDS
Chief Hairdresser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BARBARA RITCHIE
Hairdressers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BETTY GLASOW
EITHNE FENNELL
JOAN WHITE
Mia Sara & Annabelle Lanyon Hair Designed by. . . . .ROBERT LOBETTA
Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BETTY ADAMSON
Wardrobe Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PATRICK SHARKEY
JOHN HILLING
JANET LUCAS
HELEN GILL
BARBARA GILLETT
Production Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROY CHARMAN
Production Boom Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN STEVENSON
Production Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEORGE RICE
Chief Dubbing Mixers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HUGH STRAIN
GRAHAM V. HARTSTONE
Dubbing Mixers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CLIVE PENDRY
NICOLAS LE MESSURIER
MICHAEL A. CARTER
Assistant Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STEVE COX
GORDON STAINFORTH
Dubbing Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PETER MUSGRAVE
Supervising Dialogue Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRIS GREENHAM
Dialogue Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANNE PARSONS
Footsteps Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MARTIN CRANE
Music Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALLEN KILLICK
Assistant Dub. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GLENN FREEMANTLE
WALLY NELSON
Assistant Dialogue Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRIS REED
Voice Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOUIS ELMAN
Editing Dept. Trainees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DAVID BROOKS
FAY CORNER
Second Assistant Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . GERALD TOOMEY
PAUL TIVERS
Third Assistant Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD COLEMAN
Production Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOYCE TURNER
Producer/Director's Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . .SARA WESTON
ANDREA FONTAINE
Supervising Production Accountant. . . . . . . . . . .WILLIAM FINCH
Production Accountant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TONY COROON
Assistant Accountants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SANDRA LANGDALE
GORDON DAVIS
Accounts Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JEAN SIMMONS
Advisor to Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CLAUDIO MANCINI
Publicity Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEOFF FREEMAN
Stills Photographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEORGE WHITEAR
Production Runner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TIM LEWIS
Unicorn Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JORGE PELAEZ
Groom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .COLIN LYLES
MARTIN MARYON
Animal Handler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DANNY GRABER
MECHANICAL EFFECTS DEPARTMENT
Floor Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PHILLIP KNOWLES
Effects Technicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN McGOLDRICK
TERRY SCHUBERT
JOE FITT
NEIL SWAN
ALLAN BRYCE
JOHN MARKWELL
ALAN POOLE
MELVYN PEARSON
FIONA LATTO
THE ROB BOTTIN CREW
Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD WHITE
Production Auditor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RALPH LEO
Production Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FERNANDO FAVILA
Sculptural Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HENRY ALVAREZ
Lead Special Make-up Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . VINCE PRENTICE
Staff Shop Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RALPH COBOS
Lab Technician Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN GOODWIN
Cosmetic Paint Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . MARGARET BESERRA
Cosmetic Hair Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BECKY OCHOA
Production Coordinators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MIKE SORRENTINO
IYA LABUNKA
CHUCK MONTOYA
MAX ALVAREZ TAMMY FITES ROBERT NEWMAN
BOBBY BELNAP ART FLORES ROBERT OLIVAS
ED BRANSON CAMILLE FORGY DENNIS PAWLIK
PATRICIA BREWER SUSAN FORREST PATRICK PHILBIN
PAT CARDAMONE EDDIE GARCIA ART PIMENTAL
RON CASTRO JOE GRIFFITH JOHN RIZZO
JERRY CHINN MIKE HILL RICHARD RUIZ
MIKE COBOS JACK JOHNSON ERNIE SHELTON
GUY DEEL MARTY KLINE DWIGHT SHUNDO
KEN DIAZ SHERI KOSKIE TOM SMALL
KATILIN ELEK PHIL MANTIONE WAYNE STRONG
GUNNAR FERDINANDSEN LAUREN MAREMS JACKIE TICHENOR
LAURA FILIP RICHARD MEDINA JOSEPHINE TURNER
Contact Lens Consultants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD GLASS
CLIVE KAY
Contact Material Supplied by. . . . . . . . . . . IGEL OPTICS LTD.
G MISSELAND CO. LTD.
COSTUME MAKING DEPARTMENT
Supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PENNY McVITIE
PATTY POPE
CHRISTOPHER ALDERSON
Design Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BARBARA RUTTER
ELISABETH CHARLESWORTH
GRAHAM CHURCHYARD
Costume Makers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROSEMARY SYLVESTER-FISHER
SUE CABLE
KAREN ELTON
KAREN MACLEAN
ZENA CARTER
LOLA BOOMER
DAY MURCH
UNDERWATER UNIT
JOHN McCLOUGHLIN JORDAN KLEIN GAVIN McKINNEY
VISUAL OPTICAL EFFECTS
Matte Photography Consultant. . . . . . . . . STANLEY SAYER B.S.C.
FOTHERLEY LTD.
PEERLESS CAMERA COMPANY LTD.
PETER GOVEY FILM OPTICALS LTD.
Main Titles by. . . . . . . . . . . .PETER GOVEY FILM OPTICALS LTD.
''IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH''
Written and Performed by BRYAN FERRY
Produced by RHETT DAVIES and BRYAN FERRY
Mixed by BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN
''LOVED BY THE SUN''
Performed by JON ANDERSON with TANGERINE DREAM
Music by TANGERINE DREAM
Lyrics by JON ANDERSON
Produced by DAVID TICKLE and TANGERINE DREAM
BRYAN FERRY Appears Courtesy of
E.G. RECORDS LTD./WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM ON MCA RECORDS
Camera and Lenses Supplied by. . . . . . . .JOE DUNTON CAMERAS LTD.
Lighting Equipment Supplied by . . . . LEE ELECTRIC (LIGHTING) LTD.
Film Stock by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FUJI
Recorded in DOLBY STEREO (R)
Processed by TECHNICOLOR (Rj
Sound Re-recorded by DE LANE LEA SOUND CENTRE, LONDON
and PINEWOOD STUDIOS
The Producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance
and cooperation of
SCOTT MILNE and ALBERT G. RUBEN AND CO. INC.
BETTE SMITH and THE COMPLETION BOND COMPANY INC.
FIREMANS FUND INSURANCE COMPANY
RUBEN SEDGWICK INSURANCE SERVICES
GRAHAM MILLER & CO. LTD.
REGENCY FILMS INC.
WALFORD NURSERY
Made by Legend Production Company Ltd.
at Pinewood Studios, London, England
with underwater sequences filmed at
Silver Springs, Ocala, Florida, USA.
This page was last updated on January 1st, 2005.
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