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A fantastical, puppet-filled adventure, this tale co-directed by Muppet creator Jim Henson and Frank Oz reveals the story of Jen, a young Gelfling boy chosen by prophecy to mend the Dark Crystal, which broke 1,000 years ago and plunged the land under the dominion of the evil, quarrelsome Skeksis. Fearing the prophecy, whose .. Read more
| Starring | Lisa Maxwell, Stephen Garlick |
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| Director | Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz |
| Genres | Children, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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A fantastical, puppet-filled adventure, this tale co-directed by Muppet creator Jim Henson and Frank Oz reveals the story of Jen, a young Gelfling boy chosen by prophecy to mend the Dark Crystal, which broke 1,000 years ago and plunged the land under the dominion of the evil, quarrelsome Skeksis. Fearing the prophecy, whose fulfillment would mean the end of their reign, the Skeksis exterminated the Gelflings--all but Jen and Kira, a girl he meets on his journey to the crystal. Pursued by the Skeksis and their dark creatures, Jen and Kira race to the crystal, even as their time runs out.
| Starring | Lisa Maxwell, Stephen Garlick |
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| Director | Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 29 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Children, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, Hindi |
| Released | Production year: 1982 To Rent: DVD: 12 May 2003 Blu-ray: 31 Aug 2009 |
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Sometimes people forget what an absolute genius Jim Henson was.
Ah, yea he was the talking sock guy many think, this film makes you realise that he ... read more »
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amazing film
love this film, its very dark so maybe not for the younger ones, but its got the most fantastic effects that you can and will expect from henson.
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Yawn ...
My children wanted to turn this off after 20 minutes, but I kept thinking that someting exciting or clever was about to happen, so we sat through to the end. ... read more »
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good for its time
good filim took me straight back to my chilhood my daugher also enjoyed it after the first time of watching it