The Dark Crystal (1982)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Jim Henson
Frank Oz

Escritores:

Jim Henson (story)
David Odell (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

17 diciembre 1982 (USA)

Género:

Animación | Aventura | Familia | Fantasía

Frase comercial:

Another World, Another Time... In the Age of Wonder.

Plot:

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.

Plot Keywords:

Crystal | Shard | Evil | Quest | Monster

Premios:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The beginning of the new and improved Muppets; one of Henson-and-company's best

Reparto

Jim Henson	...	Jen / High Priest (Ritual Master) / Podling / Additional Characters
Kathryn Mullen	...	Kira, A Gelfling (performer) / Jen, A Gelfling (assistant) / Additional Characters (uncredited)
Frank Oz	...	Aughra - A Keeper Of Secrets / Chamberlain / Podling / Additional Characters
Dave Goelz	...	Fizzgig, A Friendly Monster (performer) / General (Garthin Master) (performer) / Dying Emperor (performer) / Podling (performer)
Steve Whitmire	...	Scientist (performer and voice) / Kira, A Gelfling (assistant) (voice)
Louise Gold	...	Gourmand (performer)
Brian Muehl	...	Ornamentalist (performer and voice) / Urzah (performer) / Dying Master (performer and voice) (voice)
Bob Payne	...	Historian (Scrollkeeper) (performer)
Mike Quinn	...	Slave Master (performer)
Tim Rose	...	Treasurer (performer)
Jean-Pierre Amiel	...	Weaver (performer) (as Jean Pierre Amiel)
Hugh Spight	...	Cook / Landstrider (performer)
Robbie Barnett	...	Numerologist (performer) / Landstrider (performer)
Swee Lim	...	Hunter / Landstrider - Performer
Simon Williamson	...	Chanter (performer)

También conocida como:

El cristal encantado (Argentina) [es]
El cristal oscuro (Spain) [es]

Duración:

93 min

País:

USA | UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Iceland:LH | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iran:(Banned) | South Korea:Todo | Japan:G | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Twyecross, Leicestershire, England, UK

Compañía:

Henson Associates (HA)

Trivialidades:

Although there are nine of them, the Skeksis were originally based on the seven deadly sins.

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: When the evil Ritual Master calls for the crystal bats to fly away to watch Jen and Kira you can see thin white strings as the bats fly from the castle ceiling.

Citas:

Aughra: Where is he?
Jen: He's dead.
Aughra: Could be anywhere, then.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)

The beginning of the new and improved Muppets; one of Henson-and-company's best

This sprawling, part-homage-part-totally original fantasy brings us Jen, the last of a group of near extinct creatures who is the only one who can save all existence by bringing a crystal shard back into the balance of the dark crystal, in order to save the world from the evil Skekses. This is quite an enthralling film, and like with the other full-on Muppet films this works on different levels for kids and for adults. Kids may be both scared and enthralled by the scope and details, not to mention the graphic nature of the darker elements portrayed (as a kid I cringed a bit when the 'vital essence' scenes came up). And for adults there's a lot of great craftsmanship that goes into the story, which is with all of the effects and over-the-top creations very well told by directors Henson and Oz. Without the massive usage of CGI or the more controlled visuals from the past fifteen or so years, the mix of the production design (maybe some of the best ever in any fantasy film) and the inventiveness put into the set-pieces and character-creations, is a knockout even by today's standards. It's almost a shame looking back on how a film like this that employs so many people and such time is now spent clicking away on a computer to get it all done. As it is, the Dark Crystal is one of those few examples in post-modern cinema that it does seem something like a sci-fi novel come to life.