The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn is a 1982 American animated fantasy film about a unicorn who, upon learning that she is the last of her species on Earth, goes on a quest to find out what has happened to others of her kind. Based on the 1968 novel The Last Unicorn written by Peter S. Beagle, who also wrote the film's screenplay, the film was directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Topcraft.
Plot
A female unicorn learns from two hunters and a butterfly that she is the last of her kind since a malevolent entity called the Red Bull has herded unicorns to the ends of the earth. The Unicorn journeys to find them.
More details
| author | Peter S. Beagle |
|---|---|
| director | Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass |
| editor | Tomoko Kida |
| events | human condition mortality |
| genre | adventure fantasy |
| keywords | adopted son bull butterfly capture cattle celaeno drive elemental end enhance fire elemental harpy human form kill love magician red bull regret robin hood scullery trap travel true identity unicorn win witch witchcraft wrong |
| musicBy | Jimmy Webb |
| productionCompany | Comic Book Resources ITC Films Rankin/Bass Productions Topcraft |
| publisher | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| theme | animated independent |