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About
A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
Theatrical
Nov 19, 1982
Box Office
$6.5M
Theaters
7
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Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Rankin/Bass Productions, ITC Entertainment
Quotes
See all →King Haggard's Warning of Disinterest
King Haggard
You are losing my interest, and that is very dangerous.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Illusion of Happy Endings
Schmendrick the Magician
There are no happy endings because nothing ever ends.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Mia Farrow
Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)
A
Alan Arkin
Schmendrick (voice)
T
Tammy Grimes
Molly Grue (voice)
J
Jeff Bridges
Prince Lir (voice)
C
Christopher Lee
King Haggard (voice)
A
Angela Lansbury
Mommy Fortuna (voice)
R
Robert Klein
The Butterfly (voice)
K
Keenan Wynn
Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)
P
Paul Frees
Mabruk (voice)
R
René Auberjonois
The Skull (voice)
T
Theodore Gottlieb
Ruhk (voice)
D
Don Messick
The Cat (voice)
J
Jack Lester
Hunter #1 / Old Farmer / Cully's Men (voice)
N
Nellie Bellflower
The Tree (voice)
E
Ed Peck
Jack Jingley / Cully's Men (voice)
K
Ken Jennings
Hunter #2 / Cully's Men
G
Gerry Beckley
The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
D
Dewey Bunnell
The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
