Product: The Last Unicorn [VHS] (1982)
Rating: 5.0
An Unforgetable Fairy Tale
When the last eagle soars over the last crumbling mountain, and thel ast lion roars at the last dusty fountain. In the shadow of the forest, though she may be old and worn, they will stare unbelieveing at the last unicorn. . .Thus begins the adventure. When two men passing through a forest comment that unicorns don't exist anymore, they are overheard by the resident unicorn.Deeply troubled by the thought that she might be the last of her kind, she tries to reassure herself, only to be spurred on by the words of a well travelled butterfly, regarding her kind. "They passed down these roads long ago, and the red bull ran close behind them and covered their footprints."This causes her to leave her home, to travel into the world of man and risk her life, to find out if she is truly the last.Along the way, she encounters well established characters such as Mommy Fortuna, the old witch, Schmendrick the bumbling but well meaning magician, and Molly Grue, a woman who never stopped dreaming of meeting a unicorn.With their help, the unicorn continues on her quest, facing the travelling circus, the outlaws, the red bull, and finally, the evil king responsible for the dissapearance of her kind.Will she rescue the others, or is she doomed to be the last unicorn?