By Robert Scucci
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These days, it’s hard to imagine a movie starring Tom Cruise without also assuming that the Top Gun The actor had considerable influence on its development and production. While Tom Cruise prefers to maintain creative control over the intellectual properties he associates with, he was still cutting his acting teeth while starring in the 1985 Ridley Scott-directed fantasy film, Legend. In fact, Tom Cruise regrets starring in Legend for this very reason, because he had no control over the narrative.
And who are we to blame Tom Cruise for holding grudges about his role in a movie like Legendwhich was neither critically nor commercially successful upon its initial release, but performed rather poorly until Ridley Scott released his Director’s Cut – with 25 minutes of additional footage – in 2002. Audience Reviews retroactive have since allowed Legend to reach cult classic status with an audience rating of 73 percent on Rotten Tomatoesbut in 1985 the film was heavily criticized for not making full use of its elaborate and expensive sets.
The Tom Cruise we know makes no compromises
Although we can all look in wonder at such a fantastic piece of Tom Cruise cinema as Legendit’s easy to understand where Cruise is coming from. Looking back on Cruise’s 40-year legendary acting career, one of the common guidelines that is established is that he doesn’t commit to a project until he is 100% behind the character that he is about to portray, and he works tirelessly to ensure that he gives the role his eternal commitment.
Known for his big-budget action blockbusters, Tom Cruise has defied the laws of physics by performing his own risky and breathtaking stunts. Additionally, when asked about the legendary stunt in which he scaled the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolCruise proudly proclaimed that he fired the original security supervisor who encouraged him not to do the stunt and hired someone else who was willing to let him perform the stunt the way he had it. always imagined.
Tom Cruise was just a legendary actor
Tom Cruise’s role in Legend is a worthy entry in his filmography, but we are far from his most emblematic films like Top Gun or his continued mandate within the Mission: Impossible franchise.
In LegendTom Cruise plays a child of the forest named Jack who is tasked with fighting the Dark Lord (Tim Curry) after sending his menacing goblins named Blix (Alice Playten), Pox (Peter O’Farrell) and Blunder (Kiran Shah) to kill. the unicorns near his castle. By slaughtering the mystical creatures and stealing their horns, the Dark Lord can plunge the forest into a perpetual state of darkness while everyone lives under his tyrannical rule.
Jack, who has become infatuated with Princess Lili (Mia Sara), is unaware of the Dark Lord’s evil intentions when he brings the innocent princess to see the unicorns in person, which sets the stage for Legend primary conflict in motion. This ultimate convergence of evil and innocence introduces us to enchanted creatures named Honeythorn Gump (David Bennent), Oona (Annabelle Lanyon), Screwball (Billy Barty), and Brown Tom (Cork Hubbert), all of whom help Tom Cruise’s Jack counteract the darkness. forces that await them in Legend.
See the legend for yourself
The sad reality we must face is that Legend Legacy has pretty much been swept under the rug, as it is not available for home viewing via streaming or video on demand. If you have a friend with an extensive DVD collection, you better hope that you are in their good graces, or at the very least will allow you to borrow a copy for your viewing pleasure. Tom Cruise may not be a fan of Legendbut witnessing the always charismatic Tim Curry made up as a devil in the film’s third act is reason enough to check out this supposed fantasy dud that prominently features a young Tom Cruise.
Source: Slash Movie
