The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal
by Henson, Jim, Oz, Frank

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Actor: Jean-Pierre Amiel, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Peter Burroughs, Robbie Barnett
Director: Henson, Jim, Oz, Frank
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Primary Contributor: Henson, Jim
Primary Contributor: Mullen, Kathryn
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures

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GELFINGS ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL IN THIS ELABORATEFANTASY. SPECIAL FEATURES: DUAL LAYER WIDESCREEN VERSION, SUBTITLES: ENGLISH, SPANISH, THE WORLD OF DARK CRYSTALDOCUMENTARY, CHARACTER PROFILES AND DRAWINGS, DELETED SCENES, ALTERNATE LANGUAGE SEQUENCES, TALENT FILES AND MUCH MORE.

Jim Henson's fantasy epic The Dark Crystal doesn't take place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but like Star Wars it takes the audience to a place that exists only in the imagination and, for an hour and a half, on the screen. Recalling the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, Henson tells the story of a race of grotesque birdlike lizards called the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. A prophecy tells of a Gelfling (a small elfin being) who will topple their empire, so in their reign of terror they have exterminated the race, or so they think. The orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of 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. Henson and codirector Frank Oz have pushed puppetry into a new direction: traditional puppets, marionettes, giant bodysuits, and mechanical constructions are mixed seamlessly in a fantasy world of towering castles, simple huts, dank caves, a giant clockwork observatory, and a magnificent landscape that seem to have leaped off the pages of a storybook. Muppet fans will recognize many of the voice actors--a few characters sound awfully close to familiar comic creations--but otherwise it's a completely alien world made familiar by a mythic quest that resonates through stories over the ages.

The DVD features the 50-minute documentary The World of the Dark Crystal, with interviews and illuminating behind-the-scenes glimpses. The VHS edition includes a shortened 15-minute version of the documentary. --Sean Axmaker

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