The Dark Crystal

    Genre
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
  • |
    • Runtime
    93 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    1982
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Jim Henson
DIRECTED BY:
Frank Oz
CAST INCLUDES:
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

From the brilliant imagination of Jim Henson (THE MUPPET MOVIE, LABYRINTH) and Frank Oz’s (STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES, THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN) masterful vision of fantasy and adventure come through clear as day in THE DARK CRYSTAL. This cult favorite is beloved by both children and adults alike, encouraging audiences of all ages to come along for the adventure. As the AV Club put it, "The story is a standard fairy-tale concoction, but the New Agey philosophy about healing and heroism makes for a classic Henson story, all heart and rapturous wonder at the world's incredible possibilities."

SYNOPSIS

Another planet, another time. One thousand years ago, the mysterious Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos has began. The evil race of grotesque birdlike lizards, the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. Meanwhile, orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of the peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal which gives the Skeksis their power and restore the balance of the universe.

The Dark Crystal

    Genre
    Adventure, Family, Fantasy
  • |
    • Runtime
    93 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    1982
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Jim Henson
DIRECTED BY
Frank Oz
CAST INCLUDES
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz
From the brilliant imagination of Jim Henson (THE MUPPET MOVIE, LABYRINTH) and Frank Oz’s (STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES, THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN) masterful vision of fantasy and adventure come through clear as day in THE DARK CRYSTAL. This cult favorite is beloved by both children and adults alike, encouraging audiences of all ages to come along for the adventure. As the AV Club put it, "The story is a standard fairy-tale concoction, but the New Agey philosophy about healing and heroism makes for a classic Henson story, all heart and rapturous wonder at the world's incredible possibilities."

Another planet, another time. One thousand years ago, the mysterious Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos has began. The evil race of grotesque birdlike lizards, the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. Meanwhile, orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of the peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal which gives the Skeksis their power and restore the balance of the universe.

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